IBM eServer BladeCenter Fibre Channel Switch Module
Timeout Values
PAGE 132 QLOGIC SWITCH INTEROPERABILITY GUIDE

VERSION 1.0, MARCH 2003

IBM eServer BladeCenter Fibre Channel Switch Module CLINOTE: Use the CLI commands when the IBM eServer BladeCenter SAN Utility is not available.
Login: admin
Password: xxxxxxxx
IBM BladeCenter #> show config switch
Use the above command to verify that R_A_TOV is set to 10000 and E_D_TOV is set to 2000. If these timeout values are not correct, continue with this section. If the settings are correct, no
changes need to be made; proceed with the next appropriate section.
IBM BladeCenter #> admin start
IBM BladeCenter (admin) #> config edit
IBM BladeCenter (admin-config) #> set config switch
The following options display:
AdminState (1=Online, 2=Offline, 3=Diagnostics) [Online]
BroadcastEnabled (True / False) [True]
InbandEnabled (True / False) [True]
DefaultDomainID (decimal value, 1-239) [1]
DomainIDLock (True / False) [True]
SymbolicName (string, max=32 chars) [Fibre Channel Switch Module]
R_T_TOV (decimal value, 1-1000 msec) [100]
R_A_TOV (decimal value, 100-100000 msec) [9000] 10000
E_D_TOV (decimal value, 10-20000 msec) [1000] 2000
FS_TOV (decimal value, 100-100000 msec) [5000]
DS_TOV (decimal value, 100-100000 msec) [5000]
PrincipalPriority (decimal value, 1-255) [254]
ConfigDescription (string, max=64 chars) [Default Config]
IBM BladeCenter (admin-config) #> config save
IBM BladeCenter (admin) #> config activate
The configuration will be activated. Please confirm (y/n): [n] y