adss(7)                                                      adss(7)


       NAME
             adss - Adaptec AIC-6x60 family SCSI host adapter subsystem

       DESCRIPTION
             The Adaptec AIC-6x60 family host adapter driver provides a
             Portable Device Interface (PDI) compliant interface to any
             Adaptec Host Adapters based on the Adaptec AIC-6x60 family of
             SCSI controller chips.  These devices include: AHA-1505, AHA-
             1510, AHA-1510A, AHA-1520/1522, AHA-1720A/1722A as well as any
             motherboard implementations using the AIC-6260 or the AIC-6360
             SCSI chips.

             The Adaptec AIC-6x60 family host adapter driver enables PDI
             compliant target drivers (such as sd01, st01, and so on) to
             communicate on the SCSI bus with target controllers and
             logical units. This allows normal access to mass-storage
             devices using standard system interfaces and filesystems.

             It is also possible for a knowledgeable user to access the
             SCSI-bus subsystem directly by using the driver's pass-through
             interface.  This allows the user to issue sb control blocks
             directly to a SCSI target device.  To find the appropriate
             pass-through device to use for a particular target device, the
             user should open(2) the character special file for the device
             in question and then issue the B_GETDEV ioctl.  The device
             value returned should then be used to create a character
             special file which, when opened, may be used for pass-through
             (SDI_SEND ioctl).

          ioctl Calls
             The following ioctl(2) commands are provided by this driver:

             SDI_SEND
                   Sends a pass-through command (SCSI control block) to a
                   target controller, bypassing the associated target
                   driver.

             SDI_BRESET
                   Resets the SCSI bus.

             B_GETTYPE
                   Returns the bus name (SCSI) and device driver name of a
                   specific device.





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      adss(7)                                                      adss(7)


            HA_VER
                  Returns a ver_no structure describing this driver.

         Files
            /usr/include/sys/adss.h
            /usr/include/sys/scsi.h
            /usr/include/sys/sdi.h
            /usr/include/sys/sdi_edt.h
            /usr/include/sys/sdi_comm.h
            /etc/conf/pack.d/adss/space.c

      REFERENCES
            adsa(7), adsc(7), adse(7), dpt(7), ioctl(2), mcis(7), sc01(7),
            sd01(7), st01(7), sw01(7), wd7000(7)

      NOTICES
            Adaptec SCSI controllers cannot be used reliably with Emulex
            SCSI/ESDI bridge controllers (also known as AT&T DCM/4E).
            This is due to hardware induced timing differences between
            these bridge controllers and any SCSI controllers other than
            the one that they were designed to be used with.  It is not
            possible to provide a software solution to this problem.

            Extreme caution should be exercised when using the pass-
            through interface.  It is possible to interfere with normal
            system I/O and cause hangs if pass-through is used to an
            active device.  Pass-through should only be used to a device
            that is otherwise quiescent.




















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