Chapter 3. Configuring The Ds4000 Fc2-133 With Fast!Util; Starting Fast!Util; Accessing Hba Settings Through Fast!Util - IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 3. Configuring the DS4000 FC2-133 with Fast!UTIL

This chapter provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who
want to customize the configuration of the DS4000 FC2-133 and the connected
fibre-channel devices. You can configure the adapter using the Fast!UTIL utility.

Starting Fast!UTIL

When the adapter is installed in the server with an Intel 32 bit processor(IA-32), an
Intel Extended Memory 64 bit Technology (EM64T) processor, or an Advance Micro
Devices 64 bit (AMD-64) architecture only, you can access Fast!UTIL by pressing
Ctrl+Q during the BIOS initialization; it might take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL
menu to display. Fast!UTIL prompts you to select the adapter that you want to
configure. After you change the settings that are described in the "Host bus adapter
settings" on page 20 section,Fast!UTIL restarts the system to enable the new
parameters. When the adapter is installed in a server with an Intel 64 bit processor
(IA-64), see the readme in the FC2-133 HBA EFI driver package for instructions
about how to modify the NOVRAM adapter settings.
Important: If the configuration settings are incorrect, the DS4000 FC2-133 will not
function properly. Do not modify the default configuration settings unless you are
instructed to do so by an IBM technical support representative or by the installation
instructions. The default settings are for a typical Microsoft Windows installation.
See the DS4000 FC2-133 device driver readme file of the appropriate operating
system for the required NVRAM setting modifications for that operating system.
Note: An alternative method to update the BIOS and the adapter NOVRAM

Accessing HBA settings through Fast!UTIL

The Fast!UTIL feature provides access to host bus adapter settings. To access this
feature, simultaneously press and hold the ALT + Q keys or the Ctrl + Q keys
during BIOS initialization. It may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to
appear. If more than one board is installed, Fast!UTIL prompts you to select a board
to configure. After you change adapter settings, Fast!UTIL reboots your system to
load the new parameters. Upon entering Fast!UTIL, the following selections are
available on the Fast!UTIL Options menu:
v Configuration Settings
v Scan Fibre Devices
v Fibre Disk Utility
v Loopback Test
v Select Host Adapter
v Exit FASt!UTIL
You can access the host bus adapter settings through the Configuration Settings
menu in Fast!UTIL. See "Host bus adapter settings" on page 20 and"Advanced
Adapter Settings" on page 21 for detailed information on the settings.
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settings is to use the IBM FAStT Management Suite Java (FAStT-MSJ).
FAStT-MSJ can be downloaded from the following Web site:
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/
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