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3–Fibre Channel Configuration
Setting an FA-PWWN
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4. If the string qd= does not appear, append it to end of the string
as ;qd=32.
5. Click OK.
6. Exit the Windows Registry Editor, and then shutdown and reboot the system.
Changing the Linux Queue Depth
The default queue depth value on Linux is 64 and the range is 1–65535.
To change the default value:
1. Set the module parameter by adding the following line to the
modprobe.conf file:
options qla2xxx ql2xmaxqdepth=X
where X is the new queue depth value.
2. Save and close the modprobe.conf file.
Changing the ESXi Queue Depth
The default queue depth value on ESXi is 64 and the range is 0–65535.
To change the default value:
1. Issue the following command:
$ esxcfg-module -s "ql2xmaxqdepth=X" qlnativefc
where X is the new queue depth value.
2. Restart the system.
Setting an FA-PWWN
This section provides the following information for fabric-assigned port world wide
(FA-PWWN) name:
 Setting the FA-PWWN from the Adapter
 Setting the FA-PWWN from the Brocade Switch
Setting the FA-PWWN from the Adapter
From the adapter side, you can set the FA-PWWN using the following utilities:
 Setting FA-PWWN with QConvergeConsole GUI
 Setting FA-PWWN with QConvergeConsole CLI
 Setting FA-PWWN with QConvergeConsole VMware Plug-ins