User`s guide

4 – Interactive Mode Commands
HBA Options Menu
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4.4.2.1
Display Configured HBA Settings
(Command Line Option -c)
When this option is selected, all of the firmware parameters and their values are
displayed for the HBA port. The firmware settings are described in table 4-1.
Table 4-1. HBA Firmware Settings
Parameter Value Description
FW_Marker
a
on, off When this parameter is on, the HBA does
not require the driver to send a Marker
IOCB to cause the HBA to resume IOCB
processing following a task management
mailbox command. When this parameter
is off, the HBA rejects any IOCB for a
device affected by a task management
command until the driver issues a Marker
IOCB to synchronize the SCSI request
queue between the HBA and the driver.
FW_Stat_Alarm
a
on, off When this parameter is on and one or
more of the 64-bit Protocol Statistics
registers maintained by the firmware are
within 10 percent of the maximum count
value, a protocol statistics alarm
asynchronous event is generated.
FW_Accept_AEN
a
on, off When this parameter is on and the HBA
is configured as a target, the firmware
generates a device database change
asynchronous event when a new
connection is accepted.
FW_Access_Control
a
on, off When this parameter is on, the HBA will
not enter iSCSI full feature mode with an
initiator until the initiator is authorized by
the target driver.
FW_Session_Mode
a
on, off When this parameter is on, the HBA
operates in session mode. When this
parameter is off, the HBA operates in
connection mode.
FW_Initiator_Mode
a
on, off When this parameter is on, the HBA is in
initiator mode.
FW_Target_Mode
a
on, off When this parameter is on, the HBA is in
target mode.
FW_Fast_Posting
a
on, off When this parameters is on, posting SCSI
command completions is allowed for
multiple SCSI commands during a single
system interrupt.