Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1017)

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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max_scsicmpl_
time Use SCSI command
completion time to control
queue depth to the device.
0 – SCSI command
Completion time is not
used for controlling I/O
queue depth.
N – I/O queue depth is
controlled to limit the
I/O completion time to
N msecs.
Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 60000 Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 60000 No changes
ack0 Enable ACK0 support.
Use ACK0, instead of ACK1,
for class 2
acknowledgement. Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 1 Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 1 No changes
fdmi_on Enable FDMI support.
0 = no FDMI support
1 = support FDMI without
attribute of hostname
2 = support FDMI with
attribute of hostname Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 2 Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 2 No changes
discovery_
threads The maximum number of
ELS commands that can be
outstanding during
discovery. Def = 32
Min = 1
Max = 64 Def = 32
Min = 1
Max = 64 No changes
max_luns The maximum number of
LUNs allowed Def = 256
Min = 1
Max = 65535 Def = 256
Min = 1
Max = 65535 No changes
task_mgmt_tmo Maximum time to wait for
task management
commands to complete.
Def = 60
Min = 5
Max = 180 For the native mode
driver.
use_msi Use preferred MSI-X
interrupt mode if possible.
0 = MSI disabled (INTx
mode)
1 = MSI enabled
2 = MSI-X enabled
Def = 2
Min = 0
Max = 2 Def = 2
Min = 0
Max = 2 No changes
fcf_failover_
policy FCF Fast failover = 1
Priority failover = 2 Def = 1
Min = 1
Max = 2 Def = 1
Min = 1
Max = 2 No changes
Table 3-1 FC and FCoE Driver Parameters (Continued)
Module
Parameter
Description
ESXi 5.0, 5.1
Legacy
Driver Model
Values ESXi 5.5 OP
Native Mode
Driver Model
Values
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