7 – Software Applications and Utilities
Configuration Settings
7-2
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7.2
Configuration Settings
The first selection on the
Fast!UTIL Options
menu is
Configuration Settings
.
These settings configure the FC devices and the QLA200 HBA to which they are
attached.
7.2.1
Adapter Settings
From the
Configuration Settings
menu in
Fast!
UTIL, select
Adapter Settings
.
The default settings for the QLA200 HBA are listed in
and described in
the following paragraphs.
■
Host Adapter BIOS.
When this setting is Disabled, the ROM BIOS on the
QLA200 HBA is disabled, freeing space in upper memory. This setting must be
enabled if you are booting from an FC hard disk attached to the QLA200 HBA.
The default is Disabled.
■
Spinup Delay.
When this setting is enabled, the BIOS waits for up to five minutes
for a device to become ready. The default is Disabled.
■
Extended Error Logging.
This setting provides additional error and debug
information to the operating system. The default is Disabled.
7.2.2
Selectable Boot Settings
The
Selectable Boot Settings
option is accessed from the
Configuration Settings
menu. From the
Selectable Boot Settings
menu, enable the selectable boot option
and insert a device into the primary boot device location, as described in this section.
Only a single device can be inserted in the
Selectable Boot Settings
menu.
NOTE:
The QLA200 HBA BIOS must be enabled (in additional to enabling the
Selectable Boot
option) to boot from the selected device.
Table 7-1. Adapter Settings
Setting
Options
Default
Host Adapter BIOS
Enabled, Disabled
Disabled
Spinup Delay
Enabled, Disabled
Disabled
Extended Error Logging
Enabled, Disabled
Disabled
