D000006-000 Rev. A Page iQSimplifyFast FabricUsers Guide
1 – IntroductionTechnical Support1-2 D000006-000 Rev. AQ1.3Technical SupportCustomers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technic
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-46 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.4.3.5.2Identification of the route between 2 nodes in the
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-47Q5.4.3.5.3Analysis of the route between 2 nodes for errors, inconsistent connectio
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-48 D000006-000 Rev AQObtain very detailed information about nodesNOTE: To shorten
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-49Q Link Error Recovery 0 Link Down
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-50 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.4.3.5.5Obtain very detailed information about IOUsNOTE: To
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-51Q 10g 0x00066a00980001b8 1 CA orc<-> 0x00066a00d8000123 10 SW InfiniCon
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-52 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.4.3.5.7Reverse lookups, translate a LID or GUID into the i
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-53Q5.4.3.5.8Forward lookups - lookup nodes or IOCs by name[root@duster root]# iba_re
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-54 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.4.3.5.9Generate reports in a "comparible manner"
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-55Q LID: xxxxxx LMC: 0 Subnet: 0xfe80000000
D000006-000 Rev A 2-1Section 2 Fast Fabric Overview2.1Feature OverviewThe Fast Fabric Toolset is designed to both simplify and expedite common In
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-56 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.4.4saquery(All): saquery can perform various queries of th
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-57Q-A/--gidlist 'sgid ...;dgid ...': query by a list of Gids-o/--output ty
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-58 D000006-000 Rev AQ mcfdb: list of switch multicast FDB records trace: li
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-59Q-u port_gid path, service, mcmember, inform, tracesystemguid, nodeguid, portguid,
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsAdvanced Initialization and Verification - ibtest5-60 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.5Advanced Initialization and V
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-61Qmpi mpidev mpisrc udapl sdp rds, or for a chassis upgrade, filenames/directories
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsAdvanced Initialization and Verification - ibtest5-62 D000006-000 Rev AQIbtest provides detailed logging
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-63QFF_PASSWORD: password to use to login as FF_USERNAME. Used in absence of -S opti
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsAdvanced Initialization and Verification - ibtest5-64 D000006-000 Rev AQto select different install pack
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-65Q5.5.1.5sacacheThis verifies the given hosts have properly communicated with the S
2 – Fast Fabric OverviewFast Fabric Architecture2-2 D000006-000 Rev AQ❥ Aids in ongoing fabric status and configuration monitoring❥ Automated fabric h
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsAdvanced Initialization and Verification - ibtest5-66 D000006-000 Rev AQnumbers representative of what m
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-67Q5.5.2.2rebootThis reboots the given chassis and ensures they go down and come bac
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsAdvanced Initialization and Verification - ibtest5-68 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.5.4Interpreting the ibtest log
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-69Qmatch the intended host names. Also make sure than when IPoIB host names are use
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-70 D000006-000 Rev AQ❑ Compares present HW/SW/config to baseline❑ Can
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-71Qpresent. Also verify the appropriate links between servers and switches are pres
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-72 D000006-000 Rev AQprevious baseline which is to be compared to (ex
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-73Q❥ fabric components (nodes, links, SMs, systems, and their SMA configuration)❥ fa
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-74 D000006-000 Rev AQoptions and reports to be used for the health an
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-75Qlatest/fabric.0:0.links.diff - diff of baseline and latest fabric internal and ex
2 – Fast Fabric OverviewD000006-000 Rev A 2-3QFast Fabric is typically installed on one or more IB Management Nodes. The IB Management Node must be c
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-76 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.6.3.2IB fabric Items that are also checked dur
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-77QEnvironment VariablesThe following environment variables are also used by this co
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-78 D000006-000 Rev AQAll files generated by fabric_analysis start wit
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-79Qlatest/chassis.fwVersion - the output of the fwVersion command for all selected c
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-80 D000006-000 Rev AQlatest/chassis.timeDSTConf - the output of the t
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-81Q❥ changes to SNMP persistent configuration within the chassisThe following Chassi
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-82 D000006-000 Rev AQThe hostsm_analysis tool performs analysis again
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-83Q5.6.5.1Host SM items checked against the baseline❥ SM configuration file❥ The ver
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-84 D000006-000 Rev AQor extremely slow chassis or management network,
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-85QFull analysis:latest/esm.smstatus - the output of the smControl status command fo
2 – Fast Fabric OverviewFast Fabric Architecture2-4 D000006-000 Rev AQthe tools to operate with minimal user interaction and hence reduce the time to
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-86 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.6.7all_analysis(All):The all_analysis command
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-87QNote that the all_analysis command has options which are a superset of the option
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsHealth Check and Baselining Tools5-88 D000006-000 Rev AQ❥ automatedIn both cases the user should follow
D000006-000 Rev A 6-1Section 6 MPI Sample ApplicationsAs part of a MPI Development installation, some sample MPI applications and benchmarks are
6 – MPI Sample ApplicationsOSU Latency6-2 D000006-000 Rev AQFor all but the mandel and tachyon demos, when MPI applications are run with the scripts p
6 – MPI Sample ApplicationsD000006-000 Rev A 6-3QThis will run assorted bandwidths from 4K to 4Mbytes. To run a different set of message sizes an opt
6 – MPI Sample ApplicationsPallas6-4 D000006-000 Rev AQPrior to running this application, a HPL.dat file must be installed into /opt/iba/src/mpi_apps/
6 – MPI Sample ApplicationsD000006-000 Rev A 6-5QPallas has known scalability limitations, especially in its AllToAll phase. This phase can simultane
6 – MPI Sample ApplicationsPallas6-6 D000006-000 Rev AQ
D000006-000 Rev A A-1Appendix AFast Fabric Quick Install ChecklistThe sections below provide a checklist to aid tracking the steps have been completed
D000006-000 Rev A 3-1Section 3 Getting StartedBefore using the Fast Fabric toolset, the Site Implementation Engineer must perform the tasks descr
A – Fast Fabric Quick Install ChecklistInstalling and verifying Firmware on the IB ChassisA-2 D000006-000 Rev AQA.2Installing and verifying Firmware o
A – Fast Fabric Quick Install ChecklistD000006-000 Rev A A-3Q5. Setup password-less SSH/SCP.6. TCP/IP Name Resolution configured on all hosts.a. if us
A – Fast Fabric Quick Install ChecklistConfigure and initialize health check toolsA-4 D000006-000 Rev AQA.8Configure and initialize health check tools
D000006-000 Rev A B-1Appendix BFast Fabric Configuration FilesThe following configuration files are used by Fast Fabric:.B.1fastfabric.confThe Fast F
B – Fast Fabric Configuration Filesfastfabric.confB-2 D000006-000 Rev AQNOTE: Do not edit /etc/sysconfig/fastfabric.conf-sample.The use of various con
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesD000006-000 Rev A B-3Q# The shell functions below are only defined if no existing function/command# with given name
B – Fast Fabric Configuration Filesfastfabric.confB-4 D000006-000 Rev AQ# set to 1 to avoid parallel executionexport FF_MAX_PARALLEL=${FF_MAX_PARALLEL
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesD000006-000 Rev A B-5Qexport FF_PASSWORD="${FF_PASSWORD:-}"# if FF_USERNAME is not root, what is the root
B – Fast Fabric Configuration Filesiba_mon.confB-6 D000006-000 Rev AQexport FF_FABRIC_HEALTH="${FF_FABRIC_HEALTH:- -s -C -o errors -o slowlinks}&
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesD000006-000 Rev A B-7QNOTE: Do not edit /etc/sysconfig/iba/iba_mon.conf-sample.
3 – Getting StartedSet Up the Fabric3-2 D000006-000 Rev AQ3.2Set Up the Fabric1. (All) The first step in any installation is to physically install the
B – Fast Fabric Configuration Filesiba_mon.confB-8 D000006-000 Rev AQ# This file controls the iba_mon Port Counter monitoring Thresholds.# [ICS VERSIO
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesD000006-000 Rev A B-9QB.3Host List FilesThe /etc/sysconfig/iba/hosts and /etc/sysconfig/iba/allhosts files are used
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesSelection of slots within a chassisB-10 D000006-000 Rev AQ# this is a comment192.168.0.5# chassis IP addressedge1#
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesD000006-000 Rev A B-11Q9000 series chassis, slot 0 is always an alias for the presently active management card for
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesPort List FilesB-12 D000006-000 Rev AQFor externally-managed switches, the node GUID can be found on a label on the
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesD000006-000 Rev A B-13QComments may be placed on any line. By using a # to precede the comment. On lines with a po
B – Fast Fabric Configuration FilesPort List FilesB-14 D000006-000 Rev AQ
D000006-000 Rev A C-1Appendix CConfiguration of IPoIB Name MappingThe Fast Fabric tools support the concept of a management network and an IPoIB netwo
C – Configuration of IPoIB Name MappingC-2 D000006-000 Rev AQ
D000006-000 Rev A D-1Appendix DMulti-Subnet FabricsFast Fabric is designed primarily to manage a single subnet fabric. However many powerful function
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-3Qssh is used, no additional manual steps are require at this stage (typically Linux OS installation will enabl
D – Multi-Subnet FabricsPrimarily Independent SubnetsD-2 D000006-000 Rev AQtypically with different IP subnets. Consult the QuickSilver Fabric Access
D – Multi-Subnet FabricsD000006-000 Rev A D-3Q❥ (All): However instead it is recommended to run:iba_report -i 10 -o errors -o slowlinks -h x -p ywhere
D – Multi-Subnet FabricsOverlapping SubnetsD-4 D000006-000 Rev AQfabric operation. Follow the installation instructions outlined in “Getting Started”
D – Multi-Subnet FabricsD000006-000 Rev A D-5Q❥ (All): Create the allhosts file per the instructions. Next, create additional files per subnet that l
D – Multi-Subnet FabricsOverlapping SubnetsD-6 D000006-000 Rev AQvariable may be used to specify all the HCAs and ports on the IB management node such
3 – Getting StartedUsing Fast Fabric3-4 D000006-000 Rev AQThe /etc/hosts file should not have any node-specific data (the following section will step
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-5QSilverStorm Technologies Inc. InfiniBand 4.1.1.0.15 Software 1) Show Installed Software 2) Reconfigure IP
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3 – Getting StartedInstalling and Verifying Firmware on the SilverStorm IB Chassis3-6 D000006-000 Rev AQitems have been selected, press P. To unselect
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-7Qa. When Virtual I/O controllers (VIC) are installed in a chassis, each VIC should also be assigned a unique n
3 – Getting StartedInstalling and Verifying Firmware on the SilverStorm IB Chassis3-8 D000006-000 Rev AQand FF_CHASSIS_ADMIN_PASSWORD. Consult append
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-9QNOTE: The chassis must be running firmware version 4.0.0.4.3 or later to perform this function. If the chass
3 – Getting StartedInstalling and Verifying Firmware on the IB Switches3-10 D000006-000 Rev AQThe steps which follow will require that an SM be operat
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-11Qreview all the settings. Refer to appendix B for more information about fastfabric.conf.When placed in the
3 – Getting StartedInstalling InfiniBand on the Remaining Servers3-12 D000006-000 Rev AQIf any switch fails to be updated, use the "View ibtest r
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-13QSilverStorm Technologies Inc. IB Host Setup Menu (4.1.1.0.15)Fast Fabric Host List: /etc/sysconfig/iba/hosts
3 – Getting StartedInstalling InfiniBand on the Remaining Servers3-14 D000006-000 Rev AQWhen placed in the editor for hosts, create the file with a li
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-15QNOTE: If DNS is being used, this step should be skipped.NOTE: Typically, /etc/resolv.conf is setup as part o
Fast Fabric Users GuideQD000006-000 Rev. A Page iiiInformation furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corpo
3 – Getting StartedVerifying InfiniBand on the Remaining Servers3-16 D000006-000 Rev AQEach time this is executed a Linux shell command (or sequence o
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-17Qmgmthost below for example) and include the hosts file previously created, one entry per line. Such as:mgmth
3 – Getting StartedComplete Installation of additional IB Management Nodes3-18 D000006-000 Rev AQ7. (Host) "Verify Hosts see each other" wil
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-19QRepeat the following steps on each additional IB Management Node:1. (All) Install the additional Fabric Acce
3 – Getting StartedRunning HPL3-20 D000006-000 Rev AQCreate the file with a list of the chassis names (the TCP/IP Ethernet management port names assig
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-21QAt this point the user is ready to move onto full scale HPL runs. Assorted sample HPL.dat files are provide
3 – Getting StartedUpgrading IB software3-22 D000006-000 Rev AQIB Management Nodes should also include the MPI Runtime and MPI Development packages, a
3 – Getting StartedD000006-000 Rev A 3-23QNOTE: Do not list any of IB Management Nodes (eg. The nodes which have fast fabric installed)NOTE: The file
3 – Getting StartedUpgrading IB software3-24 D000006-000 Rev AQ
D000006-000 Rev A 4-1Section 4 Fast Fabric TUI MenuFast Fabric is easiest to use from the textual user interface (TUI) menu system. The menu sys
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4 – Fast Fabric TUI Menu4-2 D000006-000 Rev AQQuickSilver Fabric Access Software Users Guide. Selecting items 1-9 will display the given submenu. Pr
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuD000006-000 Rev A 4-3QAt the top of each Fast Fabric menu, the file listing the components to operate on is shown. For exampl
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuHost Setup via Fast Fabric4-4 D000006-000 Rev AQ0) Edit Config and Select/Edit Hosts Files [ Skip ]1) Verify Hosts via Ethe
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuD000006-000 Rev A 4-5QNOTE: It is recommended that SSH be used in place of the check_rsh command.4.1.4Setup Password-less SSH/
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuHost Setup via Fast Fabric4-6 D000006-000 Rev AQIf any hosts fail to be updated, use the View ibtest result files option to re
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuD000006-000 Rev A 4-7Q4.1.13Run a command on all hosts(Linux) This will run the cmdall command. A Linux shell command (or sequ
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuHost Admin via Fast Fabric4-8 D000006-000 Rev AQ4.2Host Admin via Fast FabricThis menu is focused on verifying hosts and the f
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuD000006-000 Rev A 4-9Q4.2.3Summary of Fabric Components(All) This will run the fabric_info command to provide a brief summary
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuHost Admin via Fast Fabric4-10 D000006-000 Rev AQ4.2.8Check MPI Performance(Host) This will run the ibtest mpiperf command to
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuD000006-000 Rev A 4-11Q4.3QLogic IB Chassis Admin via Fast FabricThis menu is focused on administration of QLogic 9000 series
Fast Fabric Users GuideD000006-000 Rev. A Page vQSection 1 Introduction1.1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuQLogic IB Chassis Admin via Fast Fabric4-12 D000006-000 Rev AQ4.3.3Update Chassis Firmware(Switch) This will run the ibtest -C
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuD000006-000 Rev A 4-13Q4.3.5Reboot Chassis(Switch) This will run the ibtest -C reboot command to reboot all the selected chass
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuSilverStorm Externally Managed IB Switch Administration via Fast Fabric4-14 D000006-000 Rev AQ4.4SilverStorm Externally Manage
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuD000006-000 Rev A 4-15QNOTE: Consult the relevant switch firmware release notes to ensure any prerequisites for the upgrade to
4 – Fast Fabric TUI MenuSilverStorm Externally Managed IB Switch Administration via Fast Fabric4-16 D000006-000 Rev AQ
D000006-000 Rev A 5-1Section 5 Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsSome of the commands are only applicable when Linux is being used. They
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsCommon Tool Options5-2 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.1.3-SPrompt for password for admin on chassis. By default Fa
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-3Q5.1.6Selection of HostsFor operations that are performed against a set of hosts, t
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsCommon Tool Options5-4 D000006-000 Rev AQIf a relative path is specified for the -f option or HOSTS_FILE
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-5Q1. Small sets of chassis can .be easily specified on the command line via the -H o
Fast Fabric Users Guide Page vi D000006-000 Rev. AQ4.1.13 Run a command on all hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsCommon Tool Options5-6 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.1.7.1.1Chassis List File FormatBelow is a sample chassis file
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-7Q For example:i9k229:0i9k229:0,1,5192.168.0.5:0,1,5NOTE: There must be no spaces wi
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsCommon Tool Options5-8 D000006-000 Rev AQ4. IBNODES_FILE environment variable5. /etc/sysconfig/iba/ibnod
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-9QIt is recommended that a unique node description be specified for each switch. Th
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsCommon Tool Options5-10 D000006-000 Rev AQ1. -p option2. PORTS environment variable3. -t option4. PORTS_
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-11QPorts are specified as hca:port. No spaces are permitted. The first HCA is 1 an
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsBasic Setup and Administration Tools5-12 D000006-000 Rev AQExample:pingallpingall -h 'arwen elrond&
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-13QEnvironment VariablesThe following environment variables are also used by this co
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsBasic Setup and Administration Tools5-14 D000006-000 Rev AQFast Fabric provides additional flexibility i
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-15QIf hosts have IP addresses added (for example by installing IB software and enabl
Fast Fabric Users GuideD000006-000 Rev. A Page viiQ5.1.8 Selection of Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsBasic Setup and Administration Tools5-16 D000006-000 Rev AQHost Examples:cmdall datecmdall 'uname -
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-17QFor operations against chassis use of the -S option is recommended. This avoids
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsBasic Setup and Administration Tools5-18 D000006-000 Rev AQThe above example creates a hostcapture direc
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-19QFor operations against chassis use of the -S option is recommended. This avoids
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFile Management Tools5-20 D000006-000 Rev AQ-f hostfile - file with hosts in cluster, default is /etc/sy
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-21Q5.3.2uploadall(Linux): Copies one or more files from a group of hosts to this sys
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFile Management Tools5-22 D000006-000 Rev AQExample:# upload two files from 2 hostsuploadall -h 'ar
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-23Q-f hostfile - file with hosts in cluster. The default is /etc/sysconfig/iba/hosts
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFile Management Tools5-24 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.3.4Simplified Editing of Node-Specific Files(Linux): The c
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-25Q5.4Fabric Analysis Tools5.4.1Fabric_infoFabric_info provides a brief summary of t
Fast Fabric Users Guide Page viii D000006-000 Rev. AQ6.6 High Performance Linpack (HPL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-26 D000006-000 Rev AQNumber of 1x Ports - number of ports in the fabric running a
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-27QHOSTS - a list of hosts, used if the -h option is not suppliedCHASSIS - a list of
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-28 D000006-000 Rev AQFor operations against chassis use of the -S option is recom
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-29Qoutput in the same order even if components have been rebooted. This is useful f
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-30 D000006-000 Rev AQ -D/--dest point - destination for trace route -Q/--qu
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-31Qnodeguid:value1:port:value2 - value1 is numeric node GUID, value2 is port #iocgui
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-32 D000006-000 Rev AQExamples:iba_report can generate hundreds of different repor
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-33QIdentify the routes between this server and another server:iba_report -o route -D
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-34 D000006-000 Rev AQHere is a sample of iba_report for a small fabric:[root@dust
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-35Q 1 0x0011 0x00066a00a000447b 4x 2.5Gb 2 0x0012 0x00066a01a000447b
D000006-000 Rev. A 1-1Section 1 IntroductionThis manual describes installation, configuration and administration task information for the Fast Fa
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-36 D000006-000 Rev AQB) 0 0x0010 0x00066a10280002cd Noop Noop 2
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-37Qpermitted. The maximum detail per report varies, but most have less than 5 detai
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-38 D000006-000 Rev AQ0x00066a00d8000123 SW InfiniCon Systems InfinIO90240x00066a1
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-39QHowever, iba_report does not stop there. Additionally, iba_report has reports th
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-40 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.4.3.2Topology Verificationiba_report provides a flexible w
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-41QWhen focusing a report, it can sometimes be helpful to also use a detail level of
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-42 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.4.3.3.2Focus Examples:Below are some examples of using the
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-43Q5.4.3.4.1Using iba_report to monitor for fabric changesiba_report can easily be u
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsFabric Analysis Tools5-44 D000006-000 Rev AQ5.4.3.5Sample Output5.4.3.5.1Analysis of all ports in fabric
5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineToolsD000006-000 Rev A 5-45Q ExcessiveBufferOverrunErrors 3 VL15Dropped 100Rate No
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