IBM 59P5712 Installation And User Manual page 39

Table 3. Extended firmware settings
Setting
Extended control block
RIO operation mode
Connection options
NonParticipating hard ID
Class 2 service
ACK0
Fibre Channel tape support
Fibre Channel confirm
Command reference
number
Read transfer ready
Response timer
Interrupt delay timer
Extended control block: Enables all other extended firmware settings. The
default is Enabled.
RIO operation mode: Specifies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) modes,
if supported by the software device driver. RIO modes enable posting multiple
command completions in a single interrupt (see Table 4). The default is 0.
Table 4. RIO operation modes
Option Operation mode
0 No multiple responses
1 Multiple responses, 16-bit handles, interrupt host
2 Multiple responses, 32-bit handles, interrupt host
3 Multiple responses, 16-bit handles, delay host interrupt
4 Multiple responses, 32-bit handles, delay host interrupt
Connection options: Defines the type of connection (loop or point-to-point) or
connection preference (see Table 5 on page 28). The default is 3.
Options
Enabled or Disabled
0, 1, 2, 3, 4
0, 1, 2, 3
Enabled or Disabled
Enabled or Disabled
Enabled or Disabled
Enabled or Disabled
Enabled or Disabled
Enabled or Disabled
Enabled or Disabled
0–255
0–255
Default
Enabled
0
3
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
0
0
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