George,
You can just type in the command and edit your /etc/rc file accordingly (so things are set correctly upon your next reboot).
It should take the interface about a second or 5, in my experience, before the change becomes fully active. Expect network traffix to stall during this, but after that, things just pick up again without any actual loss of connectivity.
That is, if you've not make any configuration mistakes (eg. on the switch) that cause you to lose connectivity altogether.
I'd recommend doing it from the RLM so you still have your command-line if you made a mistake and need to revert back...
Best regards, Filip
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 2:53 PM, George Kahler george@yorku.ca wrote:
Hi guys, I would like to change/set one of the NICs on a FAS3040 to enable flow control after my Network Operations guys turn-on flow control on their switch port.
Can I just "filer> ifconfig e0a flowcontrol full" while the filer is serving data or do I need to 'down/up' the interface ?
The protocols on the filer is all nfs and some iSCSI.
Thanks, George