FibreQuik - Fibre Channel Adapter User Guide
Persistent Bindings
Persistent Bindings is the term used to indicate the mapping of
SCSI ID to FC Worldwide Name (WWN). By keeping a
persistent binding, the loop ID or port ID of a device may
change and the device will still be properly addressed.
In the Cambex AIX driver, persistent binding is automatic. At
configuration time, all devices that are found are automatically
assigned to a SCSI ID and a persistent binding is created.
Persistent bindings are by port name and are kept in the ODM
database. They are preserved and restored at reboot for all FC
devices.
To display the SCSI ID to WWN mapping for all adapters and
devices, issue the command:
/usr/lpp/cbxfc/fctest
SMIT commands
The commands available in SMIT are in the
devices
menu
under
Cambex Fibre Channel Adapter
:
List all Cambex FC adapters
This provides the name and location of each adapter.
Change / Show Characteristics of an Adapter
Allows the user to display and modify attributes. Changeable
attributes (with default values in parentheses) are described
below. The defaults are chosen to give best performance in
most applications..
Attributes used only in loop mode
Adapter fibre channel loop ID (0)
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