8–Configuring FCoE in a Linux Environment FCoE Driver Parameters for Linux

Table 8-1. FCoE Driver Parameters for Linux

Parameter

Description

Default

 

Range

Configuration

 

Method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ql2xextended_error_l

Enables or disables the driver

0

0

—Disable

modprobe,

ogging

to print verbose logging infor-

 

1

—Enable

sysfs

 

mation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ql2xdevdiscgoldfw

Enables or disables device dis-

0

0

—Disable

modprobe,

 

covery with golden firmware.

 

1

—Enable

sysfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ql2xfdmienable

Enables or disables FDMI reg-

0

0

—Disable

modprobe,

 

istration.

 

1

—Enable

sysfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ql2xmaxqdepth

Maximum queue depth

32

32

modprobe,

 

reported to SCSI mid-level per

 

 

 

sysfs

 

device. The queue depth spec-

 

 

 

 

 

ifies the number of outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

requests per LUN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ql2xqfulltracking

Enables or disables driver

1

0

—Disable

modprobe,

 

tracking of queue full-status

 

1

—Enable

sysfs

 

returns, and dynamically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjusts a SCSI device's queue

 

 

 

 

 

depth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ql2xqfullrampup

Time to wait before increasing

120

120 seconds

modprobe,

 

the queue depth for a device

 

 

 

sysfs

 

after a queue-full condition has

 

 

 

 

 

been detected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ql2xenablemsix

Enables or disables MSI-X

1

0

—Disable

modprobe,

 

interrupt mechanisms.

 

1

—Enable

sysfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ql2xetsenable

Enables or disables firmware

0

0

—Disable

modprobe,

 

ETS burst.

 

1

—Enable

sysfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation Mode

Number of reduced interrupt

0

0, 5, 6

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operation (ZIO) modes. ZIO

 

 

 

QConverge-

 

modes allow the posting of

 

 

 

Console GUI,

 

multiple command completions

 

 

 

or QConverge-

 

in a single interrupt.

 

 

 

Console CLI

 

 

 

 

 

 

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