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Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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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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enable_rrq

Enable RRQ functionality.

Def = 2
Min = 0
Max = 2
0x0: disabled,
XRI/OXID use
not tracked.
0x1: XRI/OXID
reuse is timed
with ratov,
RRQ sent.
0x2: XRI/OXID
reuse is timed
with ratov, No
RRQ sent.

Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 1

The native mode driver
will migrate to 2, 0, 2
in a future release.

EnableXLane

Enable ExpressLane

Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 1

For the native mode
driver.

XLanePriority

ExpressLane CS_CTL
Priority.
Sets the CS_CTL field in FC
Header.
See the switch vendor
administration guide for
additional information.

Def = 0x0
Min = 0x0
Max = 0x7F

For the native mode
driver.

sg_seg_cnt

The maximum Scatter
Gather Segment Count for
DMA.
The maximum data allowed
in one SG element is
0x80000000.

Def = 64
Min = 64
Max = 256

Def = 64
Min = 64
Max = 4096

The maximum was
increased to account
for larger SCSI I/O
sizes.

pci_max_read

The maximum DMA read
byte count.
Valid values are:

0
512
1024
2048
4096

Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 4096

Def = 0
Min = 0
Max = 4096

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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