Справочник Пользователя для IBM DS4000 FC
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:
Also
see
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
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:
v
Configuration
Settings
v
Scan
Fibre
Devices
v
Fibre
Disk
Utility
v
Loopback
Test
v
Select
Host
FC
4Gbps
PCI-X
Adapter
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