Q-Logic FC HBA CLI manual Using HBA Parameter Templates

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When you select the HBA Parameters Template option, SANsurfer FC HBA CLI prompts you to select an HBA port (or All HBAs), and then offers some or all of the following template types:

„EMC (EMC-specific settings)

„HP (HP-specific settings)

„HPQ (HP-specific settings – 2Gb HP HBAs)

„IBM (IBM-specific settings)

„QLGC (QLogic-specific settings)

„SUN (SUN-specific settings)

Select one of the templates to apply it immediately to the HBA port instance (or All HBAs.) The following is returned:

Updating HBA Parameters on HBA instance n - QLA2nnn. Please wait...

HBA Parameters update complete. Changes have been saved and applied to the HBA instance n.

4.10.5.1

Using HBA Parameter Templates

Use templates to set OEM-specific storage qualified HBA parameters to a pre-determined value without using a specific DAT/DEF file for each HBA type that you might be using.

NOTE:

Settings that are effected by the template apply only to the ISP 2300/2310/23x2 2Gb HBAs and the ISP2422/2432 4Gb HBAs.

The following ISP2422/2432 parameters are subject to the template feature:

„Execution Throttle specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is reached, no new commands are executed until the current command finishes executing

„Descending Loop ID Search specifies in what order the firmware assigns the AL_PA (ArbitratedLoop_PhysicalAddress). The firmware searches all the nodes in a loop topology and assigns the AL_PA in a descending order if you select 0, ascending order if you select 1.

„Maximum LUNs Per Target specifies the maximum number of LUNs per target. Multiple LUN support is typically for RAID boxes that use LUNs to map drives.

„Port Down Retry Count specifies the number of times SANsurfer FC HBA CLI retries a command to a port returning port down status.

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