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• The ct, cl2, or rate subcommands automatically reset the port for the changes to take
effect.
• Issue the showport command with either the -i or -par options to verify the success of
the controlport command.
• Resetting a port causes a momentary dip in throughput, but no loss of connectivity.
• Use caution when changing modes for ports in LSI Fibre Channel adapters. Changing the
mode of one port in a pair (for example, from initiator to target) causes the other port in the
pair to also undergo a mode change. In the case where one port in the pair is offline (and
therefore a mode change can be allowed), but the partner port is online, changing the mode
of the offline port causes the online partner port to undergo mode change as well. This results
in loss of use of the partner port because it is no longer online.
• Issuing the controlport rst -l command affects both ports of a port pair. Only use this
command when irreversible damage has been done to a port or port pair.
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