User`s guide

5 – QLA2344

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5.3.2

Setting the QLA2344 HBA Connection Mode

Perform the following steps to view the current QLA2344 HBA connection mode

and change it if necessary.

1. Select the QLA2344 HBA attached to the Fibre Channel device from which you

want to boot. For example, type the following at the ok prompt:

ok " /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

QLA2344 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