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adapter

Displays and sets adapter parameters. The adapters are HBA models 415, 425, 815, and 825 and
CNA single-port models BR-1010 and BR-1020.

NOTE

When trunking is enabled, multiple physical ports are trunked together to form a logical Fibre
Channel port.

Synopsis

bcu adapter --enable <ad_id>

bcu adapter --disable <ad_id>

bcu adapter --list

bcu adapter --name <serial-no | adapter-index> <adapter-name>

bcu adapter --query <ad_id>

Description

Displays and sets commands that apply to the physical adapter. There can be one or more PCI
functions per adapter, which are referred to as ports. Each port exposes a logical Fibre Channel
port, which typically equates to a physical Fibre Channel port.

Operands

When invoked without operands, this command displays the usage.

--enable

Enables the adapter.

ad_id

Specifies the ID of the adapter you want to enable.

--disable

Disables the adapter.

ad_id

Specifies the ID of the adapter you want to disable.

--list

Lists all adapters in the system. For each adapter in the system, a brief
summary line is displayed.

--name

Displays or specifies the name of the adapter.

Note: Use an empty string (“ “) to clear a previous adapter name. Adapter
names are stored persistently.

serial-no | adapter-index

Specifies the serial number or the ID of the adapter for which you want to
display information.

adapter-name

Specifies the adapter name. The name can include up to 15 characters, must
begin with a letter, can consist of letters, digits, hyphens, and underscore
characters, but must not contain spaces. This operand is optional; if you do
not specify an adapter name, the current adapter name displays.

--query

Queries or displays adapter information.

ad_id

Specifies the ID of the adapter for which you want to query.

Example

bcu adapter --list

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