Running Fast!UTIL

You configure the HBAs using Fast!UTIL, HP’s BIOS-resident configuration tool. To run Fast!UTIL:

1.Press ALT+Q during HBA BIOS initialization (it may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL Options menu to display).

2.If you have more than one HBA, Fast!UTIL asks you to select the HBA you want to configure.

3.Change the settings and exit the utility. Fast!UTIL reboots the system to load the new parameters.

Configuration Settings

Use Configuration Settings to configure the Fibre Channel devices and the HBA to which they connect.

Adapter Settings

From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Adapter Settings. Table 5 lists the default settings for the HBA.

Table 5 Adapter Settings

Setting

Values

Default

 

 

 

Host Adapter BIOS

Enabled, Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

Frame Size

512, 1024, 2048

2048

 

 

 

Loop Reset Delay

0–60 seconds

5 seconds

 

 

 

Adapter Hard Loop ID

Enabled, Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

Hard Loop ID

0–125

0

 

 

 

Spin Up Delay

Enabled, Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

Connection Options

0, 1, 2

2

 

 

 

Fibre Channel Tape Support

Enabled, Disabled

Enabled

 

 

 

Data Rate

0, 1, 2, 3

2

 

 

 

26 Configuring the HBAs