5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineTools
Advanced Initialization and Verification - ibtest
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numbers representative of what most servers can achieve. Some server models
may have 10-20% higher results. A result 5-10% below the above numbers is
typically not cause for serious alarm, but may reflect limitations in the server
design or the chosen BIOS settings.
For more details about BIOS settings, consult the documentation from the server
supplier and/or the server PCI chipset manufacturer.
5.5.2
ibtest Chassis Operations
(Switch)
: All operations against SilverStorm internally-managed IB chassis
require the
-C
option to select chassis mode of operation for
ibtest
.
All chassis operations will login to the chassis as chassis user
admin
. It is
recommended to use the
-S
option to securely prompt for a password, in which
case the same password is used for all chassis. Alternately, the password may
be put in the environment or the
fastfabric.conf
file via
FF_CHASSIS_ADMIN_PASSWORD
.
NOTE:
Newer versions of chassis firmware permit SSH keys to be configured
within the chassis for secure password-less login. In this case there is
no need to configure a
FF_CHASSIS_ADMIN_PASSWORD
and
FF_CHASSIS_LOGIN_METHOD
can be SSH. Refer to the
SilverStorm
9000 Users Guide
for more information.
5.5.2.1
upgrade
This upgrades the firmware on each chassis or slot specified. The
-P
option
selects a directory containing
.pkg
files or provides an explicit list of
.pkg
files
for the chassis and/or slots. The
-a
option selects the desired minimal state for
the new firmware. For each chassis and/or slot selected for upgrade, the
.pkg
file applicable to that slot will be selected and used. If more than one
.pkg
file
is specified of a given card type, the operation is undefined.
The upgrade is intelligent and does not upgrade chassis that already have the
desired firmware in the desired state (as specified by
-a
).
When the
-a
option specifies
run
, chassis that are not already running the
desired firmware will be rebooted. By selecting the proper
FF_MAX_PARALLEL
value, a rolling upgrade or a parallel upgrade may be accomplished. In most
cases a parallel upgrade is recommended for expediency.
For more information about chassis firmware refer to the
SilverStorm 9000 Users
Guide
and
SilverStorm 9000 Release Notes
.
Summary of Contents for Fast Fabric
Page 1: ...D000006 000 Rev A Page i Q S i m p l i f y Fast Fabric Users Guide...
Page 2: ...Fast Fabric Users Guide Q Page ii D000006 000 Rev A...
Page 38: ...3 Getting Started Upgrading IB software 3 24 D000006 000 Rev A Q...
Page 148: ...6 MPI Sample Applications Pallas 6 6 D000006 000 Rev A Q...
Page 166: ...B Fast Fabric Configuration Files Port List Files B 14 D000006 000 Rev A Q...
Page 168: ...C Configuration of IPoIB Name Mapping C 2 D000006 000 Rev A Q...
