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SBCEFCSW/SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide
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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NOTE
For information about Remote Boot options, contact your
Intel technical-support representative.
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 39 and are described in this section. The Expansion Card is
always point-to-point connected in the blade server with the Fibre Channel switch module.
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NOTE
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
Host adapter BIOS
Enabled or disabled
Disabled
Frame size
512, 1024, 2048
2048
Loop reset delay
0-60 seconds
5 seconds
Adapter hard loop ID
Enabled or disabled
Enabled
Hard loop ID
0-125
125
