Avago Technologies LSI SAS 3041E-R - Manual (Page 146)

8-8 SCSI EFI BIOS and Setup Utility
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8.4.3 Adapter Properties Menu: FC Adapters
The Adapter Properties menu allows you to view and modify adapter
settings. It also gives you access to the adapter’s device settings.
Figure 8.3 shows the Adapter Properties menu for fibre channel
controllers.
Boot Support Indicates whether an adapter is enabled for LSI software control or reserved for
control by non-LSI software. The possible selections are:
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Enabled BIOS & OS: (default) Both the BIOS and OS driver will control the
adapter.
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Enabled BIOS Only: The BIOS will control the adapter; OS drivers will not
control it. Some OS drivers may not support this setting; for example, there is
no means to disable an adapter in a Windows driver.
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Enabled OS Only: The BIOS will not control the adapter, but the OS driver will
control the adapter.
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Disabled: The BIOS will not control the adapter when loaded. However, the
adapter will still be visible through the configuration protocol.
Changes in this setting are reflected in the LSI Control field on the Adapter List
menu. Changes do not take effect until the system reboots.
Host SCSI ID The SCSI identifier of the adapter. LSI recommends that you leave this setting at
the default, SCSI ID 7.
Secondary Cluster
Server Specifies whether an adapter has one or more attached devices that are shared
with other adapter(s). The possible selections are:
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No: (Default) The driver is free to perform SCSI bus resets as needed.
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Yes: The driver avoids SCSI Bus resets as much as possible. Fewer SCSI bus
resets means optimized performance in a multi-initiator shared-bus
environment.
LSI recommends that this field be set to Yes in multi-initiator configurations.
Microsoft Cluster Server requires a Yes value.
Termination
Control Indicates whether an adapter has automatic termination control.
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Auto (default) indicates that the adapter automatically determines to enable or
disable its termination.
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Off indicates that termination at the adapter is off and that other devices at the
ends of the SCSI bus must terminate the bus.
If Auto is grayed out, it means that termination is not programmable.
Defaults> Select this option and press Enter to reset the values on this screen to their
default settings.
Table 8.3 Adapter Properties Field Descriptions: SCSI Adapters (Cont.)
Field Description