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CBI-1010
VAXBI SCSI Host Adapter
User's Manual
CMD Technology, Inc.
1 Vanderbilt
Irvine,
CA 92718
[phone]
MAN-OOl01a-OOO
Rev. 1.3
June 1993

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Disclaimer
FCC Notice
Warranty
This manual is copyrighted
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CMD, CMD Technology,
and CBI-1010 are all trademarks of CMD Technology, Inc. All other
product
and company names are trademarks and registered trademarks of other manufacturers.
Copyright © CMD Technology, Inc. September 1991. All rights reserved.
CMD reserves the right to make changes to this manual
and the equipment described herein with-
out notice. CMD has made all reasonable efforts to insure that the information in this manual is
accurate and complete. However, CMD shall not be liable for any technical or editorial errors or
omissions made herein
or for incidental, special, or consequential damage ofwhatsoever nature
resulting from the furnishing of this manual, or operation and performance of equipment in con-
nection with this manual.
Class A Computing Device:
This equipment has been tested
and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communica-
tions. Operation ofthis equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
BASIC WARRANTY - In the absence of any optional warranty or continuing provisions by for-
mal agreement, CMD warrants its products in accordance with the schedules listed below. Pur-
chaser hereafter mentioned refers at all times to the customer who purchased CMD product(s).
HOST ADAPTER WARRANTY -CMD warrants Host Adapter products ofits manufacture to be
free from defect in material and workmanship for a period ofone year from the date ofshipment.
During this period,
if the customer experiences difficulties with a CMD Host Adapter and is un-
able to resolve the problem via phone with CMD Technical Support, a Return Material Authoriza-
tion (RMA) will be issued. Following receipt of
an RMA, the Purchaser is responsible for return-
ing the product to CMD, freight prepaid. CMD, upon verification of warranty, will repair or re-
place at its option the Host Adapter
in question, and will then return the product to the Pur-
chaser, freight prepaid.
CABLE WARRANTY -All CMD provided cables are warranted for ninety
(90) days from the
time ofshipment. Questionable cables should
be returned to CMD, freight prepaid, where they
will be repaired or replaced by CMD at its option and returned to the Purchaser, freight prepaid.
GENERAL
TERMS -The above warranties shall not apply to expendable components such as
fuses, bulbs,
and the like, nor to connectors, adapters, and other items not a part ofthe basic prod-
uct. CMD shall have
no obligation to make repairs or to cause replacement required through nor-
mal wear and tear or necessitated in whole or in part by catastrophe, fault or negligence ofthe
user, improper or unauthorized use of the product, or use ofthe product in such a manner for
which it was not designed, or by causes external to the product, such as, but not limited to,
power failure or air conditioning. CMD's sole obligation hereunder shall be to repair or replace
any defective product, and, unless stated, pay returntransportation costs within the United States
ofAmerica for such replacement. Purchaser.shall provide labor for removal ofthe defective prod-
uct, shipping charges for return to CMD
and installation of its replacement. On-site services are
not a part of this warranty. Above warranties are subject to change without notice.
RETURNED MATERIAL -Warranty claims must be received by CMD within the applicable war-
ranty period. A replaced product, or part thereof, shall become the property of CMD and shall
be returned to CMD at Purchaser's expense. All returned material must be accompanied by a Re-
turn Materials Authorization (RMA) number assigned by CMD. For RMA numbers call CMD at
[phone].
THE
EXPRESSED WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,

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AND ALL SUCH OTHER WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED BY
CMD. THESE STANDARD EXPRESS WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OBLIGATIONS OR
LIABILITIES ON THE PART OF CMD FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNEC-
TION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT.
Repair Policy WARRANTY PERIOD
The following warranty period is from the date of shipment:
CMD Host Adapter one year
Cable
90 days
Drive manufacturer's warranty
RETURN FOR CREDIT
The allowable period of
return for credit from the date of shipment is as follows
CMD Host Adapter less than 30 days
Cable less than 30 days
Drive not applicable
RETURN FOR REPAIR
CMD Host Adapter
In-Warranty (Less than 1 year)
• CMD offers a 15 working day turnaround repair seroice at the cost of parts only. Defective
boards will be repaired and returned to the customer within 15 working days from the
date of return to CMD.
• CMD also offers two in-warranty 24 hour expediting services:
24 Hour Turnaround Loaner Service:
Under this policy, CMD will ship a loaner in 24 hours during regular working days to the
customer for a charge of $100.00 per loaner. Upon receiving the loaner, customer must re-
turn the defective board to CMD within seven (7) days for repair. CMD will repair the de-
fective board and return the board to the customer. Customer must then return the loaner
in seven (7) days after the receipt ofthe repaired board. Approval for loaner service is
based
on credit verification.
24 Hour Turnaround Swap Service:
In the case that the defective board is within the first six (6) months ofthe warranty, CMD,
at its own option, offers a 24 hour turnaround swap service. CMD will ship the same
model of the board to customer within
24 hours during working days in exchange for the
defective board. CMD will
swap with a new board if board is not functional upon arrival.
For all other cases,
swap will occur with either a new or refurbished board for a charge of
$200.00. CMD does not offer swap services for boards that are purchased more than six
months from the date of shipment. Customer is responsible for returning the defective
board to CMD within seven (7) days after receipt ofthe
swapped board.
• The remaining warranty period shall apply to the repaired or swapped board.
Out-of-Warranty (more than 1 year)
• CMD offers a 15 working day turnaround repair seroice at a rate of $300.00 plus parts and
freight for all out-of-warranty host adapter boards. Defective boards will be repaired and
returned to customer within 15 working days starting with date of return to CMD.
• CMD also offers an Out-of-Warranty 24 Hour Turnaround Loaner Service:
Under this policy, CMD will ship the same model loaner in the 24 hour time frame ofwork-
ing days
to customer for an additional charge of $100.00 plus freight per loaner. The loaner
is for use
by the customer during the period that the defective board is being repaired. Cus-
tomer is responsible for returning the defective board to CMD within seven days after the
receipt of loaner
and returning the loaner in seven (7) days once the defective board is re-
paired
and received. The approval ofthe loaner service is at CMD's option and based upon
customer credit verification.
• CMD will extend warranty for a period ofsix (6) months on any out of- warranty repaired
board.
Cable
In-Warranty (90 days) -free swap.
Out-of-Warranty
(90 days) - not applicable.

Drive
In-Warranty (per manufacturer) -manufacturer charge only.
Out-of-Warranty (per manufacturer) -manufacturer charge plus $100 CMD handling.
RETURN FOR UPGRADE/ UPDATE
CMD Host Adapter
In-Warranty (less
than 1 year)
• CMD offers a 15 working day turnaround different function upgrade service for boards that can
be upgraded to a higher function; and a free 15 working day turnaround ECD Field Upgrade
for all its boards. CMD will upgrade the hardware of its board to a higher function for a
charge of the difference of list prices of the original
and upgraded functions. CMD will
also update its
board to its latest firmware release at no charge to the customer. Boards will
be
upgraded/updated and returned to the customer within 15 working days from the date
of return to CMD.
• CMD also offers 24 hour turnaround loaner service as stated in "RETURN FOR REPAIR."
• The remaining warranty period shall apply to the updated board. For upgraded boards,
CMD will extend
warranty for a period ofsix months.
Out-of-Warranty (More than 1 year)
• CMD offers a 15 working day turnaround different function upgrade service for boards that can
be upgraded to a higher function at a charge of the difference of list prices of two func-
tions. CMD also offers a
free 15 working day turnaround ECD Field Upgrade for all its boards.
Boards will be
upgraded/updated and returned to customer within 15 working days from
the
date of return to CMD.
• CMD also offers 24 hours turnaround Loaner Service as stated in "RETURN FOR REPAIR."
• There will be no warranty extension for same function firmware update. For different func-
tion Hardware upgrade, CMD will extend warranty for a period of six (6) months.
Drive-same as in RETURN FOR REPAIR.
SHIPPING CHARGES
The following shipping charges
apply to all REPAIR, SWAP, LOANER, and UPGRADE UNITS.
In-Warranty
• Domestic -freight from CMD to customer is to be paid by CMD; freight from customer to
CMD is to
be paid by customer.
• International- all fees are to be paid by customer (including custom duty and broker fees).
Out-of Warranty
• Domestic -all fees are to be paid by customer.
• International- all fees are to be paid by customer (including custom duty and broker fees).
GENERAL CONDITIONS
All goods returned to CMD including returns for credit, swap returns, loaner returns, and evalu-
ation returns shall remain in good condition.
Any damage or alteration done by the customer will
result in a rejection or additional charge to the customer.
Custom~r must consult CMD Technical Support for authorization of CMD not functional upon
arrival boards and swap requests. CMD Sales personnel must be consulted for authorization of
returned goods for credit and/ or evaluation.

Preface
Revision 1.3 of the CBI-IOIO manual contains the following changes from the
previous version:
• Instructions for switching between the CBI-IOIO/M and CBI-IOIO/MB
have been added to Chapter 3.
• An error in the ULTRIX Configuration section has been corrected. The
error was in steps 3 and 4 of the CBI-IOIO/TM instructions.
Preface vii

viii Preface

Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1-1
How to Use this Manual
1-1
Conventions 1-2
2 Features and Specifications
2-1
CBI-I0I0 Features
2-1
Special Features
2-3
Multi-Hosting
2-3
Tape Monitor Utility 2-4
Sync/ Async Mode
2-4
CBI-I0I0 Specifications
2-5
Cabling
2-6
Termination
2-6
3 Installation
3-1
Hard ware Configuration 3-1
Disk and Tape Emulation Selection for the CBI-I0I0/TM
3-2
Switching Between CBI-I0I0/M and CBI-I0I0/MB 3-3
System Node ID
3-4
Differential Mode
3-6
Single-Ended Mode
3-8
Installing the CBI-I0I0
3-9
SCSI Cabling 3-9
SCSI Terminator Power 3-10
SCSI ID for Host Adapter (Initiator) 3-10
CBI-I0I0 Installation Procedures 3-10
Installing SCSI Devices 3-14
Table of Contents ix

Cable Specifications 3-14
SCSI ID for Target Devices 3-14
SCSI Device Installation Procedures 3-15
4 Setup
4-1
On-Board Utility
4-1
Accessing the Utility
4-1
Changing LUN Offset 4-2
Formatting the Drive
4-3
Qualifying the Drive
4-3
Manually Replacing Bad Sectors 4-4
Additional Utilities 4-4
Displaying SCSI Device and Setting
Up Configuration 4-5
Sending SCSI Commands To The Device 4-11
Testing SCSI Device 4-12
Formatting RCT Block 4-13
Completing Utility Functions 4-13
Unit Numbering 4-14
Multi-Hosting Configuration 4-16
VMS Configuration 4-17
ULTRIX Configuration 4-18
CBI-I0I0/T 4-18
CBI-I0I0/M 4-19
CBI-I0I0/MB 4-20
CBI-I0I0/TM
4-21
5
SCSI Basics
5-1
SCSI Glossary 5-1
SCSI Commands
5-2
SCSI Status
5-3
SCSI Messages 5-4
SCSI Single-Ended Signals 5-4
SCSI Differential Signals 5-6
A
Supported Devices and Operating Systems
A-1
SCSI Devices A-I
Magnetic disk drives supported
A-I
Erasable Optical disk drives supported
A-2
Erasable Optical disk cartridge manufacturers A-2
x Table
of Contents

CD ROM disk drives supported A-2
WORM drives supported A-2
Tape drives supported A-2
Jukeboxes
supported
A-3
Operating Systems A-3
B Troubleshooting B-1
VMS Analyze/Error Utility
B-1
Cables B-3
LED Indicators B-3
CMD Technical Support
B-4
C Miscellaneous
C-1
Jumper Settings
C-1
Index
Quick Reference Guide
Table of Contents xi

xii Table of Contents

List of Figures
2 Features and Specifications
Figure 2-1: Front LED Assignment 2-2
3 Installation
Figure 3-1: Components of the CBI-I0I0 3-2
Figure
3-2: Jumper WI Pin Positions 3-3
Figure
3-3: Differential Card (CBI-I012) Installation 3-7
Figure
3-4: CBI-I012 Components 3-7
Figure
3-5: Single-Ended Card (CBI-I0ll) Installation 3-8
Figure
3-6: CBI-I0ll Components 3-9
Figure
3-7: Back Panel Cabling (Differential)
3-11
Figure 3-8: Back Panel Cabling (Single Ended) 3-12
Figure
3-9: Connectors on the system backplane 3-13
Figure 3-10:
SCSI cabling 3-15
4
Setup
Figure 4-1: Utility Main Menu 4-2
Figure
4-2: Utility Sub-menu 4-4
Figure
4-3: Current configuration, default 4-6
Figure
4-4: Configuration change 4-7
Figure
4-5: Synchronous transfer rate change 4-10
Figure 4-6: SCSI host adapter ID change 4-10
Figure 4-7: Disk and Tape Configuration Change
4-11
List of Figures xiii

5 SCSI Basics
Figure 5-1: Single-Ended SCSI device connector
Figure 5-2: Differential SCSI device connector
C Miscellaneous
Figure C-1: CBI-1010 jumper locations
Figure C-2: CBI-1010 Silk Screen
Rev. C
xiv List of Figures
5-4
5-6
C-3
C-4

List of Tables
2 Features and Specifications
2-1
Table 2-1: CBI-I0I0 Models 2-2
Table 2-2: LED Indicators 2-3
Table 2-3: Special Feature
Support List 2-3
Table 2-4: Controller Specifications
2-5
Table 2-5: Cable Specifications 2-6
3 Installation
3-1
Table 3-1: Default Settings
3-1
Table 3-2: WI Jumper S~ttings
3-3
Table 3-3: CBI-I010/M
and CBI-I0I0/MB Settings 3-4
Table 3-4:
Map of System Node ID for VAX 6000 3-5
Table 3-5: Connectors
and Cables 3-9
4 Setup
4-1
Table 4-1: Default for Unit Numbers
4-14
5 SCSI Basics
5-1
Table 5-1: SCSI Commands (MSCP) 5-2
Table 5-2: SCSI
Commands (TMSCP) 5-3
Table 5-3: SCSI Status 5-3
Table 5-4: SCSI Messages 5-4
Table
5-5: SCSI Single-Ended Connector Pin Assignments 5-5
Table 5-6: SCSI Differential Connector
Pin Assignments 5-7
List of Tables xv

A Supported Devices and Operating Systems
Table A-I: Operating Systems Supported by CBI-IOIO
C Miscellaneous
Table C-I: Jumper Settings for the CBI-IOIO·
Table C-2: WI Jumper Settings
xvi List of Tables
A-1
A-3
C-1
C-I
C-2

1
Introduction
This User's Guide explains the basics of your CBI-lOlOTM. It includes
information
on setting up and configuring the system and the CBI-lOlO
for use.
How to Use this Manual
This guide has five chapters and three appendices. Each chapter explains a
different aspect
of preparing your CBI-lOlO for use. You may refer to the
appendices for further configuration
and troubleshooting information. The
following descriptions summarize each section.
Chapter 1: Introduction explains the purpose of this guide and details the
conventions used.
Chapter 2: Features and Specifications describes the CBI-lOlO and details its
features
and specifications.
Chapter 3: Installation describes hardware configuration and installation
procedures for the CBI-lOlO.
Chapter 4: Setup describes the On-Board Utility, set up of special features
and software configuration.
Chapter 5: SCSI Library lists a glossary on SCSI terms and gives SCSI status
and command codes for the CBI-lOlO.
Appendix A: Supported Devices and Host Computers lists the SCSI devices
and Host computers compatible with the CBI-lOlO.
Introduction 1-1

CBI-1010
Appendix B: Troubleshooting gives some troubleshooting guidelines for the
CBI-IOIO under VMS®.
Appendix C: Jumper Settings list the jumper setting selections available on
the CBI-IOIO.
Conventions
The following conventions are used in the CBI-IOIO User's Guide.
Keycaps-Characters in square brackets represent keys on your keyboard. For
example, "Press [ENTER]" means press the [ENTER] key. When two or more
keys are joined
by a plus sign (+), press those keys at the same time.
Commands-Italics text represents a command that can be used on a system,
eg.,
show dev duo
Entering Text or Commands on Screen-Text or commands that must be
entered
on screen will be in italics and bold as show dev du; be sure to enter
the text or command
and press [ENTER].
1-2 Introduction

2
Features and Specifications
This section briefly describes the CBI-I0I0 V AXBI SCSI Host Adapter and
details its specifications.
CBI-1010 Features
The CBI-I0I0 is an intelligent high performance VAXBI SCSI host adapter that
is fully compatible
with the DEC Mass Storage Control Protocol (MSCP) and
Tape Mass Storage Control Protocol (TMSCP). Each CBI-I0I0 is fully licensed
by Digital and is built around DEC's own BIIC interface chip.
The CBI-I0I0 can be used with the 5800, 6000, 8000, and 9000 series V AXBI
systems. It supports VMS, UL TRIX, and selected UNIX operating systems
which use DU!TU drivers.
The CBI-I0I0
supports either a single-ended or differential SCSI channel. A
single-ended SCSI channel can be used for connecting up to 9.9 feet of cable
(when the transfer rate is
10 MBytes/second) while a differential SCSI channel
can be
used to connect up to 80 feet of cable.
The CBI-I0I0 features Octaword DMA master transfers, virtual data buffer,
command queuing, dynamic defect management, standard SCSI bus
arbitration, disconnect and reconnect capabilities, and multiple host
capability.
Up to seven SCSI devices (either single-ended or differential) can
be connected to the CBI-I0I0 SCSI port with SCSI bus data transfer rate up to
10-MB/sec in synchronous (sync) mode and 7-MB/sec in asynchronous
(async) mode.
Features and Specifications 2-1

CBI-1010
The CBl-1010 supports a variety of sync/ Async SCSI devices including
magnetic disk, tape,
and optical disk drives. Table 2-1 lists the devices
supported by the different CBl-1010 models.
Tab\e 2-1
CB\-1 01 o· Models
supports disk drives only
supports tape drives only
supports disk and tape drives simultallE
oUSly
supports disk drives only
CBI-l0l0/M
CBI-l0l0/T
CBI-l0l0I™
CBI-l0l0 1MB
The CBI-1010 has an On-Board Utility for yOU to format and configure the
SCSI drives, scan bad blocks and replace them automaticallY, and test SCSI
disk and tape drives.
The CBI-101
0haS
an on-board non-volatile RAM (NoVRAM-) to store the
drive Logical Unit Number Offset and other importantinformation to handle
configuration of devices.
The CBI-1010 features six LEos--thr
ee green, one red,
and twO yellOW. These
LEDs are visible from the front or
top of the chassis when the systemis
running and are labeled as shown in Figure 2-1.
YELLOW
0998
fIgure 2-1: front LEO Ass\gnrnent
2-2 Features and specificatiOns

CBI-1010
Table 2-2 describes the conditions of CBI-IOIO when LED's are lit.
Table 2-2 LED Indicators
LED Color
. DS1-Right red
DS1-Left green
DS2-Left green
DS2-Right green
D998/ yellow
D999
Special Features
Indication
Error condition occurred.
Power-up OK and activity indicator. Upon power up, this
LED lights
when the CQD-220 succeeds in the self-
diagnostic testing.
During normal operation, this LED will
blink to show controller activity.
SCSI controller chip Single-ended mode enabled when lit.
Differential
mode enabled with not lit.
Terminator power pin is supplied with power. Refer to
Figure 3-1.
Self-test passed.
The CBI-IOIO supports special features that pertain to the different CBI-IOIO
models as listed Table 2-3.
Table 2-3 Special Feature Support List
Model
Multi-Hosting TMU
CBI-1010/TM Yes Yes
CBI-1010/T Yes Yes
CBI-1010/M Yes No
CBI-1010 1MB Yes No
Multi-Hosting
CBI-IOIO gives you the ability to completely share an array of disks and tapes
between multiple VAX systems running VAX cluster software. CMD's
multi-host solution
can support disk, tape, and optical devices including juke-
boxes. Multi-hosting instructions are given
in Chapter 4, under
II Additional Utilities." Refer to Appendix A for supported disk and tape
devices. Refer to
Chapter 4 for configuration instructions.
Features and Specifications 2-3