Editing port settings (protocol types)

See also: Editing port settings (general).

The dialog for editing storage system ports includes the following port types and settings.

Tip: Asterisks indicate settings that you can change.

FC settings

  • Connection mode*. Choices are Disk, Host, RCFC, and Peer.

  • Connection type*. Choices are Point and Loop.

  • Unique node WWN*. Choices are Enable and Disable.

  • Configured rate*. The data transfer rate. Choices are Auto, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 Gbps. Auto allows the storage system to select the rate.

    NOTE:

    Configured rate allows to select the current speed and two speeds lower to the current speed. For example, if you select 32Gbps, then 8, 16, and 32Gbps are available for selection.

  • VLUN Change Notification (VCN)*. Choices are Enable and Disable.

  • Interrupt coalesce*. Choices are Enable and Disable.

FCoE settings

  • Connection mode. Preset and fixed as Host mode.

  • Connection type. Preset and fixed as Point type.

  • Unique node WWN*. Choices are Enable and Disable.

  • Configured rate*. The data transfer rate. Choices are Auto, 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. Auto allows the storage system to select the rate.

  • VLUN Change Notification (VCN)*: Choices are Enable and Disable.

  • Interrupt coalesce*. Choices are Enable and Disable.

iSCSI settings

  • DHCP*. Choices are Enable and Disable (in HPE Storage OS prior to 3.2.2).

  • IP address*. IP address in IPv4 or IPv6 format.

  • VLAN tag*. VLAN identifier indicating the VLAN to which a frame belongs.

  • Subnet mask*. Subnet mask in IPv4 format.

  • Gateway*. IP address in IPv4 or IPv6 format. If the IP address specified is IPv6 then prefix length.

  • MTU*. Limits the size of data packets transmitted over the connection. Choices are 1500 and 1900.

  • iSNS primary IP address*. IP address in IPv4 or IPv6 format.

  • iSNS TCP port*. TCP port number.

  • Send Target Group Tag*. Target portal group number.

  • Configured rate*. The data transfer rate. Choices are Auto, 10, and 25 Gbps. Auto allows the storage system to select the rate.

RCFC settings

  • Connection mode*. Choices are Disk, Host, RCFC, and Peer.

  • Connection type*. Choices are Point and Loop.

  • Unique node WWN. Preset and fixed as Disabled.

  • Configured rate*. The data transfer rate. Choices are Auto, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 Gbps. Auto allows the storage system to select the rate.

    NOTE:

    Configured rate allows to select the current speed and two speeds lower to the current speed. For example, if you select 32Gbps, then 8, 16, and 32Gbps are available for selection.

RCIP settings

  • IP address*. IP address in IPv4 or IPv6 format.

  • Subnet mask*. Subnet mask in IPv4 format.

  • Gateway*. IP address in IPv4 or IPv6 format. If the IP address specified is IPv6 then prefix length.

  • MTU*. Limits the size of data packets transmitted over the connection. Choices are 1500 and 1900.

  • Configured rate*. The data transfer rate. Choices are Auto and 1 Gbps. Auto allows the storage system to select the rate.