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Item

+/- =
Change
[Item]

Changes items with values in [ ] brackets. Use the ‘+’ and ‘-’ keys in the top row of the main
keyboard or use the numeric keypad ‘+’ and ‘-’ keys to change values. When pressed, they toggle a
modifiable field to its next relative value. ‘+’ toggles the value up and ‘-’ toggles the value down.

Esc =
Abort/Exit

Aborts the current context operation and/or exits the current screen.

Home/End
= Select
Item

Moves the cursor to the start/end of a scrollable field.

Enter =
Execute
<Item>

Executes options with values in < > brackets. Press Enter to execute the field’s associated function.

Main Menu

When you invoke the Configuration Utility, the Main menu appears. This screen displays the host adapters in the
system and information about them. Table 2-2. lists the fields on this menu and their descriptions.

Table 2-2. Main Menu Fields and Descriptions

Field

Field Type

Description

Adapter

Information

Indicates the specific family of host adapters. Clicking on an entry under Adapter will
lead to the Adapter Properties menu.

PCI Bus

Information

Indicates the PCI bus number (range 0x00-0xFF, 0-255 decimal) assigned by the system
BIOS to an adapter.

Dev/Func

Information

Indicates the PCI Device/Function assigned by the system BIOS to an adapter.

An 8-bit value is mapped as follows:

Bits [7:3]: Device (range 0x00-0x1F, 0-31 decimal)
Bits [2:0]: Function (range [0-7])

Port
Number

Information

Indicates the I/O port number that communicates with an adapter, which the system
BIOS assigns.

IRQ

Information

Indicates the Interrupt Request Line used by an adapter, which is assigned by the
system BIOS.

NVM

Information

Indicates whether an adapter has NVM associated with it. An adapter’s configuration is
stored in its associated NVM. NVM can refer to NVRAM that is resident on a host
adapter.

Boot
Order

Information

Indicates the relative boot order (0 to 3) of the channel. The Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS
traverses up to four channels in the specified order in search of bootable media. To
modify this field, access the Boot Adapter List menu.

LSI
Logic
Control

Information

Indicates whether an adapter is eligible for LSI Logic software control or is reserved for
control by non-LSI Logic software.

Mirror
Status

Information

The Mirror Status column gives an overall status of the Mirrored Pair. The value of this
field is Optimal, Degraded, Resyncing, Failed, or No value. No value, indicated by a
dash, means a mirrored pair does not reside on this adapter. A degraded status indicates
the user should navigate to the Mirroring Properties menu to investigate what is
causing the mirrored pair to run in degraded mode.

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