From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 6 21:39:12 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF1E116A422 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:39:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tom@uniserve.com) Received: from mx7.uniserve.ca (mx7.uniserve.ca [216.113.192.91]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07C8043D82 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:39:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tom@uniserve.com) Received: from mgmt.uniserve.ca ([216.113.192.30]) by mx7.uniserve.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1F6E4f-00023l-St for freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org; Mon, 06 Feb 2006 13:39:06 -0800 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 13:39:05 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Samplonius X-X-Sender: tom@mgmt.uniserve.ca To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060206132947.O89934@mgmt.uniserve.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Scanner: OK. Scanned. Subject: Qlogic fibre channel support questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:39:13 -0000 I'm planning to buy some IBM servers with Qlogic fibre channel adaptors in them, and I have questions: * Does the isp driver support full fabric? There are some notes in the man pages that fabric support "..may be contingent upon the correct firmware being loaded". Would the FreeBSD ispfw firemware be "correct" for a 23xx card? * Would booting from a Qlogic 23xx fibre channel card work fine? I presume they cards come with a standard BIOS, so this just works? * There is a noted bug in the isp manpage that the driver can get stuck upon boot. I presume this bug is specific to loops, not a fabric? Tom Samplonius VP of Technology Uniserve 604-647-0601