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2. Select a host adapter from the main menu.
3. Restore the default settings of the HBA as follows: Configuration Settings→Restore Default
Settings.
4. Make the following setting changes:
NOTE: The parameters provided in these menu options might vary between different QLogic
HBA models, and may not appear as shown here.
• Configuration Settings→Advanced Adapter Settings→Execution Throttle: 256
• Configuration Settings→Advanced Adapter Settings→LUNs per Target: 256
• Configuration Settings→Extended Firmware Settings→Data Rate: 2 (AutoNegotiate)
5. Specify the connection option.
NOTE: The BIOS menus, which vary by adapter model and the BIOS version installed, might
not appear as shown here. See the documentation for your adapter.”
• Specify loop topology for direct-connect configurations: Configuration Settings→Extended
Firmware Settings→Connection Options: 0 (Loop Only)
• Specify point-to-point topology for fabric configurations: Configuration Settings→Extended
Firmware Settings→Connection Options: 1 (Point to Point Only)
6. Repeat for each port listed as a separate HBA port.
Configuring the QLogic HBA Using the SCLI Utility
This section describes how to configure QLogic HBA settings using the SCLI utility.
CAUTION: If you are running the QLogic inbox driver, ensure that only the utility tool is installed.
The preferred method will be to use the Fast!Util HBA, as the QLogic tool may not be compatible
with all inbox drivers.
NOTE: For Itanium servers, this is the only method available. For other Intel platform servers,
either use the SCLI utility or the Fast!Util HBA BIOS method.
In order to make topology changes to the QLogic cards in the Intel Itanium server which have the
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) as the system firmware (BIOS), use the QLogic SANsurfer FC
CLI utility. You can download the latest version of the SCLI utility from the QLogic website or use
the version that is installed as part of the driver package installation.
Once you install the QLogic SANsurfer FC CLI utility for each of the HBA ports, set the correct port
connection type (direct --> loop, fabric --> point) by running the following commands:
• For fabric connection:
# /opt/QLogic_Corporation/SANsurferCLI/scli -n X CO 1
• For direct connection:
# /opt/QLogic_Corporation/SANsurferCLI/scli -n X CO 0
where X is equal to the HBA FC port #, the HBA port numbers start with number 0.
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