Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver
An example of the console output displayed when modinfo is run on the qla2xxx module is as follows:
[root@l82bi205 ~]# modinfo qla2xxx filename:
version: | 8.01.06 |
license: | GPL |
description: | QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver |
author: | QLogic Corporation |
parm: | ql2xfdmienable:Enables FDMI registratons Default is 0 - no FDMI. |
1 - perfom FDMI. | |
parm: | ql2xfwloadbin:Option to enable loading of ISP24xx firmware via the |
request_firmware() (hotplug) interface. If enabled, a file, ql2400_fw.bin, (containing the firmware image) should be hotplug accessible.
parm: | extended_error_logging:Option to enable extended error logging, |
Default is 0 - no logging. 1 - log errors. | |
parm: | ql2xioctltimeout:IOCTL timeout value in seconds for |
commands. Default is 66 seconds. | |
parm: | ql2xprocessrscn:Option to enable port RSCN handling via a series |
of lessfabric intrusive ADISCs and PLOGIs. | |
parm: | ql2xprocessnotready:Option to disable handling of |
driver. Default is 1 - Handled by the driver. Set to 0 - Disable the handling
inside the driver |
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parm: | ql2xloginretrycount:Specify an alternate value for the NVRAM login | |
retry count. |
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parm: | ql2xdoinitscan:Signal | |
0 |
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parm: | ql2xsuspendcount:Number of | |
while a target returns a <NOT READY> status. Default is 10 iterations. |
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parm: | Bind:Target persistent binding method: 0 by Portname (default); 1 | |
by PortID; 2 by Nodename. |
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parm: | ConfigRequired:If 1, then only configured devices passed in through | |
theql2xopts parameter will be presented to the OS |
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parm: | ql2xintrdelaytimer:ZIO: Waiting time for Firmware before it |
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generates an interrupt to the host to notify completion of request. |
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parm: | ql2xenablezio:Option to enable ZIO:If 1 then enable it otherwise | |
use the default set in the NVRAM. Default is 0 : disabled |
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parm: | ql2xplogiabsentdevice:Option to enable PLOGI to devices that are | |
not present after a Fabric scan. This is needed for several broken |
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switches.Default is 0 - no PLOGI. 1 - perfom PLOGI. |
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parm: | displayConfig:If 1 then display the configuration used in |
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/etc/modprobe.conf. |
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parm: | ql2xretrycount:Maximum number of | |
command. Default value is 20, |
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parm: | qlport_down_retry:Maximum number of command retries to a port that | |
returnsa |
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parm: | ql2xlogintimeout:Login timeout value in seconds. |
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parm: | ql2xmaxqdepth:Maximum queue depth to report for target devices. | |
parm: | ql2xtgtemul:Enable/Disable target combining emulation.Default : 1 | |
Enable target failover emulation for targets created by lunid matching | : 0 | |
Disable target failover emulation |
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Fibre Channel and FCoE out of kernel driver versions
87
