FCA Utilities Reference Manual
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Using the emlxdrv Utility
The emlxdrv utility is intended to be used for binding (associating) the Emulex emlxs (Leadville Fibre
Channel) driver and the Emulex lpfc (traditional non-Leadville Fibre Channel) driver to the various
models of Emulex Fibre Channel HBAs. This allows both drivers to coexist in the same host and attach
to mutually exclusive Emulex Fibre Channel HBA models. In other words, the emlxs driver can be
configured to attach and operate one set of HBA models, while the lpfc driver can be configured to
attach and operate a different set of HBA models. However, Solaris does not allow both drivers to attach
and operate the same model of HBA even if there are multiple HBAs of that model present. If the driver
binding configuration is changed, the host system must usually be rebooted in order for the new
configuration to take effect.
Modes of Operation (emlxdrv)
The emlxdrv utility program can be run in two modes:
•
Interactive
•
CLI
Interactive Mode
(emlxdrv)
Run the emlxdrv utility program in interactive mode by typing the name of the program without any
command line arguments:
# emlxdrv
After it is started, the emlxdrv program scans the host system and prepares a driver configuration table
consisting of bindings (associations) between the emlxs and lpfc drivers and a list of Emulex Fibre
Channel HBA models. After the table is prepared, the utility displays the following:
EMLXDRV Driver Management Utility, Version 1.00j
COPYRIGHT © 2004-2005 Emulex. All rights reserved.
Driver Alias Present Boot Sun Models
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- lpfs no no no LP8000S and LP9002S (SBUS)
- f800 no no no LP8000 and LP8000DC
lpfc f900 yes no no LP9002, LP9002C, LP9002DC, and LP9402DC
lpfc f980 no no no LP9802 and LP9802DC
emlxs fa00 yes no no LP10000, LP10000DC and LP10000ExDC
emlxs fd00 no no no LP11000 and LP11002
emlxs fe00 no no no LPe11000 and LPe11002
emlxs f0a5 no no no 2G Blade Adapter (emlxs only)
emlxs fc00 yes no yes LP10000-S and LP10000DC-S
emlxs fc20 no no yes LPe11000-S and LPe11002-S
Available commands:
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set_emlxs <Alias> - Sets emlxs driver to bind to the specified device(s)
set_emlxs_sun - Sets emlxs driver to bind to all Sun devices
set_emlxs_all - Sets emlxs driver to bind to all devices
set_lpfc <Alias> - Sets lpfc driver to bind to the specified device(s)
set_lpfc_nonsun - Sets lpfc driver to bind to all non-Sun devices
clear_dev <Alias> - Clears driver binding to the specified device(s)
clear_lpfc - Clears all lpfc driver bindings
clear_emlxs - Clears all emlxs driver bindings
clear_sun - Clears driver bindings to all Sun devices
clear_nonsun - Clears driver bindings to all non-Sun devices
clear_all - Clears driver bindings to all devices
q - Exits this program.
emlxdrv>
