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

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Fibre Channel SCSI Protocol Driver Configuration
To configure the Fibre Channel (FC) SCSI protocol driver, do the following:
1. Select the FC SCSI Protocol Driver section.
FC SCSI Protocol Driver Options are displayed on the screen.
2. Select Change/Show Device Characteristics.
A list of configurable FC SCSI Protocol Device options is displayed.
Change/Show Characteristics of a FC SCSI Protocol Device
Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[Entry Fields]
FC SCSI virtual device fscsi0
Description FC SCSI I/O Controller
Status Available
Location 20-58-01
Adapter SCSI ID 0x1
How this adapter is CONNECTED al
FC Class for Fabric [3]+
Apply change to DATABASE only no+
Configuration Options
The FC SCSI Protocol Device has the following configuration option:
FC Class for Fabric: This option is available for AIX 5.1 and later. The default is for
class 3 operation. Class 2 is not currently supported. The FC Class for Fabric is the
only configurable field.
Applying Changes to Database Only
The default is No for the Apply Changes to Database Only field. If the field is No, the
ODM database is changed and the device is unconfigured and reconfigured.
If the field is Yes, only the ODM database is changed. Configuration changes are not
applied to the device until it is unconfigured and reconfigured, or the system is
rebooted.
Information Fields
The rest of the FC SCSI Protocol Device’s Change/Show Characteristics screen
contains the following information:
FC SCSI virtual device: Adapter’s identification as a virtual device.
Description: Description of the virtual device.
Status: Virtual device’s current status. ’Available’ means the device is functioning.
Location: Location code of the FC SCSI Protocol Driver. All children of this protocol
device will have the same value for location. The parent adapter driver instance
fcsX
instance will have for its location code the first two values of this three-value location
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