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Q-Logic QLA2300 manual Appendix A, Introduction, Configuration Settings, Fast!UTIL

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Appendix A

Fast!UTIL

NOTE: The Fast!UTIL BIOS utility does not run on SunSPARC systems. Refer to the Software Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board Family (FC2253301) for information regarding adapter configuration settings and for installing FCode on a QLA23xx board in a SunSPARC system.

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Introduction

This appendix provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the QLA23xx board and the connected devices.

The QLA23xx board can be configured using Fast!UTIL, QLogic’s BIOS-resident configuration tool. Access Fast!UTIL by pressing ALT+Q during the QLA23xx board BIOS initialization (it may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL Options menu to display). If you have more than one QLA23xx board, Fast!UTIL asks you to select the QLA23xx board you want to configure. After changing the settings and exiting the utility, Fast!UTIL reboots your system to load the new parameters.

CAUTION! If the configuration settings are incorrect, your QLA23xx board may not function properly.

The following sections describe the Fast!UTIL options.

A.2

Configuration Settings

The first selection on the Fast!UTIL Options menu is Configuration Settings. These settings configure the FC devices and the QLA23xx board to which they are attached.

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Q-Logic QLA2300 manual Appendix A, Introduction, Configuration Settings, Fast!UTIL

Contents

FC2251101-00 D October 5 Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board FamilyFibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus Part of the SANblade Family of ProductsQLogic is a trademark of QLogic Corporation Page QLogic CorporationFC2251101-00 D QLogic Corporation, 26600 Laguna Hills Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA QLogic Corporation2000-2001 QLogic Corporation First Printed July All Rights Reserved Worldwide Printed in U.S.AFast!UTIL Table of ContentsPage FIGURESTABLES PageGeneral Description What is Fibre Channel?Introduction SectionFeatures QLA23xx Board Components Hardware InstallationPreinstallation Procedures What You Need for InstallationSERIAL NUMBER J1 2 - Hardware InstallationFigure 2-1. QLA2300/2310 Board Layout Figure 2-2. QLA2300F/2310F Board LayoutJ2 J2 Figure 2-3. QLA2310FL Board LayoutFigure 2-4. QLA2302F Board Layout QLA23xx Board ComponentsSERIAL NUMBER J1 2 - Hardware InstallationFigure 2-5. QLA2312F Board Layout Figure 2-6. QLA2312FL Board LayoutFigure 2-8. QLA2302F/2312F Board LED Activity LEDs2.3.1 Figure 2-7. QLA2300/2300F/2310/2310F/2310FL Board LED Activity2.3.2 Power DistributionInstallation in the Computer JumpersPCI connectors vary among system board manufacturers. The QLA23xx board is a 64-bit PCI device that can function in a 32-bit PCI slot the slot conforms to the PCI specification the rear edge of the PCI slot is notched. If you try to install the QLA23xx board into a PCI slot that does not conform to the PCI specification, you may damage the QLA23xx board Installation Help System Configuration Problem Checklist TroubleshootingProblems After Installation Hardware Problem ChecklistFibre Channel Problem Checklist Fast!UTIL Configuration SettingsAppendix A IntroductionA.2.1 Host Adapter SettingsSelectable Boot Settings Table A-1. Host Adapter SettingsTable A-2. Advanced Adapter Settings Restore Default SettingsAdvanced Adapter Settings Raw NVRAM DataExecution Throttle. This setting specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is reached, no new commands are executed until the current command finishes executing. The valid options for this setting are 1-256. The default is Table A-3. Extended Firmware Settings Extended Firmware SettingsA.2.6 Option Table A-4. RIO Operation ModesTable A-5. Connection Options Operation ModeFibre Disk Utility Scan Fibre Channel DevicesSelect Host Adapter A - Fast!UTIL Select Host AdapterFC2251101-00 D Table B-1. QLA23xx Board Operating Environment SpecificationsAppendix B Table B-2. QLA23xx Board SpecificationsQLA2300/QLA2310 HSSDC connector that supports copper cabling. Fibre Table B-2. QLA23xx Board Specifications ContinuedAppendix C LabelFC2251101-00 D C - Label