Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1010)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for VMware ESXi User Manual P010087-01A Rev. A
3. Configuration
FC and FCoE Driver Configuration
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FC and FCoE Driver Configuration
You can configure driver parameters using native ESXi tools, the Emulex
OneCommand Manager application (for use in non-lockdown mode only), or the
OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter application (for use in both lockdown
and non-lockdown modes).
This document describes how to configure parameters using native ESXi tools. For a
more comprehensive description of ESXi tools, refer to VMware’s public website. If you
have further questions, contact a VMware technical support representative.
See the OneCommand Manager Application User Manual and the OneCommand Manager
Command Line Interface User Manual for information about the OneCommand Manager
application.
See the OneCommand Manager Application for VMware vCenter User Manual for
information about the OneCommand Manager Application for VMware vCenter
software plugin.
FC/FCoE Driver Parameters Configuration Methods
There are four ways to configure the driver parameters:

Permanent (global)

Permanent (per adapter)

Temporary (global)

Temporary (per adapter)
The OneCommand Manager application supports all four ways to configure driver
parameters. This is the preferred method of setting configuration parameters. Refer to
the OneCommand Manager Application User Manual or the OneCommand Manager for
VMware vCenter User Manual for more information.
The native ESXi tools only support permanent configuration methods for the driver
parameters. The following section provides further information on permanent
configuration methods.
Permanent FC/FCoE Configuration Methods Using Native ESXi
Tools
Permanent configuration requires that the new values be saved in the ESXi
environment. These changes are considered permanent because they stay in effect
across system reboots.
See “FC/FCoE Driver Configuration Parameters” on page 1013 for parameter names
and values. Parameter values are in both hexadecimal and decimal.
Note: For ESXi systems, the following steps must be executed from the
Troubleshooting Administrative Shell environment. If your configuration does
not provide access to this shell, refer to VMware’s vSphere or VMware’s
vCenter server manual for enabling driver logging. Alternatively, refer to
Emulex’s CIM Provider Installation Guide for driver logging.