Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual # modprobe -v miimon=100 mode=0, # vi /etc/modprobe.conf

6–Configuring NIC Functionality in the Converged Network Adapter Configuring the NIC in a Linux Environment

2.Load the Linux bonding driver module and specify parameters to be changed. One or more parameters can be specified separated by a space. The following command sets MII link monitoring frequency to 100ms and enables the round-robin policy mode:

#modprobe -v miimon=100 mode=0

3.Verify that the values for these parameters have changed by issuing the following command:

#cat /sys/class/net/bond0/bonding/miimon

#cat /sys/class/net/bond0/bonding/mode

Making Persistent Changes to the Bonding Driver (recommended)

To make changes to driver parameters that persist across reboots, edit the file /etc/modprobe.conf, add the QLogic FCoE driver parameters and values, build a new RAMDISK image and reboot. For example:

1.Open the file /etc/modprobe.conf with an editor in read/write mode by issuing the following command:

# vi /etc/modprobe.conf

2.Add the driver parameters, save the file, and then exit the editor by issuing the following commands:

alias bond0 bonding

options bonding miimon=100 mode=0

3.Create a new RAMDISK (initrd image) by issuing the following command:

a.Change directory to the location containing the RAMDISK images by issuing the following command:

#cd /boot

b.Create a backup copy of the RAMDISK (initrd) image by issuing the following command:

#cp initrd-[kernel version].img initrd-[kernel version].img.bak

c.Generate a new RAMDISK image containing the updated QLogic FCoE driver by issuing the following command:

#mkinitrd -f initrd-[kernel version].img `uname -r`

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