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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/isp.4')
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/isp.4 b/share/man/man4/isp.4 index a5e1bd9ebfa8..c16c7329e7cc 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/isp.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/isp.4 @@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ General configuration options for all adapters include: .Cd options SCSI_ISP_PREFER_MEM_MAP .sp for which the option value is a bit mask of units for which you want this -option to apply. The options are, respectively, for not loading new firmware +option to apply. +The options are, respectively, for not loading new firmware at startup, ignoring card NVRAM settings, and preferring memory mapped versus I/O port PCI access methods. .Pp @@ -133,14 +134,17 @@ Configuration options specific to Fibre Channel Cards are: .Cd options SCSI_ISP_WWN .sp The first option is a bit mask of units for which you want to enable full -duplex mode. This typically would only make sense if fabric support is +duplex mode. +This typically would only make sense if fabric support is enabled and you are directly connected to a switch. The second defines whether Fibre Channel Fabric support should be enabled. The third defines whether whether the first level SCC lun support should be enabled- this converts the normal 16 Logical Unit support to support for -65536 Logical Units. The last option should be a string that defines an +65536 Logical Units. +The last option should be a string that defines an overriding World Wide Node Name (WWNN) should you wish to override NVRAM -settings. It is recommended that you compile in firmware if you select +settings. +It is recommended that you compile in firmware if you select any of these options. .Sh BOOT OPTIONS .Pp @@ -192,7 +196,8 @@ Simple Name Server subcommand which some switches don't handle as well as they should. .Pp Sometimes, when booting, the driver gets stuck waiting for the Fibre Channel -f/w to tell it that the loop port database is ready. In this case you'll +f/w to tell it that the loop port database is ready. +In this case you'll see an announcement that the loop state has a value of 0x1. To unwedge the system, unplug and replug the fibre channel connection, or otherwise cause a LIP (Loop Initialization Primitive sequence)- this will kick the f/w |