LightPulse Fibre Channel PCI Host Adapter Management
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device on the first adapter will be the boot disk.
To specify a Fibre Channel drive as the boot device, enter a two digit number (01, 02, etc.)
to specify which drive will be the boot device. (After specifying a device as the boot device,
go to menu option 6 to verify that device is enabled). The Boot device at the top of the menu
changes to reflect this entry.
Each device is displayed by ALPA, Select ID, LUN number and drive information. Use
<PageDn> to scroll through a long list of drives to find the desired boot device. Only 16 are
shown on the screen each time, but a maximum of 99 devices per adapter can be displayed.
Change default ALPA of this adapter
This option applies only to arbitrated loop (FC-AL). Use this option to change the ALPA
(Arbitrated Loop Physical Address) of the selected adapter. The default ALPA for the
adapter BIOS is 01 (hex).
The ALPA could be changed if these conditions are present:
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The computer with the installed host adapter is moved to another location.
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The System Administrator designates a change for administrative purposes.
Enable or Disable BIOS on This Adapter
Use this option to enable or disable boot BIOS on the selected host adapter. If enabled, a
device connected to the host adapter can be designated as the boot device. Default is
disabled.
Boot BIOS can be enabled on more than one host adapter at a time.
Change FC Link Timer (+ Advanced )
Use this option to configure the Link up wait timer. Choices are 5, 10, 15 (default), 20, and
30 seconds. Link up wait time is the time that the host adapter will wait for a link up to be
established.
Changed Extended Link Service Timer (+ Advanced )
Link services are used for log in, sequence and exchange management, and connection
maintenance. Use this option to configure the wait timer for the Extended Link Service
(ELS) command. Examples are PLOGI (port log in) or Prli (process log in). Choices are 4
(default), 10, 20 and 90 seconds.
Enable or Disable Individual Devices (+ Advanced )
