Configuring Storage Drivers - IBM Flex System FC5024D User Manual

Configuring storage drivers

This section provides an overview of storage driver functions that you can configure for the IBM Flex
System FC5024D 4-Port 16Gb FC Adapter on supported operating systems. For detailed information on
configuring these parameters, refer to the "Adapter Configuration" appendix in the Brocade Adapters
Installation and Reference Manual located at
ATTENTION
These parameters should only be changed by power users with great caution.
Storage instance-specific persistent parameters
You can modify default values for the following functions using BCU commands and specific driver
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You can modify default values for these parameters using BCU commands to modify the bfa.conf file.
For more detailed information, refer to the "Adapter Configuration" appendix in the Brocade Adapters
Installation and Reference Manual.
NOTE
Driver parameters should only be changed by power users with great caution.
Storage driver-level parameters
Driver-level configuration parameters are global parameters used by all storage driver instances. The
default values for the driver configuration parameters are compiled into the driver. Tools for configuring
these parameters depend on the operating system and parameter being configured.
Linux and VMware parameters
You can modify parameters for the following functions:
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Installing the adapter
Authorization algorithm, policy, and secret
Adapter name
vHBA interrupt coalesce, delay, and latency
Log level
Path time-out value (TOV)
PCIe maximum read request size
Port maximum frame size, speed, topology, and name
Port enable, disable, topology, name, and speed
Maximum scatter gather elements supported
Maximum SCSI requests per LUN
Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) enable or disable
Host name
Linkup delay
Enable/disable auto-recover IOC on heartbeat failure
Adapter log level setting
Wait time for boot targets to come online
Configuring the adapter
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