User`s guide

2–Installing Software and Initial Setup
Multi-boot Image for Fibre Channel Adapter Function Configuration Utility
FC0054609-00 B 2-5
Selectable Boot Settings
The Configuration Settings menu provides access to the Selectable Boot Settings
option. If you enable the Host Bus Adapter BIOS in the adapter settings, you can
select the boot device, as shown in Table 2-2.
Spin Up
Delay
Enabled/
Disabled
Disabled When this setting is enabled, the BIOS waits
up to two minutes to find the first drive.
Connection
Options
0/1/2 2 This setting defines the type of connection:
 0—loop only (for the 4Gb and 8Gb data
rate)
 1—point-to-point only (for the 4Gb, 8Gb,
and 16Gb data rate)
 2—loop preferred, then point-to-point (for
the 4Gb, 8Gb, and 16Gb data rate)
Fibre Chan-
nel Tape
Support
Enabled/
Disabled
Enabled This setting enables FCP-2 recovery.
Data Rate 2/3/4/5 2 This setting determines the data rate:
 2—The adapter auto-negotiates and
determines the data rate.
 3—The adapter runs at 4Gbps.
 4—The adapter runs at 8Gbps.
 5—The adapter runs at 16Gbps. Loop
mode is not supported.
Table 2-2. Selectable Boot Settings
Enable
Selectable
Boot
Boot
WWPN/
LUN
Device Boot
No — The BIOS configures the first disk drive it finds as the boot
device.
Yes None
specified
The BIOS configures the first disk drive it finds that is also
LUN 0 as the boot device.
Table 2-1. Adapter Settings (Continued)
Setting Values Default Description