Product specifications

5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineTools
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FF_PASSWORD: password to use to login as FF_USERNAME. Used in absence
of -S option.
FF_ROOTPASS: password to use when su to root (if FF_USERNAME is not
root). Used in absence of -S option.
FF_LOGIN_METHOD: how to login to hosts (Telnet, RSH or SSH), default is
SSH
FF_TIMEOUT_MULT: multiplier for response timeouts. Default is 2. This
typically does not need to be set, but in the event of unexpected timeouts or
extremely slow hosts or chassis or management network, a larger value can
be used.
FF_CHASSIS_LOGIN_METHOD: how to login to chassis. Can be SSH or
Telnet
FF_CHASSIS_ADMIN_PASSWORD: password for admin on all chassis. Used
in absence of -S option.
FF_PRODUCT: during host install and upgrade, what product should be used
for installation (InfiniServPerf, InfiniServBasic, etc)
FF_INSTALL_OPTIONS: installation options for host IB software INSTALL
during host "load". Used in absence of -I option.
FF_UPGRADE_OPTIONS: upgrade options for host IB software INSTALL
during host "upgrade". Used in absence of -U option.
FF_PACKAGES: host packages to load during host "load". Directories or .pkg
files to load during chassis "upgrade". Directories or .emfw files to load during
switch "upgrade". Used In absence of -P option.
FF_IPOIB_NETMASK: netmask to use for IPoIB IP address during
configipoib
5.5.1
ibtest Host Operations
(Host): It is recommended to set up password SSH or SCP for use during this
operation. Alternatively, the -S option can be used to securely prompt for a
password, in which case the same password is used for all hosts. Alternately,
the password may be put in the environment or the fastfabric.conf file via
FF_PASSWORD and FF_ROOTPASS.
5.5.1.1
load
This performs an initial installation of Fabric Access software on a group of hosts.
Any existing Fabric Access installation will first be uninstalled and any Fabric
Access configuration files will be removed. Therefore, the hosts will end up
installed with a default Fabric Access configuration. The -I option can be used