Changes and New Features History
v2.8.0 | |
Cables | Added support for CMIS cable. |
PortVLXmit | Added support for PortVLXmitFlowCtlUpdateErrors. |
PortVLXmit | Added support for PortVLXmitWait. |
PHY plugin | Updated SLRG_16 and SLTP_16 registers. |
PHY plugin | Added support for PCI Diagnostic Data Pages. |
Adapter Cards: Socket-Direct | Added a list of Socket-Direct HCAs to DB_CSV. |
Adapter Cards: Socket-Direct | Socket-Direct HCAs are excluded from Rail-Optimized Topology validation. |
PM Stage Reports Overflow & Threshold | PM Stage reports overflow & threshold for 3 counters only:
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Fat Tree Validation | Improved "Connectivity group" detection. |
ibnetdiscover | ibnetdiscover file will not be generate in case of the scope file usage. |
Fabric Summary | Fabric Summary now includes number of Socket-Direct HCAs |
Error/Warning Reporting | Error/warning reporting to screen and log files is limited by 5 of each type, DB_CSV includes all errors |
v2.7.0 | |
Link Speed | Added support for NDR InfiniBand link speed. |
Fat Tree Topology | Enabled a new Fat Tree Topology validation tool. |
Virtualization Stage | Redesigned the Virtualization stage to asynchronous mode. |
AGUID | AGUID stage is disabled by default. To enable it, use the '--aguid' parameter. |
db_csv | db_csv will now contain information about connected ports only. |
v2.6.1 | |
ibdiagnet |
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ibtopodif | Added support for “stable” names of RDMA devices based on PCI/slot/function location. |
ibnetdiscover dump file (created by ibdiagnet) | Now the dump file includes Virtual Port info |
v2.5.1 | |
Rail Optimized Topology Validation | Checks links between compute nodes and leaf switches to provide rail optimized topology (--rail_validation, --rail_validation_opt [<regex>] ). |
Service Level | Customization SL for GMP MADs in ibdiagnet (--sl). |
General |
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v2.4.0 | |
General |
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Performance Improvements | The performance of following steps in ibdiagnet have been improved:
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Version | Tool | Parameter Name | Status | Description |
2.8.0 | --r_opt | dump_only_skip_routing_tables | Added | Skips routing tables (LFTs) retrieving |
rn | Deprecated | Dumps routing notification data to file (enabled by default) | ||
drnc | Deprecated | Dumps routing notification port counters to file (enabled by default) | ||
2.7.0 | ibdiagnet | --ft | New | Enables Fat Tree Topology Validation (default - disabled) |
--aguid | New | Collects AGUIDs | ||
--enable_spst | Removed | SPST mode is enabled by default. Option was deprecated in 2.6.1 | ||
2.6.1 | ibdiagnet | --smp_window | Upper limit and default are changed | Max: 256; default: 16 |
--gmp_window | Upper limit and default are changed | Max: 16384; default: 256 | ||
--am_key | New | Specifies default AMKEY for the fabric | ||
--am_key_file | New | Specifies the path to file (AMKEY per GUID) | ||
--smdb | New | Specifies the path to OpenSM SMDB file (required for Adaptive Routing & Dragonfly+ Topology validation) | ||
--ber_threshold_table | New | Specifies the path to BER thresholds table file (BER per FEC) | ||
--create_ber_threshold_table | New | Creates template file of BER threshold table | ||
--enable_spst | Deprecated | SPST mode is enabled by default | ||
--dfp | New | Enabling DFP Topology Validation (default - disabled) | ||
--dfp_opt | New | Specifies comma separated DFP Topology Validation options | ||
dfp_opt | <max_cas> | - | Specifies max number of CAs for “Root” switch in Dragonfly+ island (default: 1). This parameter is mutual exclusive with --smdb | |
ibdmchk | --FAR | New | Adds support for input FAR file | |
2.5.1 | ibdiagnet | --sl | New | Specifies the SL to be used (default=0) |
--rail_validation | New | Enabling Rail Optimized Topology Validation (default - disabled) | ||
--rail_validation_opt | New | Specifies comma separated Rail Optimized Topology Validation options | ||
--clear_congestion_counters | New | Dumping Congestion Counters and clearing them | ||
--fec_mode | Deprecated | FEC_MODE section will be dump to "db_csv" by default | ||
--rail_validation_opt | <regex> | - | Specifies regular expression to filter HCA nodes from reports. To be applied to HCAs node descriptions | |
2.4.0 | ibdiagnet | --enable_output | New | Enable creation of specific dump file |
--disable_output | New | Disable specific dump file | ||
--path | New | Set custom path for specific dump file | ||
--discovery_only | New | Discover IB fabric, save topology information into “db_csv” file and exit | ||
--smp_window | Upper limit is changed | New max is 128 | ||
--gmp_window | Upper limit is changed | New max is 8192 | ||
ibtopodiff | --ibnl_dir | New | Set path for IBNL files |