This chapter explains how to install the SSHA card into your SBus based SPARC desktop system. You will also need to perform system administration procedures to halt and boot your system. Before you begin, have your system's installation guide available for reference.
Determine which version of the operating system you are running. For example, for either Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) or Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x) enter:
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Note - If you are running any of the Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) versions of the operating systems, you must read the next two sections.
If you are running SunOS Version 4.1, you need to modify the kernel of the operating system, as described in the Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) Handbook for SMCC Peripherals.
If you are running SunOS Version 4.1.1 or later, you do not need to modify the kernel of the operating system.
If you are running Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x) or later, you do not need to modify the kernel of the operating system.
Before installing the SSHA card into your system, you must shut down your system in an orderly manner. To shut down your system, follow the procedure described in this section.
Note - The system might not recognize the new device unless you follow the shutdown procedure in the handbook for SMCC peripherals.
Before turning off the system power, you must halt the operating system.
If you are installing your SSHA card in a SPARCstation 1 or SPARCstation 1+, make sure that your open boot PROM is version 1.3 or greater. Your SSHA card will not work properly with earlier versions.At the prompt that you get after shutting down your system, type n for new command mode.
The screen lists a number of lines, including the release number of your system's open boot PROM.
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> n ok banner SPARCstation 1+, Type -4 Keyboard ROM Rev. 1.3, 16MB memory installed . . ok old-mode Type b (boot), c (continue), or n (new command mode) ------------------------------------------------------
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Turn off the power to your system in this order:
Caution - Make sure your system is shut off. The green LED at the front of the system s
To remove the system's cover, refer to your system's installation guide.
You must attach the wrist strap to yourself and the system to prevent damage to your system. The wrist strap is a device that provides grounding between your body and the system's chassis for static electricity. Electric current and voltage do not pass through the wrist. Wrist straps are included with parts that could be damaged by static electricity.
Caution -
To attach a wrist strap to your wrist and the system:
Locate your system's SBus slots. Figure 1-1 shows the interior of the SPARCstation 1 or SPARCstation 1+ with a frame buffer board in SBus slot 3 and no cards in SBus slots 1 or 2.
Figure 1-2 shows the interior of the SPARCstation IPC with no cards in either of its two SBus slots.
Figure 1-3 shows the interior of the SPARCstation 2 with no cards in the SBus slots. The SPARCstation 2 is delivered with a frame buffer in SBus slot 3 or a graphics board in SBus slots 2 and 3.
Use Table 1-1 to determine into which master/slave SBus slots your SSHA card can be installed.
Table 1-1 SBus Slots Available for SSHA Card
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System SBus Slot 1 SBus Slot 2 SBus Slot 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPARCstation 1 Yes Yes No
SPARCstation 1+ Yes Yes No
SPARCstation IPC Yes Yes N/A
SPARCstation 2 Yes Yes Yes
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Figure 1-2 Interior of the SPARCstation IPC
Figure 1-3 Interior of the SPARCstation 2
If the SBus slot needed for your SSHA card is currently being used, you must first remove the existing SBus card. Go to Table 1-1 to determine into which SBus slots your SSHA card can be installed.
If you do not need to remove an SBus card, skip this section.
Before you can remove an SBus card from your system, you must turn off the system power and shut down the operating system.
Note - The system might not recognize the new device unless you follow the shutdown procedures in the handbook for SMCC peripherals.
Figure 1-4 Removing an SBus Card
Follow the procedure described in this section to insert your SSHA card into any available SBus slot. Use Table 1-1 to determine into which master/slave SBus slots your SSHA card can be installed.
To insert your SSHA card:
Figure 1-5 SPARCstation 1 Filler Panel Location
Make sure that the mounting plate on your SSHA card hooks upward into the holes at the back panel of the system. The mounting holes are above the rectangular opening for the connector in the back panel.
Figure 1-6 Inserting the SSHA card.
Caution - Usi
To replace the system's cover, see the appropriate section of your system's installation guide.
Cable your external SCSI devices to the SSHA connectors as illustrated in Figure 1-7.
Figure 1-7 Desktop Storage Pack connected to SSHA Card
Overall cable length, including internal SCSI bus lengths, should not exceed 6 meters. Table 1-2 shows cable and device (internal) bus lengths. When connecting your devices to the SCSI bus, add the recommended cable/bus lengths together that represent your configuration.
See Appendix C, "Configurations" for a description of system configuration options.
Table 1-2 Cable Length Guidelines
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Device or Cable SCSI Bus Length (meters) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Desktop Storage Pack (DSP) 0.13
External Storage Module (ESM) 1.00
DSP SCSI Cable (530-1508) 0.8
ESM SCSI Cable (530-1435) 2.00
ESM SCSI Cable (530-1593) 1.00
ESM SCSI Cable (530-1365) 0.4
DSP to 1/2-inch Front Load Tape Drive (FLT) SCSI 2.00
Cable (530-1501)
ESM to 1/2-inch Front Load Tape Drive (FLT) SCSI 2.00
Cable (530-1503)
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Boot your system to verify that it is working correctly.
To boot the system:
The following device names are only valid for configuring this SCSI device in the SunOS 4.x operating environment. To determine the device name in the Solaris 2.x operating system, see the Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals.
If the SSHA card has been correctly installed, you should see messages similar to the following:
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dma1 at SBus slot 1 0x100000 esp1 at SBus slot 1 0x200000 pri 3 esp1: Warning - no devices found for this SCSI bus or: esp1: sd4 at esp1 target 3 lun 0 -----------------------------------------------------
For a newly installed peripheral device to work with a computer system, its device driver must be added or activated. Procedures for adding or activating a device driver differ among operating systems.
If you have installed the SSHA card in a system running Solaris 2.x, go to Chapter 3, "Booting from SSHA Devices."
Note - The system might not recognize the new device unless you follow the shut down procedures in the handbook for SMCC peripherals.
If you have installed your SSHA card in a system running SunOS Version 4.1.1 or later, which includes all SPARCstation 2s and most SPARCstation IPCs, go to Chapter 2, "Running Sundiag" to continue.
If you are installing your SSHA card in a SPARCstation running SunOS Version 4.1, which includes all SPARCstation 1's, SPARCstation 1+'s, and some SPARCstation IPCs, you must reconfigure the kernel of your operating system.
