Fast! UTIL A -1

APPENDIX A

Fas t !UTIL

Introduction

This appendix provides detailed configuration information for advance d users who want to custom-
ize the configuration of the QLA2xxx board and the connected devices.
The board can be configured using Fas t!UTIL. Access Fas t!UTIL by pressing <ALT>-<Q> during
the QLA2xxx board BIOS initialization (it may take a few seconds for the Fast! UTIL menu to
appear). If you have more than one QLA2xxx board, Fast!UTIL asks you to select the board you
want to configure. After changing the settings, Fast!UTIL reboots your system to load the new
parameters.
CAUTION: If the configuration settings are incorrect, your QLA2xxx board will not function
properly.
The following sections describe the Fast! UTIL options.

Configuration Settings

The first selection on the Fast! UTIL Options menu is Configuration Settings. These settings con-
figure the Fibre Channel (FC) devices and the QLA2 xxx board to which they are attached.
Host Adapter Settings
From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, se lect Host Adapter Settings. The default set-
tings for the QLA2xxx host adapter board are listed in table A-1 and described in the following
paragraphs.
Table A-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 Enab led