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fibreconfig(8)                           BSD System Manager's Manual                          fibreconfig(8)

NAME
     fibreconfig -- Tool for configuring settings for Fibre Channel controllers and targets.

SYNOPSIS
     fibreconfig [-r] [-c xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx] [-a AL_PA] [-s port_speed] [-t topology_type] [-l] [-v]

OPTIONS
     The available options are as follows:

     -r          Dynamically updates system settings. Note: Cannot be used in conjunction with -c option.

     -c          Defines the host port used for an operation. By default, if no other options are specified,
                 fibreconfig will display information about the specified host port.

     -a          Sets the AL_PA for specified host port. The AL_PA must be one of the values defined in Ta-ble Table
                 ble 1.1 located in the examples section.

     -s          Sets speed to [ 1gigabit, 2gigabit, 4gigabit, auto ] for specified host port.

     -t          Sets topology to [ nport, nlport, auto ] for specified host port.

     -l          Lists all known information about all nodes ( controllers, targets, and their LUNs ).

     -v          Display version number.

RETURN VALUES
     Returned Error Code

     0                   No error.

     -50                 Error in user parameter list.

FILES
     /sbin/fibreconfig
             Executable for version 2.0 and later.

EXAMPLES
     1.   Set the AL_PA to 1E for a given host port.

          fibreconfig -c 00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77 -a 1E

     2.   Disable the AL_PA for a given host port.

          fibreconfig -c 00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77 -a FF

     3.   Set the speed to auto for a given host port.

          fibreconfig -c 00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77 -s auto

     4.   Set the topology to nlport for a given host port.

          fibreconfig -c 00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77 -t nlport

     5.   Table 1.1 List of valid AL_PA settings:

          =======================================

          01 02 04 08 0F 10 17 18 1B 1D 1E 1F 23 25 26 27 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 31 32 33 34 35 36 39 3A 3C 43 45
          46 47 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 51 52 53 54 55 56 59 5A 5C 63 65 66 67 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 71 72 73 74 75 76
          79 7A 7C 80 81 82 84 88 8F 90 97 98 9B 9D 9E 9F A3 A5 A6 A7 A9 AA AB AC AD AE B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B9
          BA BC C3 C5 C6 C7 C9 CA CB CC CD CE D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D9 DA DC E0 E1 E2 E4 E8 EF

DIAGNOSTICS
     Return value on exit provides information about the success or failure of the utility.

ERRORS
     See return values.

HISTORY
     Last updated February 1, 2005.

BUGS
     Known issues:

     1.   Currently only displays information for Apple shipped Fibre Channel cards.

Mac OS X                                      October 27, 2004                                      Mac OS X