
7
Symmetrix Fibre Channel with Qlogic HBAs on Linux Hosts
Arbitrated Loop Configurations
Setting the NVRAM
Variables
Follow the steps below to set the NVRAM variables.
CAUTION
!
Any time the default settings for the adapter are chosen via
Fast!Util, the NVRAM settings specific to EMC are overwritten.
EMC recommends that you do not select the default adapter
settings option from Fast!Util.
1. As the host boots, press
ALT-Q when prompted Press <Alt-Q>
for Fast!Util
.
2. After the Fast!Util program loads, the display will depend on
whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed:
• If there is only one QLogic HBA, a Fast!Util Options menu
will appear.
• If there are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupied
by those HBAs will appear. Using the arrow keys, select the
desired HBA and press
ENTER. The Fast!Util Options menu
will then appear.
3. From the Fast!Util Options menu, select Configuration Settings.
4. On the Configuration Settings menu, select Host Adapter
Settings.
5. Change the setting for Frame Size to 2048.
6. Select Host Adapter BIOS and press
ENTER to change the setting to
Disabled.
7. Select Adapter Hard Loop ID and press ENTER to change the
setting to Disabled.
8. Press
ESC to return to the Configuration Settings menu.
9. Select Selectable Boot Settings from the Configuration Settings
menu. Make sure that Selectable Boot Device is Disabled. If it is
not, press
ENTER to change the setting.
10. Press
ESC to return to the Configuration Settings menu.
11. On the Configuration Settings menu, select Advanced Adapter
Settings.
12. Increase the setting for Execution Throttle to 256.
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