Product guide
Table Of Contents
- Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver
- Configuring a Boot Device on the EMC Storage Array

Configuring host files
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Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver
Table 4 Variables in /kernel/drv/qla2.x00.conf
Variable Default value
Recommended Setting
If No PowerPath or VERITAS
DMP
If PowerPath or
VERITAS DMP
hba0-max-frame-length 1024 bytes 2048 bytes 2048 bytes
hba0-execution-throttle 16 20 20
hba0-login-retry-count 8 8 8
hba0-enable-adapter-hard-loop-ID 0 (disable) • FC-AL: 1 (enable)
•FC-SW: N/A
• FC-AL: 1 (enable)
•FC-SW: N/A
hba0-adapter-hard-loop-ID 0 • FC-AL: 125
a
•FC-SW: N/A
• FC-AL: 125
a
•FC-SW: N/A
hba0-enable-LIP-reset 0 (disable) 0 (disable) 0 (disable)
hba0-enable-LIP-full-login 1 (enable) 1 (enable) 1 (enable)
hba0-enable-target-reset 0 (disable) 0 (disable) 0 (disable)
hba0-reset-delay 5 (sec) 5 (sec) 5 (sec)
hba0-port-down-retry-count 8 8 8
hba0-port-down-retry-delay 0 0 0
hba0-maximum-lun-per-target 8 N/A N/A
hba0-connection-options 2 • FC-AL: 0
•FC-SW: 1
•FC-AL: 0
•FC-SW: 1
hba0-fc-tape 1 (enable) 0 (disable) 0 (disable)
hba0-fc-data-rate
b
22 2
hba0-pci-latency-timer 0x40 0x40 0x40
hba0-pci-x-max-memory-read-byte-count
b
00 0
hba0-link-down-error 1 (enable) 0 (disable) 1 (enable)
hba0-link-down-timeout 60 (sec) 60 (sec) 60 (sec)
hba0-persistent-binding-configuration 0 • FC-AL:
0 = No persistent binding
1 = persistent binding
•FC-SW: 1
•FC-AL:
0 = No persistent binding
1 = persistent binding
•FC-SW: 1
hba0-persistent-binding-by-port-ID 0 0 0
hba0-fast-error-reporting 0 0 (disable) 1 (enable)
hba0-extended-logging 0 0 (disable) 0 (disable)