5 setting the scsi initiator id, Setting the scsi initiator id – Avago Technologies LSI20320 User Manual

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3.5

Setting the SCSI Initiator ID

Each device on a SCSI bus must be given a unique ID, in the range of
0 – 15. The default setting for SCSI host adapters in a Sun Solaris
environment is 7. It is seldom necessary to change the initiator ID, unless
the host adapter is being used in a cluster environment where there is
more than one SCSI initiator on the same physical SCSI bus.

There are three places where the SCSI initiator ID can be changed. Each
has a different effect on the SCSI configuration. It is important to
understand the effect of each of the methods for setting the SCSI initiator
ID before you change the default setting:

Setting

Location

Default

Value Scope

Notes

scsi-initiator-id

OpenBoot Environment
Variable

/

7

System (all
SCSI ports)

Lowest precedence is overrid-
den if port specific value is
set. Provides system-wide
default. Use printenv to dis-
play value, setenv to change.

scsi-initiator-id

Itmpt driver configuration file

/kernel/drv/itmpt.conf

7

All
Fusion-MPT
ports OR any
individual port

Use man pci command for
more information on using pci
.conf files. This value over-
rides OpenBoot environment
variable scsiinitiator-id for all
specified ports.

scsi-initiator-id

Port specific OpenBoot node

/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/
LSILogic,scsi@c

Note: Your node name will
vary depending on system
configuration.

UNSET Specific port

Highest precedence. Defaults
to unset. If set, even to 7, will
override any other initiator ID
setting.

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