User`s guide

28 Implementing an Open IBM SAN
a. Execution throttle: 240
b. Fast command posting: Enabled
c. >4 GB addressing: Disabled for 32 bit systems
d. LUNs per target: 0
e. Enable LIP reset: No
f. Enable LIP full login: No
g. Enable target reset: Yes
h. Login retry count: 20 (minimum)
i. Port down retry count: 20 (minimum)
j. Driver load RISC code: Enabled
k. Enable database updates: No
l. Disable database load: No
m. IOCB allocation: 256
n. Extended error logging: Disabled (might be enabled for debugging)
7. Press Esc to return to the Configuration Settings menu.
8. From the Configuration Settings menu, scroll down to Extended Firmware
Settings. Press Enter.
9. From the Extended Firmware Settings menu, scroll down to Connection
Options to open the Option and Type of Connection window.
10.Press Enter.
11.Select from one of the following options:
– 0: Loop only
– 1: Point-to-point
– 2: Loop preferred (If you cannot use arbitrated loop, then default to
point-to-point.)
– 3: Point-to point, otherwise loop (If you cannot use point-to-point, default
to arbitrated loop.)
12.Press Esc.
13.To save the changes, click Yes. Press Enter.
14.Restart the server.
Note: If you connect the ESS directly to the host system, the option you select
must match the port connections on the ESS.