Installation guide

Setting the QLA22xx Board Connection Mode B – FCode
B-2 FC0153302-00 F
Perform the following steps to run the flash utility.
1. Copy the qla2x00flash file and the ifp2200.prom file to the desired directory.
2. At the command line, enter the appropriate path. Use the information
obtained with the show-devs command (see step 1 in section B.5). For
example:
qla2x00flash -1 /devices/pci@1f,0/pci@1/QLGC,qla@4:
devctl ipf2200.prom
B.3
Setting the QLA22xx Board Connection Mode
Perform the following steps to view the current QLA22xx board connection mode
and change it if necessary.
NOTE: Due to possible equipment incompatibility, QLogic does not recommend
selecting connection mode 3.
1. To view the current connection mode, type the show-connection-mode
command.
ok show-connection-mode
The connection mode and options display. For example:
Current HBA connection mode: 3 - Point-to-point
preferred, otherwise loop
Possible connection mode choices:
0 - Loop Only
1 - Point-to-point only
2 - Loop preferred, otherwise point-to-point
3 - Point-to-point preferred, otherwise loop
2. If the connection mode is not correct based on the devices connected to
the QLA22xx board, change it using the set-connection-mode command.
For example:
ok 0 set-connection-mode
The new connection mode displays. For example:
Calculating NVRAM checksum, please wait...
Current HBA connection mode: 0 - Loop Only
Possible connection mode choices:
0 - Loop Only
1 - Point-to-point only
2 - Loop preferred, otherwise point-to-point
3 - Point-to-point preferred, otherwise loop