3–Adapter Management Applications
VMware Management Applications
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# ethtool -t eth4
The test result is PASS
The test extra info:
Register_Test_on_offline 0
Link_Test_on_offline 0
Interrupt_Test_offline 0
Loopback_Test_offline 0
Linux Diagnostic Test Descriptions
The
internal loopback test
performs internal packet loopback.
The
Flash test
verifies the Flash read and write.
The
hardware test
verifies that the hardware is running.
The
interrupt test
enables and disables the interrupt and functional verification
tests.
The
link test
verifies that the port is linked, meaning that the port has a good
cable attached to the port and that other end of the cable is connected to an
operational Ethernet port, either another NIC port or a network device, such as a
switch.
The
register test
verifies the NIC register read and write.
Linux Diagnostic Test Messages
Test information and PASS or FAIL messages are displayed for each of the tests
listed in
“Linux Diagnostic Test Descriptions” on page 111
.
VMware Management Applications
VMware management applications for the adapter include the following:
VMware NIC Driver Management Applications
User Diagnostics for VMware NIC Driver Management Applications
VMware NIC Driver Management Applications
This section provides the following information about the VMware NIC driver
management applications:
Overview
Using Switch Independent Partitioning Under ESX
Overview
VMware vSphere provides a CIM monitoring framework for both classic ESX and
ESXi. Use this framework to configure and manage Ethernet interfaces. On an
ESX Server, you can configure and manage Ethernet interfaces using a command
line interface. On an ESXi Server, use the remote CLIs (RCLIs).
