it depends. If you have a brand new set of FAs and you plan on connecting multiple OSs, you can set just the flags that are needed for multiple platforms and then set OS specific flags using hba_flags. If you have FAs that you know you will only use for Linux then you can set all flags at the FA level and never bother with hba_flags. Never change FA flags with running systems.
Hi,  Will someone please shed some light on the port flag?  I want to connect different falvors of unix on the same FA port in DMX, which port flag needs to be set? I hope in Vmax we don't need to assign any port flag before doing the same.  Thanks, Shailender
Port flag for DMX