[SunHELP] Ultra 60 second hard drive

[Larry Snyder]

Um, have you run devfsadm?
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Paul Savage <paul at theclubcounter.com> wrote:
> Any reason why when a second known working drive is installed format 
> does not see it?
> 
> Paul
> 
> Olaf Mersmann wrote:
> 
> > James Fogg wrote:
> > *snip*
> >
> >> All SCSI busses must be terminated at each end. SCSI host adapters often
> >> terminate one end, but you must terminate the other end. Some drives
> >> have terminators built-in, on older disks it's a resistor pack you plug
> >> in or remove.
> >
> >
> > The U60 has an internal SCA backplane for the two scsi disks. AFAIK 
> > all SCA stuff is auto terminating.
> >
> >> Check to make sure the drive in the middle of the bus isn't terminating
> >> (check manufacturers docs to find out how they do it) and make sure the
> >> disk on the end of the bus IS terminating. If the end disk doesn't have
> >> a built-in terminator you will need to add one to the SCSI cabling after
> >> the last disk on the bus.
> >>
> >> Also, check your disk SCSI ID number. You cannot duplicate SCSI ID's on
> >> a single bus.
> >
> >
> > Again, AFAIK, SCA deals with SCSI ID assignment.
> >
> > -- Olaf
> >
> > P.S: I've had similar problems with newer (U320 SCA) drives in my U2, 
> > but never investigated the issue.
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