HP 8 Internal Port SAS Controller and HP Multi-Port Internal SAS Controller Support Guide, September 2009

SCSI Plug and Play Mapping Automatically determines
the most efficient and
compatible settings. This is
the default setting.
Alternate CHS Mapping Uses an alternate and
potentially less-efficient
mapping system that might
be required if a device is
moved between adapters
from different vendors.
Link Error Settings Indicates error conditions: Invalid DWORDs, Loss of DWORDs
Sync, Running Disparity Errors, and PHY REset Errors.
Invalid DWORDs Indicates the number of
invalid DWORDs received
(outside of PHY reset
sequences) since the last
PHY Link Error reset.
Loss of DWORDs Sync Indicates the number of
times that DWORD
synchronization was lost
since the last PHY Link
Error Reset.
Running Disparity Errors Indicates the number of
DWORDs with running
disparity errors that have
been received (outside of
PHY reset sequences) since
the last PHY Link Error
reset.
PHY REset Errors Indicates the number of
times that the PHY Reset
sequence has failed since
the last PHY Link Error
Reset.
To access the following additional screens, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press
Enter:
• Advanced Device Properties. See “Advanced Device Properties Screen.”
• Spinup Properties. See “Spinup Properties Screen” (page 29).
• PHY Properties. See “PHY Properties Screen” (page 29).
To reset all of the settings on the Advanced Adapter Properties screen to their default values,
highlight the Restore Defaults field and press Enter.
Advanced Device Properties Screen
To access the Advanced Device Properties, highlight the Advanced Device Properties field on
the Advanced Adapter Properties screen and press Enter.
Use the Advanced Device Properties screen to view and modify infrequently accessed device
settings.
You can change the values in the following fields on the Advanced Device Properties screen:
Maximum Block IO Devices Specifies the maximum number of devices attached to the
adapter that you can nstall a pre-OS IO interface on.
The drvcfg Utility 27