Table 6: Driver for Linux, LPFC Static Parameters (Requires a driver reload to change) (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

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sysfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_fcp_bind_method

2

1

4

Specifies method of binding each

Yes

 

 

 

 

port. Values:

 

 

 

 

 

1: WWNN binding

 

 

 

 

 

2: WWPN binding

 

 

 

 

 

3: D_ID binding

 

 

 

 

 

4: ALPA binding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_fdmi_on

0

0

2

False (0) if disabled. (1) or (2) if

Yes

 

 

 

 

enabled depending on type of

 

 

 

 

 

support needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_scan_down

1

0=Off

1=On

Select method for scanning ALPA

Yes

 

 

 

 

to assign a SCSI ID.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_max_luns

256

1

32768

Specifies the maximum number of

Yes

 

 

 

 

LUNs per target. A value of 20

 

 

 

 

 

means LUNs from 0 to 19 are

 

 

 

 

 

valid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_multi_ring_support*

1

1

2

Determines the number of primary

No

 

 

 

 

SLI rings over which to spread

 

 

 

 

 

IOCB entries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Variable not tunable in HBAnyware.

All LPFC dynamic parameters are read/write using sysfs.

Table 7: Driver for Linux, LPFC Dynamic Parameters (Do not require a driver reload to change)

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lpfc_discovery_min_wait*

3

0

60

The minimum number of seconds

 

 

 

 

the driver waits for the discovery to

 

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_discovery_wait_limit*

600

0

600 (special value

The maximum number of seconds

 

 

 

meaning no limit)

the driver waits for the discovery to

 

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_linkup_wait_limit*

15

0

60

The number of seconds the driver

 

 

 

 

waits for the link to come up.

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_log_verbose

0x0

0x0

0xffff

(bit mask) Extra activity logging.

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_nodev_tmo

30

0

255

Seconds to hold I/O errors if device

 

 

 

 

disappears.

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_use_adisc

0

0=Off

1=On

Send ADISC instead of PLOGI for

 

 

 

 

device discovery or RSCN.

 

 

 

 

 

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