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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
Sfboot: Examples
• Show the current boot configuration for all adapters:
target-username=<username>
Specifies the username that has been configured on
the iSCSI target (maximum 64 characters).
Note that this option is necessary if Mutual CHAP is
enabled on the adapter (
mutual-chap=enabled
).
Note that if there are spaces contained in
<
username
>, then it must be wrapped in double
quotes (“”).
target-secret=<secret>
Specifies the secret that has been configured on the
iSCSi target (minimum 12 characters; maximum 20
characters).
Note: This option is necessary if Mutual CHAP is
enabled on the adapter (
mutual-chap=enabled
).
Note that if there are spaces contained in <
secret
>,
then it must be wrapped in double quotes (“”).
mpio-priority=<MPIO
priority>
Specifies the Multipath I/O (MPIO) priority for the
adapter. This option is only valid for iSCSI booting
over multi-port adapters, where it can be used to
establish adapter port priority. The range is 1- 255,
with 1 being the highest priority.
mpio-attempts=<attempt
count>
Specifies the number of times MPIO will try and use
each port in turn to login to the iSCSI target before
failing.
msix-limit=<32|1024>
Specifies the maximum number of MSI-X interrupts
the specified adapter will use. The default is 32.
Note: Using the incorrect setting can impact the
performance of the adapter. Contact Solarflare
technical support before changing this setting.
Table 61: Sfboot Parameters
Parameter
Description