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Chapter 3

Disk Management

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3.3

Starting the SAS BIOS Configuration
Utility

If you have SAS BIOS version 6.x.x with the Fusion-MPT SAS BIOS Configuration
Utility, you can change the default configuration of the SAS host adapters. You may
decide to change these default values if there is a conflict between device settings or
if you need to optimize system performance.

The version number of the SAS BIOS appears in a banner displayed on the computer
monitor during bootup. If the utility is available, this message also appears during
bootup:

Press Ctrl+C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility...

This message remains on the screen for about five seconds, giving you time to start
the utility. If you press Ctrl+C, the message changes to:

Please wait, invoking LSI Logic Configuration Utility...

After a brief pause, the computer monitor displays the Main menu of the
Fusion-MPT SAS BIOS Configuration Utility. These messages may appear during the
boot process:

Adapter removed from boot order!

This message appears when an adapter has been removed from the system or has
been relocated behind a PCI bridge.

Adapter configuration may have changed, reconfiguration is

suggested!

This message appears if none of the information in the NVRAM is valid.

Updating Adapter List!

This message appears when fewer than four adapters are in the boot order and
more adapters exist than are shown.

Caution –

The SAS BIOS Configuration Utility is a powerful tool. If, while using it,

you disable the controller, press Ctrl+E (or Ctrl+A on versions earlier than 5.00) after
memory initialization during reboot to reenable and reconfigure the controller.

Note –

The RAID firmware needs at least 64 Mbytes of unused disk space at the end

of each drive to store metadata.