Dynamic fc and fcoe driver parameters, Table 3-2 – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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3. Configuration

FC and FCoE Driver Configuration

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Dynamic FC and FCoE Driver Parameters

Changes to the dynamic parameters take affect immediately. All LPFC dynamic

parameters are read/write using sysfs. Table 3-2 lists the dynamic FC and FCoE driver

parameters.

lpfc_use_msi

When enabled, determines whether the driver uses MSI or MSI-X.
• 0 = MSI disabled; INTx mode is used (default for the FC

RHEL5.x driver).

• 1 = MSI; allows a maximum of 32 interrupts.
• 2 = MSI-X; allows a maximum of 2048 interrupts (default for

FC RHEL6.x/SLES11-SPx drivers).

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Table 3-2 Dynamic FC and FCoE Driver Parameters

Parameter

Description

lpfc_cr_count

For LPe12000, LPe11000, and LP11000 adapters, this parameter determines
the value for I/O coalescing for lpfc_cr_count outstanding commands.
The minimum value is 1 (default). The maximum value is 255.

Note: For OneConnect and LPe16000 and LPe15000 series adapters, this

parameter is not applicable and has no effect.

lpfc_cr_delay

For LPe12000, LPe11000, and LP11000 adapters, this parameter determines
the value for I/O coalescing for lpfc_cr_delay (milliseconds) outstanding
commands.
The minimum value is 0 (default). The maximum value is 63.

Note: For OneConnect and LPe16000 and LPe15000 series adapters, this

parameter is not applicable and has no effect.

lpfc_devloss_tmo

Specifies the number of seconds to hold an I/O error when a device
disappears.
The minimum value is 0. The maximum value is 255. The default value is 30.

lpfc_enable_auth

Specifies whether DHCHAP support is enabled. When set to 1, DHCHAP is
enabled. When set to 0, DHCHAP is disabled.

Note: This property requires a link reset to activate.

Note: This parameter is applicable to the FC RHEL5.xdriver only.

lpfc_fcp_io_channel

For LPe16000 and LPe15000 series adapters using RHEL6.x/SLES11-SPx
drivers, defines the number of I/O channels supported by the driver. For
more information, see “LPFC Driver Performance Tuning” on page 865.
The default value is 4 I/O channels.
For LPe12000, LPe11000, and LP11000 adapters, and for LPe16000 and
LPe15000 series adapters using the RHEL5.x driver, this parameter is not
applicable and has no effect.

Table 3-1 Static FC and FCoE Driver Parameters (Continued)

Parameter

Description

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