IBM 59P5712 manual Appendix A. Fast!UTIL, Fast!UTIL options, Configuration settings

Appendix A. Fast!UTIL

This appendix provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the IBM FAStT Host Adapter and the connected devices. You can configure the adapter using the Fast!UTIL utility. Access Fast!UTIL by pressing Alt+Q during the adapter BIOS initialization (it might take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to appear). If you have more than one IBM FAStT Host Adapter, Fast!UTIL prompts you to select the adapter you want to configure. After changing the settings, Fast!UTIL restarts your system to load the new parameters.

Attention: If the configuration settings are incorrect, your IBM FAStT Host Adapter will not function properly.

Each host adapter has a unique serial number. Take a minute to write down the serial number of the FAStT Host Adapter. In the event that the nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) is damaged (see “Scan Fibre Channel devices” on page 28), you will be prompted for the IBM FAStT Host Adapter serial number.

Fast!UTIL options

This section describes the Fast!UTIL options.

Configuration settings

This is the first option on the Fast!UTIL Options menu. These settings configure the Fibre Channel (FC) devices and the IBM FAStT Host Adapter to which they are attached.

Host adapter settings

You can access this option from the Configuration Settings menu. The current default settings for the host adapter are listed in Table 1 and are described immediately following the table.

Note: The host adapter settings and default values will vary, based on the version of BIOS code installed for the adapter.

Table 1. Host adapter settings

Setting	Options	Default
Host adapter BIOS	Enabled or Disabled	Disabled
Frame size	512, 1024, 2048	2048
Loop reset delay	0–15 seconds	5 seconds
Adapter hard loop ID	Enabled or Disabled	Enabled
Hard loop ID	0–125	125

Host adapter BIOS: When this option is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS on the IBM FAStT Host Adapter is disabled, freeing space in upper memory. The default is Disabled.

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