Installation guide

A – Fast!UTIL Configuration Settings
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A.2.4
Raw NVRAM Data
This option displays the adapter’s NVRAM contents in hexadecimal format. This
is a troubleshooting tool; you cannot modify the data.
A.2.5
Advanced Adapter Settings
From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Advanced Adapter
Settings. The default settings for the QLA2xxx host adapter board are listed in
table A-2 and described in the following paragraphs.
Execution Throttle. This setting specifies the maximum number of
commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is
reached, no new commands are executed until the current command finishes
executing. The valid options for this setting are: 1-256. The default is 16.
Fast Command Posting. This setting decreases command execution time
by minimizing the number of interrupts. The default is Enabled.
>4GByte Addressing. This option should be enabled if the system has more
than 4 Gbytes of memory available. The default is Disabled.
Table A-2. Advanced Adapter Settings
Setting Options Default
Execution Throttle 1-256 16
Fast Command Posting Enabled or Disabled Enabled
>4GByte Addressing Enabled or Disabled Disabled
LUNs per Target 0, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 8
Enable LIP Reset Yes or No No
Enable LIP Full Login Yes or No Yes
Enable Target Reset Yes or No No
Login Retry Count 0-255 8
Port Down Retry Count 0-255 8
Drivers Load RISC Code Enabled or Disabled Enabled
Enable Database Updates Yes or No No
IOCB Allocation 1-512 buffers 256 buffers
Extended Error Logging Enabled or Disabled Disabled