IBM 2-Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI, Installation And Using Manual

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Using SMIT to Configure Options for AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5.1
This section provides instructions for configuring options for the Gigabit Fibre Channel
adapter.
Use SMIT to configure options as follows:
1. Log in as root user.
2. To start SMIT, type:
smit
Press Enter.
3. Select Devices.
Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter Configuration
To configure the Gigabit Fibre Channel (FC) Adapter, do the following:
1. Select the FC Adapter section.
FC Adapter Configurable Options are displayed on the screen.
2. Select Change/Show Characteristics.
A list of configurable FC Adapter options is displayed.
Change/Show Characteristics of a FC Adapter
Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[Entry Fields]
FC Adapter fcs0
Description FC Adapter
Status Available
Location 20-58
Maximum number of COMMANDS to queue to the adapter [200]+#
Maximum Transfer Size
[0x
Preferred AL_PA [0x1]+
INIT Link flags [al]+
Apply change to DATABASE only no+
Configuration Options
The FC Adapter has the following configuration options:
v
Maximum Number of Commands to Queue to the Adapter
v
Maximum Transfer Size
v
Preferred AL_PA
v
INIT Link Flags (AIX Version 5.1 only)
Maximum Number of Commands to Queue to the Adapter: Use this option to
adapt to various memory/system conditions. The default is 200, but you can conserve
memory at the expense of performance by reducing this number to as little as 20. If you
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