Q-Logic 3200, 8200 qaucli Utility, ethtool Utility, Example RPM package installation, Examples

2–Configuring NIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters

qaucli Utility

Install QConvergeConsole CLI (qaucli) from the following packages supplied by QLogic:

QConvergeConsoleCLI-<version>_linux_<arch>.install.tar.gz—

Package file

QConvergeConsoleCLI-<version>_<arch>.rpm—RPM installer package file

Example RPM package installation:

To determine if QCC is installed and to find the full name of the installed QCC RPM package, issue the following command using the partial name QConvergeConsoleCLI as an argument to grep:

rpm –qa grep QConvergeConsoleCLI

1.To check for an older version of the RPM package, issue the following command:

rpm –qa QConvergeConsoleCLI

2.If an older version is found, erase that version by issuing the following command:

rpm –e QConvergeConsoleCLI

3.To install the new version, issue the following command: rpm –ihv QConvergeConsoleCLI-1.0.00-04.i386.rpm

The utility is installed in the

/opt/QLogic_Corporation/QConvergeConsoleCLI directory.

ethtool Utility

Use the ethtool utility to view adapter statistics and configure interface options. For additional details, refer to qlcnic driver man page and ethtool man page.

Examples:

To disable transmit segmentation offload, issue the following command, where

[n]represents a numerical value for a specific instance: ethtool -K eth[n] tso off

To list interface statistics, issue the following command, where [n] represents a numerical value for a specific instance:

ethtool –S eth[n]

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