User`s guide

2 – QLA2310/2310F/2310FL
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2.3.2
Setting the QLA23xx HBA Connection Mode
Perform the following steps to view the current QLA23xx HBA connection mode
and change it if necessary:
1. If you haven’t already, select the QLA23xx HBA attached to the Fibre Channel
device from which you want to boot. For example, type the following at the ok
prompt:
" /pci@1f,0/pci@1/QLGC,qla@4" select-dev
2. 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: 2 - Loop preferred, otherwise
point-to-point
Possible connection mode choices:
0 - Loop Only
1 - Point-to-point only
2 - Loop preferred, otherwise point-to-point
3. If the connection mode is not correct based on the devices connected to the
QLA23xx HBA, 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