Using Fast!UTIL
This chapter provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the Expansion Card. You can configure the expansion card using the Fast!UTIL utility.
Starting Fast!UTIL
Start or restart the blade server. On the blade server control panel, press the keyboard/video/mouse select button.To access Fast!UTIL, press Ctrl+Q during the expansion card BIOS initialization (it might take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to be displayed). The Expansion Card has dual adapter ports that can be configured separately with Fast!UTIL. After changing the settings that are described in the “Configuration Settings menu options,” Fast!UTIL restarts the blade server to enable the new parameters.
Important: If the configuration settings are incorrect, the Expansion Card might not function properly.
Configuration Settings menu options
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For information about Remote Boot options, contact your
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Use the options described in this section to configure the Expansion Card. The Configuration Settings menu displays several options that you can use to configure your expansion card.
Select host adapter
Use this option to select, configure, or view either of the two I/O port addresses on the Expansion Card.
Host Adapter Settings
To access this option, select Host Adapter Settings. The default settings and the modifiable settings for the expansion card are listed in Table <$elemparanumonly and are described in this section. The Expansion Card is always
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The loop reset delay, adapter hard loop ID, and hard loop ID settings are not applicable.
Table 39. Modifiable expansion card default settings
Setting | Options | Default |
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Host adapter BIOS | Enabled or disabled | Disabled |
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Frame size | 512, 1024, 2048 | 2048 |
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Loop reset delay | 5 seconds | |
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Adapter hard loop ID | Enabled or disabled | Enabled |
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Hard loop ID | 125 | |
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Spin up delay | Enabled or disabled | Disabled |
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