Configuring the Brocade HBA for hosts that run a Windows Server operating system

After you install the Brocade host bus adapter (HBA) and the driver on a Microsoft Windows Server operating system host, you must configure the HBA.

For more information about supported Brocade models, see the following Web sites:

For Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP: https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/lenovo-storage/v3700v2/6535
For Lenovo Storage V5030: https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/lenovo-storage/v5030/6536

To configure the HBA BIOS, either use the Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) software or reboot into the Brocade configuration tool. Configure the following settings:

Host Adapter BIOS: Disabled (unless the machine is configured for SAN Boot)
Queue depth: 4

You can disable the BIOS by using the command-line configuration tool:

bcu bios —disable 1/0
bcu bios —disable 1/0

You can set the queue depth by using the command-line configuration tool:

bcu fcpim —qdepth 1/04
bcu fcpim —qdepth 1/14

You can query the settings by using the command-line configuration tool:

bcu port —query 1/0
bcu port —query 1/1