Problems detecting the scsi hard disk

[Ayman Altounji]

> Hi!
>
> I'm installing Solaris 8 on a Compaq Proliant 400 server.
> Everything is ok except from the SCSI Controller.
>
> This server has a Symbios/NCR Integrated Wide-Ultra SCSI-3
> (53C876) controller.
>
> I have downloaded the Compaq Solaris Driver Update (DU)
> Diskette v1.20A (SP14291.EXE) and sucessfully installed it
> during the Solaris installation (F4 Option - Add Device).
>
> Everything indicates that Solaris has sucessfully recognized the
> controller. When booting through the Configuration Assistant
> Utility 53C876 appears on the list of devices to boot from.
>
> The problem is that the disks I have attached to this SCSI
> controller does NOT appear anywhere! I had to connect an
> IDE hard disk to install solaris.
>
> It is not a hardware problem because every hardware
> diagnostics I've ran indicates that
> this disk is ok. I even installed windows and linux on this disk
> and it worked. I've also attached a second scsi disk (Quantum
> Atlas 18Gb) and solaris refuses to see this disk too!
>
> I'm running out of options. I've tried many things but solaris does
> not show the SCSI disks. Here is the format output:
>
> AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
> 0. c0d0
> /pci@0,0/pci-ide@14,1/ide@0/cmdk@0,0
> (this is the IDE disk)
>
> The pkginfo shows that the driver is correctly installed:
>
> system CPQncr Compaq SCSI HBA
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Flavio Elizalde
> elizalde@iconet.com.br

[Ayman Altounji]

First check the Compaq OS compatibility list at this at this web address.

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/os-support-matrix-310.pdf

The Solaris OS is not certified for the Proliant 400 model. The hardware is not compatible with the Solaris OS. You need to be installing the OS on a system model that has been tested and certified for the version of Solaris you are using.

By the way, why are you installing a Solaris driver for a SCSI controller, when you have installed an IDE hard drive. The IDE hard drive is using the integrated IDE interface and controller NOT the SCSI controller. If nothing is connected to the SCSI controller you do not need to install any SCSI driver into the OS.


You must run the Compaq system configuration program and set the boot controller order. The IDE controller must be first if the booting hard drive is connected to the IDE interface. Save the new hardware configuration to CMOS. See this web page for information on using the Solaris OS on Compaq systems.

http://www.geocities.com/rlcomp_1999/solaris/index.html