HP UX 11i v2 Networking Software manual Ib-agent channel-adapter, Ib-agent switch

response-timeout is 2,000 microseconds.

Related Commands: “ib-agentchannel-adapter” (page 185) “show ib sm configuration” (page 141)

ib-agent channel-adapter

Synopsis: The ib-agentchannel-adaptercommand and its arguments are used to configure the Subnet-Management Agent (SMA) node strings for channel adapters. A node string is a descriptive string used to identify an object.

Syntax: ib-agent channel-adapter guid

The syntax is described in the following table:

Table B-48 ib-agent Command Syntax

Syntax	Description
channel-adapter guid	Enter after the ib-agent command to configure a channel adapter.

Command Modes: Global-configuration mode.

Privilege Level: Unrestricted and InfiniBand read-write users.

Usage Guidelines: A subnet-management agent (SMA) is the intermediary between a network manager and the network entities it manages, such as the internal InfiniBand switches and host channel adapters. The subnet management agent maps the operations between managed conceptual objects and the physical resources inside the system chassis, and routes event notifications from locally managed objects to remote entities.

Each node in the fabric has a subnet management agent (SMA) to shuttle communication requests between the node and the subnet manager. Communication between the subnet manager and the subnet management agent is done using the common management datagram (MAD) message structure. This structure entails the passing of subnet management packets (SMP).

The subnet management agent receives and transmits subnet management packets to and from the subnet manager. The subnet management packets never extend beyond their respective local InfiniBand subnet.

Internally, the InfiniBand switch is comprised of 36 switch chips. Each switch chip runs its own subnet management agent and can be viewed by the subnet manager as a unique entity. Change the node-string for a channel-adapter or switch to make it easier to identify.

Examples: The following example changes the node string of a channel adapter.

HP-IB(config)# ib-agent channel-adapter 00:05:ad:00:00:00:13:f7 node-string "primary HCA" HP-IB(config)#

Defaults: This command has no defaults.

Related Commands: “ib-agentchannel-adapter” (page 185) “show ib sm configuration” (page 141)

“interface ib” (page 186)

ib-agent switch

Synopsis: The ib-agent switchcommand and its arguments are used to configure the Subnet-Management Agent (SMA) node strings for internal switches. A node string is a descriptive string used to identify an object.

Syntax: ib-agent switchguid

The syntax is described in the following table:

Table B-49 ib-agent Command Syntax

Syntax	Description
switch guid	Refers to the GUID of a switch.

InfiniBand Commands 185