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Making SCSI Work - A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Table of Contents:

Preface: For A Better Understanding of SCSI

Chapter I: The Basics of SCSI

  •  What is the SCSI Bus?
  •  A History of Evolution: From SASI to SCSI-3
  •  The SCSI Interfaces
  •  Initiators and Targets
  •  Disks, Tapes and Hosts... the SCSI Devices
  •  Extend the Bus Length with SCSI Expanders
  •  SCSI Commands Get the Job Done

Chapter II: The Parallel SCSI Interface

  •  Parallel SCSI Interface Alternatives and Options
  •  The SCSI Domain and SCSI Bus Segments
  •  Single-ended SCSI
  •  Differential SCSI
  •  Low Voltage Differential SCSI
  •  Cable Cautions
  •  Stubs
  •  The Speed Options: Asynchronous, Synchronous, Fast and Ultra SCSI
  •  The Data Path Options: Narrow and Wide SCSI
  •  Interconnecting Single-Ended and Differential SCSI
  •  Extending the SCSI Bus
  •  Interconnecting Narrow and Wide SCSI
  •  Troubleshooting the Parallel SCSI Interface

Chapter III: The Parallel SCSI Protocol

  •  SCSI Bus Phases
  •  Arbitration and Selection
  •  The Concept of SCSI Messages
  •  Command Transfer
  •  Parameter and Data Transfer
  •  How a SCSI Command is Completed
  •  Negotiating the Data Transfer Options
  •  Freeing the Bus: Disconnect/Reselect
  •  Multithreading: Tasks and Queues
  •  Error Handling: The Role of the Parity Bit
  •  SCAM - SCSI Configured AutoMatically
  •  Plug and Play SCSI

Chapter IV: Future SCSI Directions

  •  Ultra-2 SCSI and Beyond
  •  The Serial Interface Alternatives of SCSI-3
  •  Fibre Channel and FC-AL
  •  SSA (Serial Storage Architecture)
  •  P1394 (Fire Wire)
  •  Serial Expanders

Appendix A: System Connectors Reference

  •  ANSI Specified SCSI-1 Connectors
  •  SCSI-2 Connectors
  •  SCSI-3 Connectors
  •  Emerging Standard Connectors
  •  Vendor Specific Connectors

Appendix B: SCSI Terms and Abbreviations

Appendix C: Other Sources of Information

  •  Internet
  •  BBSs
  •  Published ANSI Specifications
  •  Published and Unpublished Specifications

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