Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters Using QConvergeConsole

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8–Configuring FCoE in a Linux Environment Configuring FCoE Parameters Using QLogic Utilities

Table 8-3. QConvergeConsole and Fast!UTIL Comparison

Utility

Installation

Online or Offline

How to Access

Required for

 

RHEL 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agent (qlremote),

Yes

Online, requires a func-

Download from http://driver-

QConvergeConsole

 

tioning operating system

downloads.qlogic.com/. For

GUI, or QConverge-

 

to run

information about installing

Console CLI

 

 

QLogic utilities, refer to “Man-

 

 

 

agement Tool Installation” on

 

 

 

page 4-26.

 

 

 

 

Fast!UTIL

No

Offline, runs from the code

Press CTRL+Q at the QLogic

 

 

resident on the adapter.

BIOS prompt during system

 

 

The operating system is

startup. For more information,

 

 

not required to make

refer to “Offline Utilities” on

 

 

changes.

page 9-1.

 

 

 

 

Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters Using

QConvergeConsole

For information about installing and launching the QConvergeConsole GUI, refer to “Management Tool Installation” on page 4-26.

You can configure most of the adapter FCoE driver parameters using QConvergeConsole GUI. The application presents the driver parameters as HBA parameters and advanced HBA parameters, as shown in Table 8-4.

Table 8-4. QConvergeConsole GUI FCoE Driver Parameters

HBA Parameters

Advanced HBA Parameters

 

 

Frame Size

Operation Mode

Enable HBA Port Loop ID

Interrupt Delay Timer

Hard Loop ID

Execution Throttle

Loop Reset Delay

Login Retry Count

Enable HBA Port BIOS

Port Down Retry Count

Enable Fibre Channel Tape Support

Link Down Timeout

 

LUNs Per Target

 

Enable LIP Full Login

 

Enable Target Reset

 

Enable OoOFR

 

 

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Q-Logic 8100 SERIES Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters Using QConvergeConsole, QConvergeConsole and Fast!UTIL Comparison