Hi,
I need to set the timeout linkdown on the ESX 4.0 that has qlogic card to 10 seconds, I used the commands below, but It seems didn't work:
esxcfg-module -s qllink_down_timeout=10 qla2300_707_vmw
esxcfg-boot -b
reboot
The qllink_down_timeout value is still set to default 30.
QLogic PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter for QLE2562:
Firmware version 4.04.09 , Driver version 8.02.01-k1-vmw43
BIOS version 2.02
FCODE version 2.00
EFI version 2.00
Flash FW version 4.03.01
ISP: ISP2532
Request Queue = 0xbc013000, Response Queue = 0xbc094000
Request Queue count = 4096, Response Queue count = 512
Total number of interrupts = 5306
Device queue depth = 0x20
Number of free request entries = 3179
Number of mailbox timeouts = 0
Number of ISP aborts = 0
Number of loop resyncs = 1
Host adapter:loop state = , flags = 0x105ac3
Dpc flags = 0x0
MBX flags = 0x0
Link down Timeout = 030
Port down retry = 005
Login retry count = 008
Execution throttle = 2048
ZIO mode = 0x6, ZIO timer = 1
Commands retried with dropped frame(s) = 0
Product ID = 0000 0000 0000 0000
NPIV Supported : Yes
Max Virtual Ports = 255
SCSI Device Information:
scsi-qla0-adapter-node=2000001b320e3c69:040800:0;
scsi-qla0-adapter-port=2100001b320e3c69:040800:0;
FC Target-Port List:
scsi-qla0-target-0=203600a0b8475d42;
scsi-qla0-target-1=203700a0b8475d42;
scsi-qla0-target-2=20420080e51b08b6;
scsi-qla0-target-3=20430080e51b08b6;
FC Port Information:
scsi-qla0-port-0=20000000c9745994:10000000c9745994:040700:81;
scsi-qla0-port-1=200600a0b8475d42:203600a0b8475d42:060000:82;
scsi-qla0-port-2=200600a0b8475d42:203700a0b8475d42:060100:83;
scsi-qla0-port-3=20020080e51b08b6:20420080e51b08b6:020400:84;
scsi-qla0-port-4=20020080e51b08b6:20430080e51b08b6:020500:85;
I used the same commands for ESX3.5 and It works fine. Do we have to use different commands for ESX4.0?
Thanks,
Janey
Hi VMware expert,
Does anyone has a solution for this? I really need to get this setting to change, otherwise, the failover won't work correctly....
Thanks,
Janey
esxcfg-module -s 'qllink_down_timeout=10' qla2xxx
Hi,
first clear the incorrect entry by providing an esxcfg-module -s '' qla2xxx.
Then you should check if the named parameter is really valid.
vmkload_mod -s qla2xxx will generate a list of all parameters the module could handle.
I.e., my environment running on older QLogic HBA's couldn't handle the parameter qllink_down_timeout.
Hope this helps a bit.
Greetings from Germany. (CET)
Hi,
I tried to run the command you suggested and it seems qllink_down-timeout is not a valid parameter. I don't see it listed in the output below. The Qlogic HBA that I have is QLE2562 (8Gb). Can you please let me know what would be the parameter and command to change the link down timeout of QLE2562?
vmkload_mod module information
input file: /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/qla2xxx.o
Version: Version 8.02.01-k1-vmw43, Build: 208167, Interface: 9.0, Built on: Nov 8 2009
Parameters:
heap_max: int
Maximum attainable heap size for the driver.
heap_initial: int
Initial heap size allocated for the driver.
ql2xcmdtimermin: int
Minimum command timeout value. Default is 30 seconds.
ql2xmaxsgs: int
Maximum scatter/gather entries per request,Default is the Max the OS Supports.
ql2xexecution_throttle: int
IOCB exchange count for HBA.Default is 0, set intended value to override Firmware defaults.
ql2xcmdtimeout: int
Timeout value in seconds for scsi command, default is 20
ql2xusedrivernaming: int
Enables Consistent Device Naming feature Default is 0, set 1 to enable.
ql2xintrdelaytimer: int
ZIO: Waiting time for Firmware before it generates an interrupt to the host to notify completion of request.
ql2xoperationmode: int
Option to disable ZIO mode for ISP24XX: Default is 1, set 0 to disable
ql2xenablemsi: int
Enables MSI-X/MSI interrupt scheme Default is 0 - disable MSI-X/MSI. 1 - enable MSI-X/MSI.
usedefmaxrdreq: (null)
Default is 0 - adjust PCIe Maximum Read Request Size. 1 - use system default.
ql2xusedefmaxrdreq: int
(null)
ql2xiidmaenable: int
Enables iIDMA settings Default is 1 - perform iIDMA. 0 - no iIDMA.
ql2xqfullrampup: int
Number of seconds to wait to begin to ramp-up the queue depth for a device after a queue-full condition has been detected. Default is 120 seconds.
ql2xmaxqdepth: int
Maximum queue depth to report for target devices.
ql2xfdmienable: int
Enables FDMI registratons Default is 0 - no FDMI. 1 - perfom FDMI.
ql2xextended_error_logging: int
Option to enable extended error logging, Default is 0 - no logging. 1 - log errors.
ql2xioctltimeout: int
IOCTL timeout value in seconds for pass-thur commands. Default is 66 seconds.
ql2xallocfwdump: int
Option to enable allocation of memory for a firmware dump during HBA initialization. Memory allocation requirements vary by ISP type. Default is 1 - allocate memory.
ql2xloginretrycount: int
Specify an alternate value for the NVRAM login retry count.
ql2xplogiabsentdevice: int
Option to enable PLOGI to devices that are not present after a Fabric scan. This is needed for several broken switches. Default is 0 - no PLOGI. 1 - perfom PLOGI.
qlport_down_retry: int
Maximum number of command retries to a port that returns a PORT-DOWN status.
ql2xlogintimeout: int
Login timeout value in seconds.
Below is the output of the QLE2562 card that I have in the ESX4.0 host:
QLogic PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter for QLE2562:
Firmware version 4.04.09 , Driver version 8.02.01-k1-vmw43
BIOS version 2.02
FCODE version 2.00
EFI version 2.00
Flash FW version 4.03.01
ISP: ISP2532
Request Queue = 0xbc013000, Response Queue = 0xbc094000
Request Queue count = 4096, Response Queue count = 512
Total number of interrupts = 9789
Device queue depth = 0x20
Number of free request entries = 3618
Number of mailbox timeouts = 0
Number of ISP aborts = 0
Number of loop resyncs = 1
Host adapter:loop state = , flags = 0x105ac3
Dpc flags = 0x0
MBX flags = 0x0
Link down Timeout = 030
Port down retry = 005
Login retry count = 008
Execution throttle = 2048
ZIO mode = 0x6, ZIO timer = 1
Commands retried with dropped frame(s) = 0
Product ID = 0000 0000 0000 0000
NPIV Supported : Yes
Max Virtual Ports = 255
SCSI Device Information:
scsi-qla0-adapter-node=2000001b320e3c69:040800:0;
scsi-qla0-adapter-port=2100001b320e3c69:040800:0;
FC Target-Port List:
scsi-qla0-target-0=203600a0b8475d42;
scsi-qla0-target-1=203700a0b8475d42;
scsi-qla0-target-2=20420080e51b08b6;
scsi-qla0-target-3=20430080e51b08b6;
FC Port Information:
scsi-qla0-port-0=20000000c9745994:10000000c9745994:040700:81;
scsi-qla0-port-1=200600a0b8475d42:203600a0b8475d42:060000:82;
scsi-qla0-port-2=200600a0b8475d42:203700a0b8475d42:060100:83;
scsi-qla0-port-3=20020080e51b08b6:20420080e51b08b6:020400:84;
scsi-qla0-port-4=20020080e51b08b6:20430080e51b08b6:020500:85;
Thanks a lot for your help.
Janey
Hi,
looks for me that this option couldn't be controlled by the driver.
Therefor you should check the following document which does describe the process in general.
Multi-boot Image for 8Gb FC HBAs Readme File
Hope this helps a bit.
Greetings from Germany. (CET)
Message was edited by: Ghost
Hi,
I looked over the doc from the link you sent and it seems the procedure is for Solaris, I believe ESX doesn't have ok prompt. If I am wrong, can you please show me how to go to ok promt in the ESX4.0 host. I tried surfing on the web but couldn't find any clue. Below is what it showed in the doc.
4.3.7 Setting and Viewing link-down-timeout
FCode uses the link-down-timeout NVRAM parameter to determine the number of seconds to wait for the link to come up. The default value is 30. Use the set-link-timeout command to change this parameter. For example:
ok set-link-timeout
Current link-down-timeout: 1e(30) seconds
Do you want to change it? (y/n) y
link-down-timeout: in Secs. Enter 2-ff hex: 14
Current link-down-timeout: 14(20) seconds
Thanks,
Janey
Hi Janey,
isn't it possible to change this parameter directly in the HBA BIOS?
Or using a boot disk and run the FastUtil tool once and make the changes persistent?
I don't have such HBA's so I couldn't test this scenario.
Hope this helps a bit.
Greetings from Germany. (CET)
Hi,
I go to qlogic website, downloaded SANsurfer_CLI tool and installed it into ESX, it is saved under /opt/Qlogic_Corporation/SANSurferCLI
cd /opt/Qlogic_Corporation/SANSurferCLI
./scli
Select option 3) HBA Parameter
Choose 1st port, -> Configure Parameter.....
Note: need to do the same for 2nd port
And now my link down time out is change to 10 seconds as I wanted.
Thanks a lot for your consistent help.
Janey