3–Fibre Channel Configuration
Using Fast!UTIL for Custom Configuration
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To specify an alternate boot device on the 2700 Series Adapter, use the
arrow keys to move to the next available alternate entry, press ENTER,
select the disk drive you want, and press ENTER again. You can specify up
to three alternate boot devices in this way.
Restore Default Settings
The
Restore Defaults
option restores the BIOS settings back to default.
Raw NVRAM Data
The
Raw NVRAM Data
option displays the 2700 Series Adapter’s NVRAM
contents in hexadecimal format. This option is a QLogic troubleshooting tool; you
cannot modify the raw NVRAM data.
Advanced Adapter Settings
On the
Configuration Settings
menu in
Fast!
UTIL, select
Advanced Adapter
Settings
describes the default settings for the 2700 Series Adapters.
NOTE
System BIOS compatibility: To boot from a QLogic host 2700 Series Adapter
in a computer system with a multiboot system BIOS, the 2700 Series
Adapter must be included in the list of bootable devices in the system’s
Boot
menu.
Table 3-3. Advanced Adapter Settings
Setting
Values
Default
Description
LUNs per
Target
0, 8, 16, 32,
64, 128,
256
128
This setting specifies the number of LUNs supported per
target if the target does not support the Report LUN com-
mand. Multiple LUN support is typically for redundant array
of independent disks (RAID) boxes that use LUNs to map
drives.
Enable LIP
Reset
a
Yes, No
No
This setting determines the type of loop initialization pro-
cess (LIP) reset used when the OS initiates a bus reset rou-
tine as follows:
Yes = The driver initiates a global LIP reset to reset the
target devices.
No = The driver initiates a global LIP reset with full login.
Enable LIP
Full Login
a
Yes, No
Yes
When this setting is Yes, the 2700 Series Adapter’s reduced
instruction set computer (RISC) controller log in to all ports
after any LIP.
