Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 55
▼ To Modify SAS-Specific REM Settings With a -
Select Utility
In addition to the general settings listed on“To Modify General Settings With a -
Select Utility” on page 54, the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module has SAS-specific
settings that can be modified if required.
● Select PHY Configuration from the SerialSelect main menu and change the
settings listed in the following table.
Note – Default settings are shown in bold type.
Removable Media
Devices Boot
Support
When enabled, removable media devices, such as CD drives, are
supported.
Alarm Control When enabled, the alarm sounds. Default is enabled.
Note—When the alarm is turned off (disabled), it automatically
turns back on after a reboot.
SATA Native
Command Queuing
(NCQ)
When enabled, NCQ is enabled. Disable this feature if you want
to attach more than 48 SATA II disk drives. Available with SATA II
disk drives only.
TABLE B-2 SAS-Specific REM Settings
Option Description
PHY Rate The data transfer rate between the REM and devices. The default setting is
Auto, which allows the SAS card to adjust the data transfer rate as
required.
CRC
Checking
When enabled, determines whether the REM verifies the accuracy of data
transfer on the serial bus. Default setting is Yes (enabled). Set to No
(disabled) only if the REM is connected to a device that does not support
CRC Checking.
SAS
Address
In a situation where you want each phy on a REM to be in a different SAS
domain, this setting specifies a unique world-wide name for each phy.
Default is 0.
Note: This setting is for SAS address conflict resolution only and must
otherwise remain at its default value.
TABLE B-1 General Settings (Continued)
Option Description
