Recording Your Changes; Intelligent Bbu Setup - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Installation And User Manual

Chapter 4
Hard Loop IDs - Sets the Hard Loop ID for each controller and port
combination. Enable a controller/port combination by checking its check
box. Values allow use of the same Loop IDs all the time.
Set these options by selecting a value from the option's drop-down list.
PCI Latency Control - Controls the amount of data each front end Fibre
Protocol Processor can burst across the primary PCI bus before
relinquishing bus ownership. Settings are Short, Medium, Long. A setting
of Long is recommended.
Frame Control - Allows adjustment of the FC chip's frame size.
Topology - A value of 0 requires use of two ports on each controller, one
active and one inactive. The active port is for normal traffic; the inactive
port is for the partner's traffic after failover. A value of 4 configures the
controller pair for master/slave operation. If one controller fails, the other
joins the loop on both ports and assumes I/O for the failed controller.
(Values 1, 2, and 3 are currently undefined.)

Recording Your Changes

To save your selections do one of the following:
Click OK in the Advanced Controller Options, Expert Controller Options,
and/or Fibre Controller Options dialog boxes to accept the changes.
Or, click the Cancel button to delete the changes.

Intelligent BBU Setup

The Intelligent Battery Backup Unit (BBU) dialog box is used to monitor and
charge or recharge the backup battery pack on the FCArray Controller card. This
battery pack maintains the FCArray Controller's user data in RAM in case the
Rack Storage/12FC disk storage system loses AC power. The Intelligent BBU
dialog box provides several options, such as an alarm to indicate when the existing
battery pack needs to be recharged or when a new battery pack is needed. This
dialog box also provides reconditioning of the battery pack (a discharge and
charge cycle). See Figure 4-26.
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