Specifications

Table 2 Cambex Fibre Channel Adapter device menu
Select:
To:
List All Cambex
FC Adapters
Display a brief listing of all Cambex FC I/O
Controllers installed on the system.
Change / Show Characteristics of a Cambex FC
Adapter
Display a detailed menu outlining many different
adjustable parameters for the Cambex FC adapter
NOTE:
The only charac
teristic that you should change
is the DMA window size. This setting must be
adjusted on certain systems to detect LUNs. If
you are having difficulty detecting LUNs on
your system, see Viewing LUNs after running
cfgmgr, page 12.
Generate Error Report and Trace Cambex FC
Adapters
Obtainsysteminformationwhentroubleshooting
with an HP representative. For more information on
these options, see Logging errors and debugging
problems,page12.
Change / Show Device Status Display a list of hdisks that are under FC adapter
control.
Change / Show Device Status
and select an hdisk from the list
Display the current state of the LUN represented by
that hdisk. You can move the online path of that LUN
by selecting the desired online path from the pop-up
menu, and pressing Enter. This transitions the LUN to
the new path, provided the path is accessible.
Configure Path / Show Path Status
Display or change the current path status
Change / Show Auto Recovery of Cambex FC
Adapters
Change the timing of probes by the cbxfcar
daemon fo
rfailedorrecoveredpaths.
Secure P
ath probes a failed path to determine when
the path
returns to a Standby state. The options in this
menu let
s you adjust the frequency of the probing.
• The Tim
e Interval to Check Failed Paths (sec.)
parame
ter determines the amount of time (in
second
s) that passes between probes.
• The Nu
mber of Inquiries to Check Failed Path
param
eter determines how many times the path
must a
ppear ready before it is configured as the
stan
dby path.
CAUT
ION:
Chan
ging options other than DMA window size on the Change / Show Characteristics of
a Cambex adapter menu can result in system instability or unpredictable behavior.
Dynamic LUNs
Storage units may be added or deleted from your overall storage configuration without having to stop
I/O and reboot the system. You can add units to the currently active storage system. You can also add
or remove a RAID storage system with one or more units defined.
Adding and removing storage units
See the HP StorageWorks Secure Path 2.0D for IBM AIX installation guide for instructions about adding
or removing storage units.
Secure Path 2.0D Service Pack 3 for IBM AIX release notes
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