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After you start the BIOS configuration utility, perform the following steps to enable or disable the cluster mode:

1Select Objects—>Adapter—>Cluster Mode.

2Select Enable or Disable.

After you select Disable or Enable, a dialog box displays for you to confirm your choice to change the parameter. If Cluster Mode is enabled and you select Disable, a warning against connecting to shared cluster storage appears, and the dialog box asks whether you want to continue.

If you select YES to disable, Cluster Mode is disabled, and the Initiator ID is set to 7.

3Reboot your system after the cluster mode is disabled.

4To change Cluster Mode from disabled to enabled, select Cluster Mode.

A dialog box displays for you to choose to enable Cluster Mode.

5Select Enable.

After you select Enable, a dialog box displays for you to confirm your choice to change the parameter.

6Select Yes to confirm.

Cluster Mode changes to enabled.

7After you enable Cluster Mode, move the cursor to Initiator ID to change the Initiator ID.

8Press <Enter>.

9At the Change Initiator ID dialog box, select Yes.

You can change the Initiator ID only when you are in cluster mode. You cannot change the ID while in standard mode. The ID can be a number from 0 to 15. It is recommended that you use 6 or 7. When you are in standard mode, the ID is always 7.

After you change the Initiator ID, the system prompts you to reboot.

10Reboot the system.

After you reboot, the Adapter menu displays the new Initiator ID.

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