After you install the Brocade host bus
adapter (HBA) and the driver on a MicrosoftWindows Server operating
system host, you must configure the HBA.
For more information about supported Brocade
models, see the following website:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/lenovo-storage
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