DD Boost over Fibre Channel

Published 18 Feb 2014 Read time 1 min 4 sec(s) (3290 views). Storage

This post provides the steps needed to configure DD Boost over Fibre Channel via the System Manager and/or via command line.

via Command line

You can also configure and manage DD Boost over Fibre Channel from the command line:

Enable or disable fibre-channel for DD Boost

# ddboost option set fc {enabled | disabled}

DD Boost Fibre-Channel set Server Name

# ddboost fc dfc-server-name set <server-name>

Show DD Boost Fibre-Channel Server Name
```
# ddboost fc dfc-server-name show
```

Add initiators or DD Boost devices to a DD Boost FC group

# ddboost fc group add <group-name> initiator <initiator-spec>
# ddboost fc group add <group-name> device-set [count <count>] [endpoint {all | none | <endpoint-list>}]

Create a DD Boost FC group
```
# ddboost fc group create <group-name>
```

List configured DD Boost FC groups

# ddboost fc group show list [<group-spec>] [initiator <initiator-spec>]

Show DD Boost Fibre-Channel Detailed Statistics
```
# ddboost fc show detailed-stats
```

Show DD Boost Fibre-Channel Statistics

# ddboost fc show stats [endpoint <endpoint-spec>] [initiator <initiator-spec>] [interval <interval>] [count <count>]

DD Boost Fibre Channel Status
```
# ddboost fc status
```

via System Manager

DD Boost over Fibre Channel can be configured in the System Manager from Data Management > DD Boost > Fibre Channel