3PAR InForm® OS 2.3.1 CLI Administrator's Manual (320-200180 Rev B, February 2010)

6.5
Port Target, Initiator, and Peer Modes
InForm OS Version 2.3.1 3PAR InForm CLI Administrator’s Manual
To set the TCP port number for the iSNS server, issue the
controliscsiport isnsport <isns_port> <node:slot:port> command.
6.3 Port Target, Initiator, and Peer Modes
The InServ Storage Server controller node ports operate in different modes. Depending on the
type of port, the port may operate in target, initiator, or peer mode.
Fibre Channel ports use the following firmware mode settings:
■ Target mode for ports that connect to hosts and receive commands from those hosts.
■ Initiator mode for ports that connect to the storage server physical disks and send
commands to those disks.
■ Initiator mode for Remote Copy over FC (RCFC).
iSCSI ports use the following firmware mode settings:
■ Target mode for ports that connect to hosts and receive commands from those hosts.
Gigabit Ethernet ports use the following firmware mode setting:
■ Peer mode for Ethernet ports, used for Remote Copy over IP (RCIP).
Use the InForm CLI
showport command to display the current mode for all ports. Use the
controlport command to change the mode of an FC port. These commands are described in
detail the InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference and the CLI Help Pages.
NOTE: Other options are available for the controliscsiport command,
including options setting the primary and secondary iSNS server IP addresses,
setting the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size for the iSCSI port, and using
the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). These options are described in
detail the InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference and the CLI Help Pages.