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Enable LIP Reset

This setting 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

This setting instructs the ISP chip to log in again to all ports after any LIP.

The default is Yes.

Enable Target Reset

This setting 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 Retry Count

This setting specifies the number of times the software tries to log in to a device. The default is 30 retries for Microsoft Windows Operating System environment. Please review the device driver README for the correct setting in other operating system environments.

Port Down Retry Count

This setting specifies the number of seconds that the software waits before it retries a command to a port returning port down status. The default is 30 seconds. In a DS4000 storage server configuration with the maximum number of drive expansion enclosures or in MCSC configurations, you should increase this setting to 70.

Link Down Timeout

This setting specifies the number of seconds the software that the software waits for a link down to come up. The default is 30 seconds.

Extended Error Logging

This setting provides additional error and debug information to the operating system. When enabled, events are logged into the Windows Event Viewer. The default is Disabled.

Operation Mode

This setting specifies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) modes, if supported by the software driver. RIO modes allow posting multiple command completions in a single interrupt. The default is 0.

Interrupt Delay Timer

This setting contains the value (in 100-microsecond increments) that is used by a timer to set the wait time between accessing (DMA) a set of handles and generating an interrupt. The default is 0.

Selectable boot settings

When you set the Selectable Boot Settings option to Enabled, you can select the worldwide port name of the fibre-channel hard disk from which you want to start up (boot). When this option is set to Enabled, the node starts from the selected fibre-channel hard disk, ignoring any IDE or SCSI hard disks that are attached to your server. When this option is set to Disabled, the Boot ID and Boot LUN parameters have no effect.

The BIOS code in some new systems supports selectable start up, which supersedes the Fast!UTIL selectable start up setting. To start from a fibre-channel

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Contents Installation and User’s Guide Page Installation and User’s Guide Page Contents Configuring the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter with Fast!UTIL Contents Page Figures Page Tables Page Safety Statement Safety Page Who should read this document About this documentFAStT product renaming DS4000 Storage Subsystem installation tasks General overview About this document Getting information, help, and service Before you callUsing the documentation Web sitesSoftware service and support Hardware service and supportHow to send your comments Fire suppression systemsHow this book is organized Page About this document Page Overview Fibre Channel definedFC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter features Preinstallation proceduresHandling static-sensitive devices FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter serial number labelWhat you need for the installation FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter componentsYellow LED Green LED Amber LED Activity Description Installing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter Page Dual port adapter Installing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter device drivers Installing on Windows and Novell NetWare platforms Installing on the Linux platform GUI installationPage SANsurfer Pro Utility features Using the QLogic SANsurfer Pro UtilityQLogic SANsurfer Pro Utility overview Bios SANsurfer Pro utilitiesNvram Using the flasutil command prompt Flasutil /i /l xxxx /n NVRAMfile.DAT Command-line options Press ″Enter.″ Following command-line options display Using the flasutil Bios Update Utility menu Creating the diskette For Microsoft Windows 2000 or ServerUnmount /mnt Accessing HBA settings through Fast!UTIL Configuring the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter with Fast!UTILStarting Fast!UTIL Host bus adapter settings Bios addressAdvanced FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter Settings FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter hard loop IDSelectable boot settings Enable LIP ResetRestore default settings Raw Nvram dataScan fibre-channel devices Fibre-channel disk utilityExitFast!UTIL Environment Minimum Maximum RAM Troubleshooting Hardware problemsSoftware problems System configuration problemsFibre Channel problems Appendix A. Accessibility ActionShort cut Action Appendix B. Notices Edition noticeTrademarks Important notesElectronic emission notices Class a statements Federal Communications Commission FCC statementEuropean Union EMC Directive conformance statement Copyright IBM Corp Page Appendix D. Battery Return Program Please recycle batteriesPage Appendix E. Cable Warning Page Appendix F. Additional DS4000 documentation DS4000 Storage Manager Version 9 libraryDS4800 Storage Subsystem library DS4700 Storage Subsystem library DS4500 Fibre Channel Storage Server library DS4400 Fibre Channel Storage Server library DS4300 Fibre Channel Storage Server library DS4100 Sata Storage Server library DS4000 Storage Expansion Enclosure documents Other DS4000 and DS4000-related documents Page Index PCI/PCI-X Page Part Number 39M5599