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Chapter 3. Configuring the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter with
Fast!UTIL
This chapter provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who
want to customize the configuration of the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter and the
connected fibre-channel devices. You can configure the adapter using the Fast!UTIL
utility.
Starting Fast!UTIL
Important: If the configuration settings are incorrect, the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter
will not function properly. Do not modify the default configuration settings unless you
are instructed to do so by an IBM technical support representative or by the
installation instructions. The default NVRAM settings, which were loaded in the
adapter at the factory, are for a typical Microsoft Windows installation. See the FC
4Gbps PCI-X Adapter device driver README file for the appropriate operating
system to determine the required NVRAM setting modifications for that operating
system.
Note:
The recommended way to update the BIOS and the adapter NVRAM
settings is to use the QLogic SANsurfer Pro Management Suite Java
™
software, which can be downloaded from the following Web site:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/. Also see “Using the
QLogic SANsurfer Pro Utility” on page 13
When the adapter is installed in the server with an Intel 32-Bit processor (IA-32), an
Intel Extended Memory 64-Bit Technology (EM64T) processor, or an Advanced
Micro Devices 64-Bit (AMD-64) architecture only, you can access Fast!UTIL by
pressing Ctrl+Q during the BIOS initialization; it might take a few seconds for the
Fast!UTIL menu to display. Fast!UTIL prompts you to select the adapter that you
want to configure. After you change the settings that are described in “Host bus
adapter settings” on page 24, Fast!UTIL restarts the system to enable the new
parameters. When the adapter is installed in a server with an Intel 64-Bit processor
(IA-64), see the README in the DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X HBA EFI driver package,
for instructions about how to modify the NVRAM adapter settings, or use the
QLogic SANsurfer Pro Management Suite Java software to modify the NVRAM
settings.
Accessing HBA settings through Fast!UTIL
The Fast!UTIL feature provides access to host bus adapter settings. To access this
feature, simultaneously press and hold the ALT + Q keys or the Ctrl + Q keys
during BIOS initialization. It may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to
appear. If more than one board is installed, Fast!UTIL prompts you to select a board
to configure. After you change adapter settings, Fast!UTIL reboots your system to
load the new parameters. Upon entering Fast!UTIL, the following selections are
available on the Fast!UTIL Options menu:
v Configuration Settings
v Scan Fibre Devices
v Fibre Disk Utility
v Loopback Test
v Select Host FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter
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