User guide

G–Commands and Files
Summary and Descriptions of Commands
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ibtracert
a
Determines the path that IB packets travel between two
nodes
ibv_devinfo
a
Lists information about IB devices in use. Use when Open-
Fabrics is enabled.
ident
b
Identifies RCS keyword strings in files. Can check for dates,
release versions, and other identifying information.
ipath_checkout
c
A bash shell script that performs sanity testing on a cluster
using QLogic hardware and InfiniPath software. When the
program runs without errors, the node is properly configured.
ipath_control
c
A shell script that manipulates various parameters for the
InfiniPath driver.
This script gathers the same information contained in board-
version, status_str, and version.
ipath_mtrr
c
A Python script that sets the MTRR registers.
ipath_pkt_test
c
Tests the IB link and bandwidth between two QLogic IB adapt-
ers, or, using an IB loopback connector, tests within a single
QLogic IB adapter
ipathstats
c
Displays driver statistics and hardware counters, including
performance and "error" (including status) counters
lsmod Shows status of modules in the Linux kernel. Use to check
whether drivers are loaded.
modprobe Adds or removes modules from the Linux kernel.
mpirun
c
A front end program that starts an MPI job on an InfiniPath
cluster. Use to check the origin of the drivers.
mpi_stress An MPI stress test program designed to load up an MPI inter-
connect with point-to-point messages while optionally check-
ing for data integrity.
ps Displays information on current active processes. Use to
check whether all necessary processes have been started.
rpm Package manager to install, query, verify, update, or erase
software packages. Use to check the contents of a package.
strings
d
Prints the strings of printable characters in a file. Useful for
determining contents of non-text files such as date and ver-
sion.
Table Note s
Table G-1. Useful Programs (Continued)
Program Name Function