Setting queue depth for Brocade HBAs

Configure your host running the Linux operating system to allow a maximum queue depth of four.

Complete the following steps to set the maximum queue depth:
  1. After installing the Brocade driver package, set the queue depth. The following example sets a queue depth of 4 with a dual-port HBA:
    bcu fcpim -qdepth 1/04
bcu fcpim -qdepth 1/14
  2. Query the settings by using the following commands:
    bcu port -query 1/0
bcu port -query 1/1
  3. Restart the host.
Parent topic: IBM System p and BladeCenter JS running the Linux operating system