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Managing ib devices for ipoib – Sun Microsystems PCI User Manual

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Chapter 3

Configuring IP Over InfiniBand

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5. Verify that the devices are plumbed.

To do this, type the command:

The output includes information on the IB devices.

6. Check that data can be send over the InfiniBand link.

Use the ping command to send ICMP (ICMP6) ECHO_REQUEST packets and
receive ICMP (ICMP6) ECHO_RESPONSE packets between InfiniBand hosts. For
example:

where host-ip-address is the IP address of another IB host. See ping(1M) for details.

Repeat this procedure on all hosts that are connected to the IB switch.

Managing IB Devices for IPoIB

For information on managing the IB devices, see the System Administration Guide:
Devices and Files System (817-5093).

# ifconfig -a

# ping

host-ip-address

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