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4.4.1. FM Instance Shared Parameters

Any parameter that can be used in the Common.Shared section may also be used in the Fm.Shared section. The following table describes parameters that are used in the Shared subsection of Fm section.

Table 7. FM Instance Shared Parameters

Parameter

Default Value

Description

Name

fm0

Name for the given Fabric Manager instance. Also used to mark log messages with _sm, _fe, _pm, appended.

Hfi

Port

PortGUID

1

1

0

Each FM runs on a single local SuperNIC, or HFI, port. The port may be specified by Hfi and Port or by PortGuid.

Hfi = Local SuperNIC to use for Fabric Manager Instance, 1=First HFI

Port = Local SuperNIC port to use for Fabric Manager instance, 1=First Port

PortGUID = Local SuperNIC port to use for Fabric Manager instance

If PortGUID is 0, it is ignored and Hfi/Port is used. When PortGUID is non-zero, it will be used and Hfi/Port will be ignored.

SubnetPrefix

0xfe80000000000000

Unique subnet prefix to assign to this Fabric. The same subnet prefix must be used by all redundant SMs on a given fabric.