Chapter 3. Configuring the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter with Fast!UTIL
This chapter provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter and the connected fibre-channel devices. You can configure the adapter using the Fast!UTIL utility.
Starting Fast!UTIL
Important: If the configuration settings are incorrect, the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter will not function properly. Do not modify the default configuration settings unless you are instructed to do so by an IBM technical support representative or by the installation instructions. The default NVRAM settings, which were loaded in the adapter at the factory, are for a typical Microsoft Windows installation. See the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter device driver README file for the appropriate operating system to determine the required NVRAM setting modifications for that operating system.
Note: The recommended way to update the BIOS and the adapter NVRAM settings is to use the QLogic SANsurfer Pro Management Suite Java™ software, which can be downloaded from the following Web site:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/.Also see “Using the
QLogic SANsurfer Pro Utility” on page 13
When the adapter is installed in the server with an Intel 32-Bit processor (IA-32), an Intel Extended Memory 64-Bit Technology (EM64T) processor, or an Advanced Micro Devices 64-Bit (AMD-64) architecture only, you can access Fast!UTIL by pressing Ctrl+Q during the BIOS initialization; it might take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to display. Fast!UTIL prompts you to select the adapter that you want to configure. After you change the settings that are described in “Host bus adapter settings” on page 24, Fast!UTIL restarts the system to enable the new parameters. When the adapter is installed in a server with an Intel 64-Bit processor (IA-64), see the README in the DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X HBA EFI driver package, for instructions about how to modify the NVRAM adapter settings, or use the QLogic SANsurfer Pro Management Suite Java software to modify the NVRAM settings.
Accessing HBA settings through Fast!UTIL
The Fast!UTIL feature provides access to host bus adapter settings. To access this feature, simultaneously press and hold the ALT + Q keys or the Ctrl + Q keys during BIOS initialization. It may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to appear. If more than one board is installed, Fast!UTIL prompts you to select a board to configure. After you change adapter settings, Fast!UTIL reboots your system to load the new parameters. Upon entering Fast!UTIL, the following selections are available on the Fast!UTIL Options menu:
vConfiguration Settings
vScan Fibre Devices
vFibre Disk Utility
vLoopback Test
vSelect Host FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter
