Running Fast!UTIL
You configure the HBAs using Fast!UTIL, HP's BIOS-resident configuration tool. To run Fast!UTIL:
Press ALT+Q during HBA BIOS initialization (it may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL
1.
Options menu to display).
2.
If you have more than one HBA, Fast!UTIL asks you to select the HBA you want to configure.
3.
Change the settings and exit the utility. Fast!UTIL reboots the system to load the new parameters.
Configuration Settings
Use Configuration Settings to configure the Fibre Channel devices and the HBA to which they
connect.
Adapter Settings
From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Adapter Settings.
default settings for the HBA.
Table 5
Adapter Settings
Setting
Host Adapter BIOS
Frame Size
Loop Reset Delay
Adapter Hard Loop ID
Hard Loop ID
Spin Up Delay
Connection Options
Fibre Channel Tape Support
Data Rate
26
Configuring the HBAs
Values
Enabled, Disabled
512, 1024, 2048
0–60 seconds
Enabled, Disabled
0–125
Enabled, Disabled
0, 1, 2
Enabled, Disabled
0, 1, 2, 3
Table 5
Default
Disabled
2048
5 seconds
Disabled
0
Disabled
2
Enabled
2
lists the