Greg Terterian wrote:

>I am installing a new disk array and want to boot from disk array, but I am  
>getting system failure.
> 
>When I do a Search for boot disk, it does see all the disk array drives on  
>path 56/40.1.1 till 56/40.1.4 (I have 4 mirror pairs and 2 hot drives).
>Than when I boot from my SLT Tape and go to ODE MAPPER, it does show all  the 
>drives and correct paths.   However, when I try to do 'INSTALL',  right after 
>Initialize_genesis = Ready to configure I/O [CDM] 1 12 1 12
>it comes back saying:
>Can't access disc at 56/40.1.1
>on retry, still can't access device at 56/40.1.1
> 
>System abort 55 from sybsystem 146
>secondary status:  info=-31273, subsys = 213@
>system halt 7, $0037
> 
>Any ideas as where to start looking will be greatly appreciated.
>I already tried to change the SCSI cables, and the controller.  
> 
>Thanks in advance
>Greg
>  
>
I had this problem a few times while installing NIKE arrays and moving 
the system volume set out to them.  Each time the problem turned out to 
be the firmware on the SCSI card I was using to attach the array to the 
MPE box.  Check the firmware on your SCSI card.

HTH,
Rs~

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