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ICP RAID Console Table 10-9. Advanced Settings Parameter Shrink BIOS after POST Options Off On Auto BIOS RAM allocation method DPMEM mapping Auto Older Move below 1MB Do not move Description The BIOS is not shrunk after the POST phase. The BIOS is always shrunk after the POST phase. The ICP RAID controller decides whether or not to shrink the BIOS. The BIOS address space is automatically allocated. The BIOS address space is allocated according to an older PCI specification. The DPMEM address space is allocated below 1MB. The DPMEM address space is always above 1MB. 10.5.1.6 Cluster Settings To access this menu option, from the Advanced Setup menu, select the Configure Controller option and press Enter to display the Configure Controller menu, then select the Cluster Settings option and press Enter to display the Cluster Channels screen (Figure 10-66). Note: Refer to the accompanying Hardware Guide of the ICP RAID controller to determine if the Cluster Settings option is supported. The Cluster Settings menu option is selectable only with ICP RAID controllers that are equipped with cluster firmware. This menu allows the user to enable and disable the IO channels of the ICP RAID controller for clustering. Special care must be taken that the IO processors of a shared channel have different IDs, otherwise, there will be conflicts. A description of each of the cluster settings is provided in Table 10-10. Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to switch between screen options, and toggle a setting by pressing to choose a parameter. Figure 10-66. Cluster Channels Screen Software Installation and User's Guide 119

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Software Installation and User’s Guide
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ICP RAID Console
10.5.1.6
Cluster Settings
To access this menu option, from the Advanced Setup menu, select the
Configure
Controller
option and press Enter to display the Configure Controller menu, then select
the
Cluster Settings
option and press Enter to display the Cluster Channels screen
(
Figure 10-66
).
Note:
Refer to the accompanying Hardware Guide of the ICP RAID controller to determine if
the
Cluster Settings
option is supported.
The
Cluster Settings
menu option is selectable only with ICP RAID controllers that are
equipped with cluster firmware. This menu allows the user to enable and disable the IO
channels of the ICP RAID controller for clustering. Special care must be taken that the IO
processors of a shared channel have different IDs, otherwise, there will be conflicts. A
description of each of the cluster settings is provided in
Table 10-10
. Use the up arrow and
down arrow keys to switch between screen options, and toggle a setting by pressing
<Enter> to choose a parameter.
Figure 10-66. Cluster Channels Screen
Table 10-9. Advanced Settings
Parameter
Options
Description
Shrink BIOS
after POST
Off
The BIOS is not shrunk after the POST phase.
On
The BIOS is always shrunk after the POST phase.
Auto
The ICP RAID controller decides whether or not to
shrink the BIOS.
BIOS RAM
allocation
method
Auto
The BIOS address space is automatically
allocated.
Older
The BIOS address space is allocated according to
an older PCI specification.
DPMEM
mapping
Move below
1MB
The DPMEM address space is allocated below
1MB.
Do not move
The DPMEM address space is always above 1MB.