You can select the boot device as follows:
Enable Selectable Boot? | Boot WWPN/LUN list | Boot device |
|
|
|
No | N/A (xxx appears) | BIOS configures the first disk drive it finds as |
|
| the boot device. |
|
|
|
Yes | Not specified | BIOS configures the first disk drive it finds that |
|
| is LUN 0 as the boot device. |
|
|
|
Yes | Specified | BIOS scans the specified WWPN and LUN list |
|
| until it finds a disk drive. This drive is configured |
|
| as the boot device. |
|
|
|
To enable the Selectable Boot option:
1.From the Configuration Settings menu, select Adapter Settings.
2.Enable the HBA BIOS, and then press ESC to return to the Configuration Settings menu. Use the menu as follows:
•Use the arrow keys to select Selectable Boot Settings.
•Press ENTER to enable or disable (toggle) the Selectable Boot option.
3.Move to the primary location of the Selectable Boot List menu.
4.Press ENTER to view a list of accessible devices (these are the devices in the Select Fibre Channel Device menu).
5.Using the arrow keys to select the device you want to add to the Selectable Boot List menu. Press ENTER to select the device.
Repeat step 5 to specify up to three alternate boot devices.
Advanced Adapter Settings
From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Advanced Adapter Settings. Table 6 lists the default settings for the HBA.
Table 6 Advanced Adapter Settings
Setting | Options | Default |
|
|
|
Execution Throttle | 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 | 8 | |
|
|
|
Port Down Retry Count | 16 | |
|
|
|
Link Down Timeout | 8 | |
|
|
|
28 Configuring the HBAs