Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1011)

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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To make changes that impact all adapters in the system (global changes):
1. From the Troubleshooting Administrative Shell environment’s terminal window,
use one of the following commands:
For ESXi 5.5 systems, type
esxcli system module parameters set -p param1=value param2=value
... -m lpfc
For ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 systems, type
esxcfg-module -s “param=value param2=value...”
The is obtained from the vmkload_mod -l call. Look for the “lpfc”
prefix.
2. To reboot the server, type
reboot
Note: VMware does not officially support unloading the driver via vmkload_mod -u.
If you must unload the driver, contact VMware technical support.
Note: NPIV port creation and deletion are performed by the VMware vSphere client
or Virtual Center service. Refer to the VMware documentation for more
information.
Example of Permanent Global Configuration
The following example sets lun_queue_depth (the maximum number of commands
that can be sent to a single LUN) to 20 (default is 30) for all Emulex adapters in your
system.
1. Locate the parameter lpfc_lun_queue_depth in Table 3-1 on page 1013.
2. Set the permanent value using one of the following commands:
For ESXi 5.5 systems, type
esxcli system module parameters set -p lpfc_lun_queue_depth=20 -m
lpfc
For ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 systems, type
esxcfg-module -s lpfc_lun_queue_depth=20 -m lpfc820
3. To reboot the server, type
reboot
The new setting is used when the driver reloads.
To verify the setting, use one of the following commands:
For ESXi 5.5 systems, type
esxcli system module parameters list -m lpfc
For ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 systems, type
esxcfg-module -g lpfc820