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Enable LIP full logon: This setting instructs the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip
to log in to all ports after any LIP. The default is Yes.
Enable target reset: This setting enables the device drivers to issue a Target Reset command to all
devices on the loop when a SCSI Bus Reset command is issued. The default is Yes.
Login retry count: This setting specifies the number of times the software tries to log in to a device.
The default is 30 retries.
Port down retry count: This setting specifies the number of times the software retries a command
to a port that is returning port-down status. The default is 30.
IOCB allocation: This setting specifies the maximum number of buffers from the firmware buffer
pool that are allocated to any one port. The default setting is 256.
Extended error logging: When set to Enabled, this setting provides additional error and
debugging information to the Windows operating system event error log. The default is Disabled.
Extended Firmware Settings
Use this option to view and set extended firmware settings. The default settings for the Expansion
Card are listed in Table 42 and are described in this section.
Table 42. Extended firmware settings
Setting
RIO operation mode
Connection Options
Fibre Channel tape support
Interrupt delay timer
Data rate
RIO operation mode: This setting specifies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) mode, if
supported by the software device driver. When the expansion card is in the RIO mode you can post
multiple command completions in a single interrupt (see Table 43). The default is 0.
Table 43. RIO options and operation modes
Option
0
5
Connection options: This setting defines the type of connection (loop or point-to-point) or
connection preference (see Table 44 on page 144). The default is 2.
Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBFCM
Options
0, 5
0, 1, 2
Disabled
0-255
0, 1, 2
Operation mode
No multiple responses
Multiple responses with minimal interrupts
Default
0
2
Disabled
0
2
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