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Choices: enabled, disabled
Default: disabled
When a Fibre Channel loop is initialized, each Adapter selects and
configures itself to an available ID.
Hard Address Enable
permits
the host to select the value entered in the
Hard Address
field.
*Hard Address
Choices: None, 0-125
Default: 0
The value used as the FC-AL hard address. A value to represent the
address if hard addressing is enabled.
Execution Throttle (8Gb, 16Gb or 32Gb)
Choices: 1- 255
Default: 255 (Disabled)
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent commands which
can be achieved per port or per SCSI Target. Higher numbers or
disabling the feature may increase performance, but some
Adapters react poorly when flooded with too many commands at
a time, ultimately decreasing performance. Note that the setting
applies to the aggregate of all LUNs controlled by the SCSI Target.
Frame Size
Choices: 512, 1024, 2048
Default: 2048
Changes the size of the FC packet of information being sent.
Typically, the initiator and target negotiates the desired frame size,
starting with the largest value. The frame size should be set to the
largest value for
normal operation.
*Connection Mode Options
Choices: AL, PTP, AL Preferred, PTP Preferred
Default: PTP Preferred
Arbitrated Loop (AL):
Connects to either an Arbitrated Loop or a
Fabric Loop Port (FL Port) on a switch.
Point-to-Point (PTP): Connects to a direct Fabric connection, such
as an F port on a switch or directly to another Adapter that is
capable of running in PTP mode.
AL Preferred: Allows the card to determine what kind of connection
to use, but tries to connect in Loop mode first, then Point-to-Point
mode.
PTP Preferred: Allows the card to determine what kind of
connection is to use, but tries to connect in Point-to-Point mode
first, then Loop mode.
Sometimes it is necessary to force a given connect mode
because there is no industry standard for the topology detection
protocol and some Adapters may not connect when set to one of the
automatic modes.
Data Rate
Choices for 32 Gig: 8Gb/sec, 16Gb/sec, 32Gb/sec, Auto
Choices for 16 Gig: 4Gb/sec., 8Gb/sec., 16Gb/sec., Auto
Choices for 8 Gig: 4Gb/sec., 8Gb/sec., Auto
Default: Auto
Selects the Fibre Channel transmission rate.
Auto
indicates that
the Adapter determines the rate based upon the Adapters
connected.
Note: 16 Gig, 32 Gig and Loop Only are incompatible choices and will
not be allowed.
Interrupt Coalesce
Choices: None, Low, Medium, High
Default: None
Specifies the time period a Adapter chip delays an interrupt. This
allows the Adapter chip to queue up more than one interrupt
before interrupting the CPU. When this methodology is chosen
there is less overhead to service the interrupts. However, the
coalescing time may delay the delivery of the completion for a
single interrupt.
Port Down Retry Count
Choices: 0-255
Default: 8
The number of times the driver retries a command to a port which
is currently logged out.
Link Down Timeout
Choices: 0-255
Default: 0
The number of seconds the driver waits for a link that is down to
come up before reporting it to the operating system.
Spinup Delay
Choices: 0-255
Default: 0
Specifies number of seconds the driver waits for the first Adapter to
be logged in and become ready.
* Only for TLFC 2082 and TLFC 2162
