User:ZyMOS/Howto configure the linux kernel/drivers/fc4

User:ZyMOS/Howto configure the linux kernel / drivers / fc4


 * FC4 device configuration
 * FC4 device configuration

Fibre Channel support

 * Option: FC4
 * Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
 * (on/off/module) "Fibre Channel and FC4 SCSI support"
 * Fibre Channel is a high speed serial protocol mainly used to connect large storage devices to the computer; it is compatible with and intended to replace SCSI.
 * This is an experimental support for storage arrays connected to your computer using optical fibre cables and the "X3.269-199X Fibre Channel Protocol for SCSI" specification. If you want to use this, you need to say Y here and to "SCSI support" as well as to the drivers for the storage array itself and for the interface adapter such as SOC or SOC+. This subsystem could even serve for IP networking, with some code extensions.
 * If unsure, say N.

"FC4 drivers"
 * depends on FC4


 * Option: FC4_SOC
 * Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
 * (on/off/module) "Sun SOC/Sbus"
 * depends on FC4!=n && SPARC
 * Serial Optical Channel is an interface card with one or two Fibre Optic ports, each of which can be connected to a disk array. Note that if you have older firmware in the card, you'll need the microcode from the Solaris driver to make it work.
 * To compile this support as a module, choose M here: the module will be called soc.


 * Option: FC4_SOCAL
 * Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
 * (on/off/module) "Sun SOC+ (aka SOCAL)"
 * depends on FC4!=n && SPARC
 * Serial Optical Channel Plus is an interface card with up to two Fibre Optic ports. This card supports FC Arbitrated Loop (usually A5000 or internal FC disks in E[3-6]000 machines through the Interface Board). You'll probably need the microcode from the Solaris driver to make it work.
 * To compile this support as a module, choose M here: the module will be called socal.

"FC4 targets"
 * depends on FC4


 * Option: SCSI_PLUTO
 * Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
 * (on/off/module) "SparcSTORAGE Array 100 and 200 series"
 * depends on FC4!=n && SCSI
 * If you never bought a disk array made by Sun, go with N.
 * To compile this support as a module, choose M here: the module will be called pluto.


 * Option: SCSI_FCAL
 * Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
 * (on/off/module) "Sun Enterprise Network Array (A5000 and EX500)" if SPARC
 * depends on FC4!=n && SCSI
 * This driver drives FC-AL disks connected through a Fibre Channel card using the drivers/fc4 layer (currently only SOCAL). The most common is either A5000 array or internal disks in E[3-6]000 machines.
 * To compile this support as a module, choose M here: the module will be called fcal.

"Generic FC-AL disk driver"
 * Option: SCSI_FCAL
 * Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
 * depends on FC4!=n && SCSI && !SPARC