LSI Symbios SYM22801 User manual

®
Symbios™SYM22801
Dual Channel PCI to Ultra
SCSI Host Adapter
S14017
User’s Guide
Version 2.0

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Contents v
Contents
Chapter 1 Using the SYM22801 Host Adapter
1.1 General Description 1-1
1.2 Features 1-2
1.2.1 PCI Interface 1-2
1.2.2 SCSI Interface 1-2
1.2.3 Board Characteristics 1-2
1.3 Interface Descriptions 1-3
1.3.1 The PCI Interface 1-3
1.3.2 The SCSI Interface 1-3
1.3.3 Ultra SCSI 1-4
Chapter 2 Installing the SYM22801 Host Adapter
2.1 Quick Installation Procedure 2-1
2.2 Detailed Installation Procedure 2-3
2.2.1 Before You Start 2-3
2.2.2 Inserting the Host Adapter 2-4
2.2.3 Connecting the SCSI Peripherals 2-6
2.2.4 Making Internal SCSI Bus Connections 2-8
2.2.5 Making External SCSI Bus Connections 2-15
2.3 SCSI Bus Termination 2-18
2.3.1 Internal SCSI Connections 2-19
2.3.2 External SCSI Connections 2-20
2.3.3 Internal and External SCSI Connections 2-21
2.3.4 Internal SCSI Connections for Both Internal
Connectors 2-22
2.3.5 Setting SCSI IDs 2-25
2.4 Setting Interrupts 2-27
2.5 Completing Your Installation 2-28

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Chapter 3 Configuring the Host Adapter
3.1 When to Configure the SYM22801 Host Adapter 3-1
3.2 Starting the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility 3-2
3.2.1 Configuration Utility Main Menu 3-3
3.2.2 Utilities Menu 3-6
3.2.3 Device Selections Menu 3-10
3.3 Exiting the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility 3-13
Appendix A Technical Specifications
A.1 Physical Environment A-1
A.1.1 Physical Characteristics A-1
A.2 Electrical Characteristics A-2
A.2.1 Thermal, Atmospheric Characteristics A-3
A.2.2 Electromagnetic Compliance A-3
A.2.3 Safety Characteristics A-3
A.3 Operational Environment A-3
A.3.1 The PCI Interface A-3
A.3.2 The SCSI Interface A-6
A.3.3 The LED Interface A-9
Appendix B Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Index
Customer Feedback
Figures 2.1 Hardware Connections for the SYM22801 Host Adapter 2-5
2.2 Inserting the Host Adapter 2-6
2.3 SCSI Cables 2-7
2.4 Internal Wide SCSI Ribbon Cable to Host Adapter
Connection 2-9
2.5 Internal SCSI Ribbon Cable to Host Adapter Connection 2-10
2.6 Internal SCSI Ribbon Cable to Internal SCSI Device
Connection 2-11

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2.7 Connecting Additional Internal SCSI Devices 2-12
2.8 Multiple Internal SCSI Devices Chained Together 2-13
2.9 Using Both Internal Connectors on a Channel 2-14
2.10 SCSI LED Connectors 2-15
2.11 External Cable to Host Adapter 2-16
2.12 External Cable to External SCSI Device 2-17
2.13 Multiple External SCSI Devices Chained Together 2-18
2.14 Internal SCSI Device Termination 2-20
2.15 External SCSI Device Termination 2-21
2.16 Internal and External SCSI Device Termination 2-22
2.17 Internal and Internal SCSI Device Termination 2-23
2.18 Termination Override Switch Settings for U1 and U2 2-25
A.1 SYM22801 Mechanical Drawing A-2
Tables 2.1 SCSI ID Record 2-26
2.2 Setting Interrupts 2-27
3.1 Global Default Settings 3-1
3.2 Device Default Settings 3-2
A.1 PCI Connector J1 (Front) A-4
A.2 PCI Connector J1 (Back) A-5
A.3 SCSI Connectors J2/J6 and J3/J7 A-7
A.4 SCSI Connectors J4/J8 A-8
A.5 LED Connectors J5/J9 A-9

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Preface ix
Preface
This book is the primary reference and User’s Guide for the LSI Logic
Symbios™SYM22801 Dual Channel PCI to Ultra SCSI Host Adapter. It
contains a complete functional description for the SYM22801 and
includes complete physical and electrical specifications for the
SYM22801.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with
microprocessors and related support devices. The people who benefit
from this book are:
•Engineers and managers who are evaluating the processor for
possible use in a system
•Engineers who are designing the processor into a system
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendixes:
•Chapter 1, Using the SYM22801 Host Adapter, defines the
interfaces and characteristics of the SYM22801 Dual Channel PCI to
Ultra SCSI Host Adapter Board.
•Chapter 2, Installing the SYM22801 Host Adapter, provides both
quick and detailed installation instructions.
•Chapter 3, Configuring the Host Adapter, describes the SCSI
BIOS Configuration Utility to configure adapter and device settings.
•Appendix A, Technical Specifications, describes the physical and
operational environments of the SYM22801 Host Adapter Board.

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•Appendix B, Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations, provides
definitions of various terminology that is referenced throughout this
user’s guide.
Related Publications
PCI SCSI Device Management System SDMS 4.0 User’s Guide,
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