Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1221)

OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Version 10.2 User Manual P010089-01A Rev. A
6. Managing Adapters and Ports
Viewing and Managing FC/FCoE LUNs
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Enabling and Disabling FC Ports
Using the Port Information tab you can enable or disable FC ports. When you disable
an FC port, you disable all functions for the port. Disabled ports appear in the
discovery-tree as a black port icon.
Note: Ensure there is no I/O traffic on the port before disabling it and never disable a
boot port.
To enable or disable an FC port:
1. Select a host in the vSphere console tree-view and select the Emulex OneCommand
tab.
2. In the Emulex Device Management tree-view, select the FC port for which you want
to view information.
3. Select the Port Details tab.
4. Click Enable Port or Disable Port.
Setting Driver Parameters for an FC/FCoE Port
To change the driver parameters for a port using the Value field:
1. Select a host in the vSphere console tree-view and select the Emulex OneCommand
tab.
2. In the Emulex Device Management tree-view, select the port for which you want to
change the driver parameters.
3. Select the Driver Parameters tab.
4. In the driver parameter table, click the Value field of a parameter that you want to
change. The range for the value is displayed. Enter a value in decimal or
hexadecimal format, depending on how the current value is presented. If the value
is in hexadecimal format, it is prefaced by “0x” (for example -”0x2d”). You can enter
a hexadecimal value without the “0x”. For example, if you enter ff10, this value is
interpreted and displayed as “0xff10”.
5. If you want the change to be temporary (causing the parameter to revert to its last
permanent setting when the system is rebooted), check the Temporary box. This
option is available only for dynamic parameters.
6. If you are making changes to multiple parameters, and you want all the changes to
be temporary, check the Make all changes temporary box. This setting overrides
the setting of the Make change temporary box. Only dynamic parameters can be
made temporary.
7. Click Apply.
Saving Driver Parameters of an FC/FCoE Port to a File
To change the driver parameters for a port:
1. Select a host in the vSphere console tree-view and select the Emulex OneCommand
tab.