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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 Table 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
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