Installing The Qlogic Adapter Card For An Intel Host Running Linux; Recommended Settings For The Qlogic Adapter Card For An Intel Host Running Linux - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Attachment Manual

adapter for these detailed instructions that are unique to your host adapter. You
must follow these instructions for a successful installation of the adapter driver. See
http://www.emulex.com for the latest documentation.

Installing the QLogic adapter card for an Intel host running Linux

This section tells you how to attach an Intel host system running Linux to a storage
unit with the QLogic QLA23xx adapter card.
Single- and dual-port fibre-channel interfaces with the QLogic adapter cards support
the following public and private loop modes:
v Target
v Public initiator
v Private initiator
v Target and public initiator
v Target and private initiator
Note: The following steps are an example configuration. The configuration for your
1. Install the QLogic QLA23xx adapter card in the host system.
2. Connect the cable to the storage unit port.
3. Restart the server.
4. Press Ctrl+Q to get to the FAST!Util menu panel.
5. Use FAST!Util to set the parameters to the values listed in the following table:
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adapter might differ.
Table 6. Recommended settings for the QLogic adapter card for an Intel host running Linux
Parameters
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
Frame size
Loop reset delay
Adapter hard loop ID
Hard loop ID
Execution throttle
Fast command posting
>4 GB addressing
LUNs per target
Enable LIP reset
Enable LIP full login
Enable target reset
Login retry count
Port down retry count
Driver load RISC code
Enable database updates
Disable database load
IOCB allocation
Recommended settings
Disabled
2048
5 (minimum)
Disabled
0
100
Enabled
Disabled (for 32-bit systems)
0 or 128
No
Yes
Yes
v 60 if you are not running the SDD
v 8 if you are running the SDD
v 60 if you are not running the SDD
v 8 if you are running the SDD
Enabled
No
No
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