Table 11: Driver for VMware ESX Configuration Parameters (Continued)

Variable

Default

Min

Max

Dynamic

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_fcp_bind_DID

inactive

N/A

N/A

No

Bind specific SCSI IDs to targets

 

 

 

 

 

based on FC Port ID.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_fcp_bind_method

2

1

4

No

Specifies the bind method

 

 

 

 

 

(WWWN/WWPN/DID/ALPA map)

 

 

 

 

 

to be used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_fcp_bind_WWNN

inactive

N/A

N/A

No

Bind specific SCSI IDs to targets

 

 

 

 

 

based on FC WWNN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_fcp_bind_WWPN

inactive

N/A

N/A

No

Bind specific SCSI IDs to targets

 

 

 

 

 

based on FC WWPN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_fcp_class

3

2

3

Yes

FC class for FCP data

 

 

 

 

 

transmission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_fdmi_on

0

0

2

No

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

 

 

 

 

 

enabled depending on type of

 

 

 

 

 

support needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_initiator_login:

0

0

1

Yes

If this parameter is set to 1 then the

 

 

 

 

 

driver will allow logins to and from

 

 

 

 

 

other FCP initiators.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_inq_pqb_filter

1

0=Off

1=On

No

If true, the driver changes the

 

 

 

 

 

peripheral quantifier bit from 1 to 3

 

 

 

 

 

for inquiry responses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_iocb_wdog_tmo

40

0

55

No

Timeout value for pending FC I/O

 

 

 

 

 

in the driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_linkdown_tmo

30

0

255

Yes

(seconds) How long the driver

 

 

 

 

 

waits before deciding that the FC

 

 

 

 

 

link is down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_link_speed

0

0=auto select

No

Sets link speed.

 

 

1=1G

 

 

 

 

 

2=2G

 

 

 

 

 

4=4G

 

 

 

 

 

8=8G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_log_verbose

0x0

0x0

0xffff

Yes

(bit mask) Extra activity logging.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_lun_queue_depth

30

1

128

Yes

Default max commands sent to a

 

 

 

 

 

single logical unit (disk).

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_lun_skip

0

0=Off

1=On

No

Allows SCSI layers to detect all

 

 

 

 

 

LUNs if there are LUN holes on a

 

 

 

 

 

device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_max_lun

256

1

256

Yes

Specifies the maximum number of

 

 

 

 

 

LUNs per target. A value of 20

 

 

 

 

 

means LUNs from 0 to 19 are valid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

lpfc_max_target

256

1

256

No

This configuration parameter limits

 

 

 

 

 

how many targets the driver will

 

 

 

 

 

support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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