Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 412)

OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface Version 10.2 User Manual P010067-01A Rev. A
5. CLI Client Command Descriptions
Personality Change Commands
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Personality Change Commands
The OneCommand Manager application enables you to change the personality or
protocol running on OneConnect adapters. When you change the personality of the
adapter and reboot the host, the adapter starts running the new personality. The
personalities that the OneConnect adapters currently run are NIC-only, NIC + FCoE,
NIC + iSCSI, and NIC + RoCE for OCe14000-series adapters. In some cases, the
adapters are pre-configured to support multiple personalities. In other cases, you must
install a license key before the adapter can support multiple personalities. See “Adapter
License Management Commands” on page 330 for more information.
Notes
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The four different personality profiles may not always be available on an
adapter. For example, a NIC + FCoE adapter can change to a NIC-only or a NIC
+ iSCSI adapter, but an iSCSI adapter may not be able to change to a NIC +
FCoE adapter.
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Choose the RoCE-2 profile for SMB Direct on Windows Server 2012 and
Windows Server 2012 R2.
Note: Check the Implementer's Lab on the Emulex website for any updated
information on additional use cases for the RoCE-2 profile.
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For the RoCE-1 profile, check the Implementer's Lab on the Emulex website for
any updated information on use cases for the RoCE-1 profile.
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It is possible to install one (or more) driver kits for the current personality
profile, then change the personality profile and no longer have the drivers
necessary to run the adapter. If you change personality profiles, you must
install the appropriate drivers. The appropriate drivers are available on the
Emulex website.
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These commands are not available on LPe16202 adapters.
ChangePersonality
This command changes the personality on the adapter. It is the only way to change the
personality of an OCe10000-series and an OCe11000-series adapter. For an
OCe14000-series adapter, ChangePersonality is an efficient way to set all ports on the
adapter to run the same protocols.
However, the OCe14000-series adapter is capable of running different protocols on
different ports. If you wish to set different protocols on different ports, use the
SetAdapterPortConfig command. See “SetAdapterPortConfig” on page 419 for more
information.
After a successful personality change, a reboot is required.
Note: RoCE is only available on OCe14000-series adapters running on a Windows
operating system.