[Info-vax] Fibrechannel Host adapter mode setting - HP Integrity server

[brian]

Andy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an HP Integrity Server with OpenVMS and fibrechannel cards.
>
> On the Alpha servers we had a utility at console level, fcmgr, that we
> used to view and set the fibrechannel card mode, e.g. LOOP or FABRIC.
> Is there a similar utility for the EFI shell on the Intgrity server,
> or is there a way to see it from the OS?
>
> Thanks
> Andrew

The think the Alpha Utility you were referring to was WWIDMGR.

In the Integrity servers you need to use the Fibre Channel Bios to set / 
change the adapter settings such as a full scan of the Fabric in 
combination with the EFI map and reconnect commands to see the SAN storage.

Note , you only want to have the HBA set to do a full scan at 
installation time.  With a Large Scan environment and multiple paths the 
MAP command at the EFI shell can take from 30 minutes to many hours.

Only with OpenVMS installations there is a EFI command in the system 
disk EFI directory \efi\vms\tools\vms_bcfg  that be be used to set the 
EFI Fibre channel scan level.

vms_bcfg boot fibre 1  < full scan>
VMS_bcfg boot fibre 0  < only scan devices in system NVRAM>

If you do not run VMS you have to use the drvcfg command to enter the 
Host HBA fibre adapters bios and change the setting there.

In Qlogic HBA's the setting is   EFI Variable EFIFCScanLevel

IN Emulex change the "configure boot parameters" and change " boot 
target scan" to  "Boot Scan from EFIFCSCANLEVEL"

here are some Tips from Hoffman Labs http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/786

Brian