cfgadm_ib(1M) System Administration Commands cfgadm_ib(1M)NAMEcfgadm_ib - InfiniBand hardware specific commands for cfgadm
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/cfgadm -f [-y | -n] [-v] -c function ap_id...
/usr/sbin/cfgadm [-f] [-y | -n] [-v] [-o hardware_options]
-x hardware_function ap_id...
/usr/sbin/cfgadm -v [-a] [-s listing_option] [-] [ap_id | ap_type...]
/usr/sbin/cfgadm -v -h [ap_id]...
DESCRIPTION
The InfiniBand hardware specific library /usr/lib/cfgadm/ib.so.1 pro‐
vides the functionality for administering its fabric through the
cfgadm(1M) utility. cfgadm operates on attachment points. See
cfgadm(1M).
An InfiniBand (IB) device is enumerated by the IB nexus driver, ib(7D),
based on the services from the IB Device Manager (IBDM).
The IB nexus driver creates and initializes five types of child device
nodes:
o IB Port devices
o IB HCA service (HCA_SVC) devices
o IB Virtual Physical Point of Attachment (VPPA) devices
o I/O Controller (IOC)
o IB Pseudo devices
See ib(7D) for details on enumeration of IB Port, IB VPPA, and IB
HCA_SVC devices. For additional information on IBDM, see ibdm(7D). See
ib(4) for details on IB Pseudo devices.
For IB administration, two types of static attachment point are created
for the fabric administration as seen by the given host. There is one
static attachment point ib and all IB devices (either an IOC, Port,
VPPA, HCA_SVC, or a Pseudo device) in the fabric are represented as
dynamic attachment points based off of it. There is another static
attachment point for each Host Channel Adapter (HCA) in the host based
on its node Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) value.
Attachment points are named through ap_ids. There are two types of
ap_ids: logical and physical. The physical ap_id is based on the physi‐
cal path name. For the IB fabric it is /devices/ib:fabric. The logical
ap_id is a shorter, and has a more user friendly name.
The static ap_id for the IB fabric is ib. The IB devices are dynamic
attachment points and have no physical ap_id. The logical ap_id of an
IOC contains its GUID, ib::IOC-GUID. An example of an IOC ap_id is
ib::80020123456789a. The logical ap_id of a Pseudo device, see ib(4)
for details, is of the format ib::driver_name,unit-address. An example
of a pseudo ap_id would be ib::sdp,0 where "sdp" is the driver name and
"0" is its unit-address property. The logical ap_id of Port, VPPA and
HCA_SVC device contains its Partition Key (P_Key), Port GUID / Node
GUID and a communication service-name. The format of ap_id is as below:
Port device
ib::PORT_GUID,0,service-name
VPPA device
ib::PORT_GUID,P_Key,service-name
HCA_SVC device
ib::HCA_GUID,0,servicename
The Partition Key (P_Key) is 0 for Port and HCA_SVC devices. The P_Key
helps determine the partition to which this port belongs for a VPPA
device node. A port might have more than one P_Key. An example of a
VPPA device logical ap_id point is ib::80245678,ffff,ipib. The port-
GUID is 80245678, the P_Key is 0xffff, and the service name is ipib.
The service-name information is obtained from the file /ker‐
nel/drv/ib.conf which contains service-name strings. The HCA's logical
ap_id contains its node GUID value, hca:HCA-GUID. An example is
hca:21346543210a987.
A listing of the IB attachment points includes information on all IB
devices (IOC, VPPA, HCA_SVC, Pseudo, and Port devices seen by the IBDM
and the IB nexus driver) in the fabric even if they are not seen by the
host and configured for use.
The following shows a listing of five IB devices (two IOC, one VPPA,
one Port, one HCA_SVC) and one HCA:
example# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
hca:21346543210a987 IB-HCA connected configured ok
ib IB-FABRIC connected configured ok
ib::80020123456789a IB-IOC connected configured ok
ib::802abc9876543 IB-IOC connected unconfigured unknown
ib::80245678,ffff,ipib IB-VPPA connected configured ok
ib::12245678,0,nfs IB-PORT connected configured ok
ib::21346543,0,hnfs IB-HCA_SVC connected configured ok
ib::sdp,0 IB-PSEUDO connected configured ok
The ap_id ib::802abc9876543 shows an IOC device that is not yet config‐
ured by the host for use or had been previously offlined by an explicit
cfgadm -c unconfigure
operation. The distinction was made by the information displayed under
the Condition column. The IB device with a zero P_Key and HCA GUID is a
HCA_SVC device. Refer to cfgadm(1M) for more information regarding
listing attachment points.
The receptacle state for attachment points have the following meanings:
connected
For an IOC/VPPA/Port/Pseudo/HCA_SVC device, connected implies that
it has been seen by the host. The device might not have been con‐
figured for use by Solaris.
For a HCA attachment point, connected implies that it has been con‐
figured and is in use.
All IB ap_ids are always shown as connected.
The occupant state for attachment points have the following meanings:
configured
The IB device, and the HCA ap_id, are configured and usable by
Solaris.
unconfigured
The IB device at the ap_id was explicitly offlined using cfgadm -c
unconfigure, was not successfully configured. This could be because
it wasn not successfully configuref for use with Solaris (no
driver, or a device problem), or because it was never configured
for use by the IB nexus driver.
The unconfigured operation is not supported for the HCA attachment
point. The IB static apid, ib, is shown unconfigured if the system
has no IB hardware.
The attachment point conditions are:
failed
Not used.
failing
Not used.
ok
Normal state. Ready for use.
unknown
This state is only valid for IB device that have been probed by
IBDM but not yet configured for use by Solaris. It is also shown
for devices that have been explicitly offlined by a cfgadm -c
unconfigure operation. This condition does not apply to a HCA
attachment point.
unusable
Not used.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-c function
The IB hardware specific library supports two generic commands
(functions). These commands are not supported on the static attach‐
ment points (that is, the HCA ap_ids and the IB static ib ap_id).
The following generic commands are supported:
configure
Configure the IB device to be used by Solaris.
unconfigure
Unconfigure the IB device. If successful, cfgadm reports the
condition of this ap_id as unknown.
-f
Not supported.
-h ap_id
Obtain IB specific help for an IB attachment point.
-l
List the state and condition of IB attachment points. The -l option
works as described in cfgadm(1M).
When paired with the -a option, displays the dynamic attachment
points as well (IOC, VPPA, Port, Pseudo, and HCA_SVC devices).
When paired with -v option, displays verbose data about the ap_ids.
For an IOC, the Info field in the
cfgadm -avl
output displays the following information: VendorID, IOCDeviceID,
DeviceVersion, SubsystemVendorID, SubsystemID, Class, Subclass,
Protocol, ProtocolVersion and IDString from the IOCControllerPro‐
file. If the ID string isn't provided then nothing is displayed in
its place. These fields are defined in the InfiniBand Specification
Volume 1 (http://www.infinibandta.org).
For a VPPA, Port, or HCA_SVC device the Info field in the cfgadm
-lav display shows the service name information to which this
device is bound. If no such information exists, nothing is dis‐
played.
For a Pseudo device cfgadm -alv displays the driver name and its
unit-address information. For a HCA the verbose listing displays
the VendorID, ProductID of the HCA, number of ports it has, and the
PortGUID value of its ports. See EXAMPLES.
-o hardware_option
This option is not currently defined.
-s listing_option
Attachment points of class ib can be listed by using the select
sub-option. Refer to the cfgadm(1M) man page for more information.
-x hardware_function
Perform a hardware specific function. Note that the name can not be
more than 4 characters long.
The following hardware specific functions are supported:
add_service -ocomm=[port|vppa|hca_svc],service=name
This hardware specific function is supported on the static IB
attachment point. It can be used to add a new service to /ker‐
nel/drv/ib.conf file and to update the ib(7D) driver.
You must use the service=name option to indicate the new ser‐
vice to be added. You must use the option
comm=[port|vppa|hca_svc] option to add the name service to
either port-svc-list or to the hca-svc-list in the /ker‐
nel/drv/ib.conf file. See EXAMPLES.
delete_service -ocomm=[port|vppa|hca_svc],service=name
This hardware specific function is supported on the static IB
attachment point only. It can be used to delete an existing
service from the /kernel/drv/ib.conf file and also from the
ib(7D) driver's data base. You must use the service=name option
to indicate which service to delete. You must use the
comm=[port|vppa|hca_svc] option to delete this service from the
port-svc-list, vppa-svc-list, or vppa-svc-list of the /ker‐
nel/drv/ib.conf file. See EXAMPLES.
list_clients
Supported on HCA attachment points. Displays all the kernel IB
clients using this HCA. It also displays the respective ap_ids
of these kernel IB clients and if they have opened an alternate
HCA device. See EXAMPLES.
.
If a given kernel IB client does not have a valid ap_id then a
- is displayed in that column.
list_services
This hardware specific function is supported on the static IB
attachment point only. It lists all the Port and VPPA services
as read from the /kernel/drv/ib.conf file. See EXAMPLES.
unconfig_clients
This hardware specific function is supported on the static HCA
attachment point only. It can be used to unconfigure all IB
kernel clients of this given HCA. Only IB kernel clients that
do not have an alternate HCA are unconfigured. See EXAMPLES.
update_ioc_config
This hardware specific function is supported on static ib
attachment point and the IOC attachment points. For the ib
APID, this function updates properties of all the IOC device
nodes. For the IOC APID, this function updates the properties
of specified IOC device node. This command updates the port-
list, port-entries, service-id, and service-name IOC node prop‐
erties .
See ib(7D).
update_pkey_tbls
Supported on the static ib attachment point. Updates the PKEY
information inside IBTL. IBTL re-reads the P_Key tables for all
the ports on each HCA present on the host.
See ibtl(7D).
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Listing the State and Condition of IB Devices
The following command lists the state and condition of IB devices on
the system. It only shows the static attachment points.
example# cfgadm
hca:21346543210a987 IB-HCA connected configured ok
ib IB-FABRIC connected configured ok
The -a option lists all attachment points. The following example uses
the -a option and lists all attachment points:
example# cfgadm -a
hca:21346543210a987 IB-HCA connected configured ok
ib IB-FABRIC connected configured ok
ib::80020123456789a IB-IOC connected unconfigured ok
ib::80245678,ffff,ipib IB-VPPA connected configured ok
ib::21346543,0,hnfs IB-HCA_SVC connected configured ok
ib::12245678,0,nfs IB-PORT connected configured ok
ib::sdp,0 IB-PSEUDO connected configured ok
Example 2 Listing the Verbose Status of a IB VPPA Device
The following command lists the verbose status of a IB VPPA device:
example# cfgadm -alv ib::80245678,ffff,ipib
Ap_Id Receptacle Occupant Condition Information
When Type Busy Phys_Id
ib::80245678,ffff,ipib connected configured ok ipib
unavailable IB-VPPA n /devices/ib:fabric::80245678,ffff,ipib
A verbose listing of an IOC shows additional information. The following
command shows a verbose listing:
example# cfgadm -alv ib::80020123456789a
Ap_Id Receptacle Occupant Condition Information
When Type Busy Phys_Id
ib::80020123456789a connected configured ok VID: 0xeaea
DEVID: 0xeaea VER: 0x5 SUBSYS_VID: 0x0 SUBSYS_ID: 0x0 CLASS: 0xffff
SUBCLASS: 0xff PROTO: 0xff PROTOVER: 0x1 ID_STRING: Sample Host Adapter
unavailable IB-IOC n /devices/ib:fabric::80020123456789a
A verbose listing of a Pseudo device shows:
example# cfgadm -alv ib::sdp,0
Ap_Id Receptacle Occupant Condition Information
When Type Busy Phys_Id
ib::sdp,0 connected configured ok Driver = "sd
p" Unit-address = "0"
unavailable IB-PSEUDO n /devices/ib:fabric::sdp,0
A verbose listing of a HCA shows:
example# cfgadm -alv hca:21346543210a987
Ap_Id Receptacle Occupant Condition Information
When Type Busy Phys_Id
hca:21346543210a987 connected configured ok VID: 0x15b3,
PID: 0x5a44, #ports: 0x2, port1 GUID: 0x80245678, port2 GUID: 0x80245679
unavailable IB-HCA n /devices/ib:21346543210a987
You can obtain more user-friendly output if you specify these following
cfgadm class and field selection options: -s
"select=class(ib),cols=ap_id:info"
The following command displays only IB ap_ids. The output only includes
the ap_id and Information fields.
# cfgadm -al -s "cols=ap_id:info" ib::80245678,ffff,ipib
Ap_Id Information
ib::80245678,ffff,ipib ipib
Example 3 Unconfiguring an Existing IB IOC
The following command unconfigures the IB IOC attached to
ib::80020123456789a, then displays the status of the ap_id:
# cfgadm -c unconfigure ib::80020123456789a
Unconfigure the device: /devices/ib:fabric::80020123456789a
This operation will suspend activity on the IB device
Continue (yes/no)?
Enter: y
IB device unconfigured successfully.
# cfgadm -al ib::80020123456789a
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
ib::80020123456789 IB-IOC connected unconfigured unknown
#
The condition unknown implies that the device node doesn't exist any‐
more and this IB device's existence is known only to the IB Device Man‐
ager.
Example 4 Configuring an IB IOC
The following series of commands configures an IB device attached to
ib::80020123456789a:
# cfgadm -yc configure ib::80020123456789a
# cfgadm -al ib::80020123456789a
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
ib::80020123456789a IB-IOC connected configured ok
Example 5 Listing All Kernel IB Clients of a HCA
The following command lists all kernel IB clients of an HCA attached to
hca:21346543210a987:
# cfgadm -x list_clients hca:21346543210a987
Attachment Point Clients Alternate HCA
ib::80020123456789a ioc1 Yes
ib::80245678,ffff,ipib ipib No
ib::21346543,0,hnfs hnfs No
- ibdm No
- ibmf No
Example 6 Adding a Port Service
The following command adds a new Port service called srp:
# cfgadm -o comm=port,service=srp -x add_service ib
Example 7 Deleting a VPPA Service
The following command deletes the ibd VPPA service ibd:
# cfgadm -o comm=vppa,service=ipib -x delete_service ib
Example 8 Listing Port, VPPA, HCA_SVC Services
The following command lists all Port, VPPA, and HCA_SVC services:
# cfgadm -x list_services ib
Port communication services:
srp
VPPA communication services:
ipib
nfs
HCA_SVC communication services:
hnfs
Example 9 Reprobing IOC Devices
The following command reprobes all IOC device nodes.
# cfgadm -x update_ioc_config ib
This operation can update properties of IOC devices.
Continue (yes/no)?
Enter: y
#
Example 10 Unconfiguring All Kernel Clients of a HCA
The following command unconfigures all kernel clients of a HCA
# cfgadm -x unconfig_clients hca:21346543
This operation will unconfigure clients of this HCA.
Continue (yes/no)?
Enter: y
FILES
/usr/lib/cfgadm/ib.so.1
Hardware-specific library for generic InfiniBand device administra‐
tion
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcsl │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOcfgadm(1M), config_admin(3CFGADM), libcfgadm(3LIB), ib(4),
attributes(5), ib(7D), ibdm(7D), ibtl(7D)
InfiniBand Specification Volume 1 (http://www.infinibandta.org)
NOTES
Apart from the listing (cfgadm -l or cfgadm -x list_clients), only the
superuser can execute any functions on an attachment point.
SunOS 5.10 2 Jul 2008 cfgadm_ib(1M)
