Partial Scan flags¶

The node to start a partial scan can be specified with the following addresses.

--port-guid, -G <port_guid> Specify a port_guid

-D, --Direct <dr_path> The address specified is a directed route

Examples:


   -D "0"          # self port


   -D "0,1,2,1,4"  # out via port 1, then 2, ...


   (Note the second number in the path specified must match the port being


   used.  This can be specified using the port selection flag '-P' or the


   port found through the automatic selection process.)

Note: For switches results are printed for all ports not just switch port 0.

--switch, -S <port_guid> same as "-G". (provided only for backward compatibility)

How much of the scan to be printed can be controlled with the following.

--all, -a Print all nodes found in a partial fabric scan. Normally a partial fabric scan will return only the node specified. This option will print the other nodes found as well.

--hops, -n <hops> Specify the number of hops away from a specified node to scan. This is useful to expand a partial fabric scan beyond the node specified.

Cache File flags¶

--load-cache <filename> Load and use the cached ibnetdiscover data stored in the specified filename. May be useful for outputting and learning about other fabrics or a previous state of a fabric.

--diff <filename> Load cached ibnetdiscover data and do a diff comparison to the current network or another cache. A special diff output for ibnetdiscover output will be displayed showing differences between the old and current fabric. By default, the following are compared for differences: switches, channel adapters, routers, and port connections.

--diffcheck <key(s)> Specify what diff checks should be done in the --diff option above. Comma separate multiple diff check key(s). The available diff checks are: port = port connections, state = port state, lid = lids, nodedesc = node descriptions. Note that port, lid, and nodedesc are checked only for the node types that are specified (e.g. switches-only, cas-only). If port is specified alongside lid or nodedesc, remote port lids and node descriptions will also be compared.

--filterdownports <filename> Filter downports indicated in a ibnetdiscover cache. If a port was previously indicated as down in the specified cache, and is still down, do not output it in the resulting output. This option may be particularly useful for environments where switches are not fully populated, thus much of the default iblinkinfo info is considered useless. See ibnetdiscover for information on caching ibnetdiscover output.

Port Selection flags¶

-C, --Ca <ca_name> use the specified ca_name.

-P, --Port <ca_port> use the specified ca_port.

Local port Selection¶

Multiple port/Multiple CA support: when no IB device or port is specified (see the "local umad parameters" below), the libibumad library selects the port to use by the following criteria:

ibaddr                 # use the first port (criteria #1 above)
ibaddr -C mthca1       # pick the best port from "mthca1" only.
ibaddr -P 2            # use the second (active/up) port from the first available IB device.
ibaddr -C mthca0 -P 2  # use the specified port only.

Configuration flags¶

--config, -z <config_file> Specify alternate config file.

--node-name-map <node-name-map> Specify a node name map.

-t, --timeout <timeout_ms> override the default timeout for the solicited mads.

Debugging flags¶

-h, --help show the usage message

-V, --version show the version info.

CONFIG FILE¶

/etc/infiniband-diags/ibdiag.conf

A global config file is provided to set some of the common options for all tools. See supplied config file for details.

NODE NAME MAP FILE FORMAT¶

The node name map is used to specify user friendly names for nodes in the output. GUIDs are used to perform the lookup.

This functionality is provided by the opensm-libs package. See opensm(8) for the file location for your installation.

Generically:

# comment
<guid> "<name>"

Example:

# IB1
# Line cards
0x0008f104003f125c "IB1 (Rack 11 slot 1   ) ISR9288/ISR9096 Voltaire sLB-24D"
0x0008f104003f125d "IB1 (Rack 11 slot 1   ) ISR9288/ISR9096 Voltaire sLB-24D"
0x0008f104003f10d2 "IB1 (Rack 11 slot 2   ) ISR9288/ISR9096 Voltaire sLB-24D"
0x0008f104003f10d3 "IB1 (Rack 11 slot 2   ) ISR9288/ISR9096 Voltaire sLB-24D"
0x0008f104003f10bf "IB1 (Rack 11 slot 12  ) ISR9288/ISR9096 Voltaire sLB-24D"
# Spines
0x0008f10400400e2d "IB1 (Rack 11 spine 1   ) ISR9288 Voltaire sFB-12D"
0x0008f10400400e2e "IB1 (Rack 11 spine 1   ) ISR9288 Voltaire sFB-12D"
0x0008f10400400e2f "IB1 (Rack 11 spine 1   ) ISR9288 Voltaire sFB-12D"
0x0008f10400400e31 "IB1 (Rack 11 spine 2   ) ISR9288 Voltaire sFB-12D"
0x0008f10400400e32 "IB1 (Rack 11 spine 2   ) ISR9288 Voltaire sFB-12D"
# GUID   Node Name
0x0008f10400411a08 "SW1  (Rack  3) ISR9024 Voltaire 9024D"
0x0008f10400411a28 "SW2  (Rack  3) ISR9024 Voltaire 9024D"
0x0008f10400411a34 "SW3  (Rack  3) ISR9024 Voltaire 9024D"
0x0008f104004119d0 "SW4  (Rack  3) ISR9024 Voltaire 9024D"