User guide

2–FastFabric TUI Menu
Fast Fabric InfiniBand Externally Managed Switch Setup/Admin Menu
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Refer to FastFabric Command Line Interface Reference Guide for more details
about the format of the
ibnodes and ports file, and about the iba_gen_ibnodes
command which can help generate the ibnodes file.
Test for Switch Presence
(Switch) This will run the iba_switch_admin ping command to test for the
presence of the selected switches in the fabric.
Verify Switch Firmware
(Switch) This will run the iba_switch_admin fwverify command to verify the
integrity of the present firmware in the switch. If this operation fails, prior to any
switch reboots or power-offs of the switch, perform Update Switch Firmware to
correct the firmware in the switch.
Update Switch Firmware
(Switch) This will run the iba_switch_admin upgrade command to permit the
switch firmware version to be updated and the switch node name to be set.
Prompts will guide the user through options:
 Selection of firmware files or directory containing .
emfw files
 Reboot switch after update (needed to run new firmware)
 Parallel vs serial update
 Prompting for switch password
NOTE:
Consult the relevant switch firmware release notes to ensure any
prerequisites for the upgrade to the new firmware level have been met prior
to performing the upgrade using FastFabric.