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83 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual
Configuring Adapter Settings
The Configure Adapter Settings menu displays information about the ExpressSAS adapter, including:
Channel Number
Allows you to select a specific ExpressSAS adapter from
a list of installed ExpressSAS adapters.
Firmware Version
Displays the firmware version of the selected
ExpressSAS adapter.
SAS Address
Displays the SAS Address assigned to the selected
ExpressSAS adapter.
Select the following functions from the Configure Adapter
Settings Menu:
Boot Driver
Choices: Enabled, Scan Only, Disabled
Default: Enabled
If enabled and disk drivers are detected during the bus
scan, the boot driver (BIOS or EFI) remains resident and
presents possible targets for booting. If disabled, the boot
driver starts, resets the adapter chip and unloads the
driver. If Scan Only is selected, the boot driver scans the
bus and displays the devices attached, then unloads itself
after a brief delay. For EFI, since there is no banner
screen displayed during boot, Scan Only is the same as
Disabled.
Heartbeat
Choices: Enabled, Disabled
Default: Enabled
When enabled, requires the firmware to respond to
periodic activity. If the firmware does not respond, the
system driver resets the firmware on the adapter.
NCQ
Choices: Enabled, Disabled
Default: Disabled
When enabled, the adapter will use Native Command
Queuing on any SATA drives that support this feature.
Device Wait Time
Choices: 1-255 seconds
Default: 3 seconds
This field specifies the number of seconds which the
driver waits for devices to appear.
Device Wait Count
Choices: 1-255 devices
Default: 1 device
This field specifies the number of devices which must
appear in order to cancel the Device Wait period.
Spinup Delay (except H30F and R30F)
Choices: 0-20 seconds
Default: 0 seconds
Specifies the number of seconds each SAS port waits for
disk drives to spin up.
Port Configuration (R348 only)
Choices: 8 Internal or 4 Int, 4 Ext
Default: 8 Internal
Indicates the active port configuration for the
ExpressSAS R348 adapter. The 8 Internal parameter
indicates the two internal SAS connectors are active and
the external connector is not active. The 4 Int, 4 Ext
parameter indicates one internal connector is active and
one external connector is active.
Set Defaults
Returns all settings to the factory defaults. This must be
followed by a Save.
Save
Permanently saves the adapter settings to the current
adapter.