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NOTE:
This option applies on ly to hard disks; it does not apply to tape drives and other nondisk devices.
Restore Default Settings
This option restores the HBA default settings.
Raw NVRAM Data
This option displays the H BA’s NVRAM contents in hexadecimal format. This is a troubleshooting tool;
you cannot modify the data.
Advanced Adapter Settings
From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Advanced Adapter Settings. Table 9 lists the
default settings for the H BA:
Table 9 Advanced Adapter Settings
Setting Options
Default
Execution Throttle
1–256 16
Luns per Target
0, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256
128
Enable LIP Reset
Yes, No No
Enable LIP Full Login
Yes, No
Yes
Enable Target Reset
Yes, No
Yes
Login Retry Count 0–255 8
Port Down Retry Count 0–255 16
Link Down Timeout
0–255 30
Operational Mode
0, 5, 6 0
Interrupt Delay Timer
0–255 0
The following section describes the settings:
• Execution Throttle—Specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port.
When a port’s execution throttle is reached, no new commands are executed until the current
command finishes executing. The valid o ptions for this setting are 1–256. The default is 16.
• LUNs per Target—Specifies the number of LUNs per target. Multiple LUN support is typically for
RAID boxes thatuse LUNs to map drives. The defaultis8. Ifyou do notneed multiple LUN
support, set the number of LUNs to 0.
• Enable LIP Reset—Determines the type of loop initialization process (LIP) reset that is used when
the
operating system initiates a bus reset routine. When this setting is Yes, the driver initiates a
global LIP reset to clear the target device reservations. When this setting is No, the driver initiates
a
global LIP reset with full login. The default is No.
• Enable LIP Full Login—Instructs the ISP chip to re-login to all ports after any LIP. The default is Yes.
• Enable Target Reset—Enables the drivers to issue a Target Reset command to all devices on the
loop
when a SCSI Bus Reset command is issued. The default is Yes.
• Login Retr y Count—Specifies the number of times the soft ware tries to log in to a device. The
default is 8 retries.
• Port Down Retry Count—Specifies the number of times the soft ware retries a command to a port
returning port down status. The default is 8 retries.
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