SMP_CONF_GENERAL(8)                                         SMP_UTILS                                        SMP_CONF_GENERAL(8)



NAME
       smp_conf_general - invoke CONFIGURE GENERAL SMP function

SYNOPSIS
       smp_conf_general  [--connect=CO]  [--expected=EX]  [--help]  [--hex]  [--inactivity=IN] [--interface=PARAMS] [--nexus=NE]
       [--raw] [--sa=SAS_ADDR] [--verbose] [--version] SMP_DEVICE[,N]

DESCRIPTION
       Sends a SAS Management Protocol (SMP) CONFIGURE GENERAL request function to a SMP target. The SMP target is identified by
       the  SMP_DEVICE and the --sa=SAS_ADDR. Depending on the interface, the SAS_ADDR may be deduced from the SMP_DEVICE.  With
       one interface there is one SMP_DEVICE per machine so the SMP_DEVICE,N syntax is needed to differentiate between  HBAs  if
       there are multiple present.

OPTIONS
       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.

       -c, --connect=CO
              sets the "update STP maximum connect time limit" flag and the corresponding "STP maximum connect time limit" field
              to CO. Unit of CO is 100 microseconds. A CO of zero is taken to mean no maximum connection time limit.

       -E, --expected=EX
              set the 'expected expander change count' field in the SMP request.  The value EX is from 0 to 65535 inclusive with
              0  being the default value. When EX is greater than zero then if the value doesn't match the expander change count
              of the SMP target (i.e. the expander) when the request arrives then the target ignores  the  request  and  sets  a
              function result of "invalid expander change count" in the response.

       -h, --help
              output the usage message then exit.

       -H, --hex
              output the response in hexadecimal.

       -i, --inactivity=IN
              sets  the  "update STP bus inactivity time limit" flag and the corresponding "STP bus inactivity time limit" field
              to IN. Unit of IN is 100 microseconds. A IN of zero is taken to mean no bus inactivity time limit.

       -I, --interface=PARAMS
              interface specific parameters. In this case "interface" refers to the path through the operating system to the SMP
              initiator. See the smp_utils man page for more information.

       -n, --nexus=NE
              sets  the  "update  STP SMP I_T nexus loss time" flag and the corresponding "STP SMP I_T nexus loss time" field to
              NE. Unit of NE is one millisecond. A NE of zero is taken to mean a vendor specific amount of time; a NE  of  65535
              means the port shall never recognize an I_T nexus loss.

       -r, --raw
              send the response to stdout in binary. All error messages are sent to stderr.

       -s, --sa=SAS_ADDR
              specifies  the  SAS address of the SMP target device. Typically this is an expander. This option may not be needed
              if the SMP_DEVICE has the target's SAS address within it. The SAS_ADDR is in decimal but most  SAS  addresses  are
              shown in hexadecimal. To give a number in hexadecimal either prefix it with '0x' or put a trailing 'h' on it.

       -v, --verbose
              increase the verbosity of the output. Can be used multiple times

       -V, --version
              print the version string and then exit.

CONFORMING TO
       The SMP CONFIGURE GENERAL function was introduced in SAS-2 .

AUTHORS
       Written by Douglas Gilbert.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Douglas Gilbert
       This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
       PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       smp_utils, smp_rep_general(smp_utils)



smp_utils-0.93                                            January 2008                                       SMP_CONF_GENERAL(8)