Changes and New Features

For previous releases changes, refer to 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:

  • SyncHeaderErrorCounter

  • UnknownBlockCounter

  • port_fec_uncorrectable_block_counter

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

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)

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