Displays the current and pending configuration of the adapters in the system. When no arguments are given, the command will return configuration information for all manageable adapters.
The -c option displays the capabilities of the adapters in the system.
The adapter argument is of the form Xy where X is an integer and y is a letter (for example 4a).
ucadmin help sub_command
Displays the help information for the given sub_command.
ucadmin modify [ -m mode ] [ -t type ] [ -f ] adapter
Changes the adapter configuration. The mode value refers to the personality mode of the adapter and can be fc or cna. The type value refers to the FC-4 type of the adapter and can be initiator or target. The -f option suppresses confirmation prompts. Any changes to the adapter mode or type will require a reboot for the changes to take effect. The adapter must also be offline before any changes can be made. When the adapter type is initiator, use the storage disable adapter command to bring the adapter offline. When the adapter type is target, use the fcp config command to bring the adapter offline.
Repair When Data ONTAP is fully initialized and running, configuring an adapter with the ucadmin command records the adapter configuration is stored in two places. Mode information is stored primarily on the adapter's onboard flash with a backup on-disk in the node's root volume. FC-4 type information is stored in the node's boot environment with a backup on-disk in the node's root volume. Following a console set-defaults operation, a maintenance head swap or other event that destroys the boot environment state, you might need to use the ucadmin command in Maintenance Mode to restore the storage adapter (initiator type) as some adapters will default into target mode. After the node's root volume comes online, the boot environment configuration is checked against the on-disk configuration information. If a misconfiguration is detected, the boot environment information is restored and the node automatically reboots to attach the correct drivers and restore the original configuration. This provides consistency between maintenance head swaps and other events which destroy the boot environment.
Maintenance Mode Operation
You can use the ucadmin command while in
Maintenance Mode. After changing the adapter
configuration in Maintenance Mode, a reboot is
required for the change to take effect. When
running from Maintenance Mode, no on-disk
configuration information can be stored because the
node's root volume is unavailable. To account for
this, the ucadmin command indicates that the boot
environment configuration needs to be recorded ondisk
during a subsequent reboot. After changing the
adapter configuration in Maintenance Mode, the boot
environment configuration becomes canonical.
Otherwise, the on-disk configuration is canonical.
New Installations
Following a new installation of Data ONTAP, the ondisk
configuration information is undefined. When
this condition is encountered, the boot environment
configuration becomes canonical and the on-disk
configuration is programmed to match the existing
boot environment configuration. In this way, the
adapter configuration is preserved across new
installations. To modify this behavior you must
perform a console set-defaults operation, and/or
use the ucadmin command in Maintenance Mode to
change the configuration, prior to installing Data
ONTAP.
Maintenance head swaps in a CFO:
During a maintenance head swap procedure in a CFO, if the adapter mode and type do not match what was originally set, Data ONTAP will attempt to automatically restore them before allowing the giveback to occur. In the event that the adapters are not automatically reconfigured, boot the new head into Maintenance Mode prior to doing the first giveback. Use the ucadmin command to restore the adapter configuration manually. This will avoid any service disruptions. For more information about Maintenance Mode operation, see na_floppyboot(1).