mst Synopsis - VMware
mst <command> [switches]
mst start | Create special files that represent NVIDIA devices in directory/dev. Load appropriate modules. After successfully completing this command, the mst driver will be ready to work. |
mst stop | Stop NVIDIA mst driver service and unload the kernel modules. |
mst restart | "mst stop" followed by "mst start" |
mst server start [-p|--port port] | Start mst server to allow incoming connection. Default port is 23108. |
mst server stop | Stop the mst server. |
mst status | Print current status of NVIDIA devices |
mst version | Print the version info |
To print the current status of NVIDIA devices:
Native
# /opt/mellanox/bin/mst status
MST devices:
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mt4099_pciconf0
mt4099_pci_cr0
VMK Linux
# /opt/mellanox/bin/mst status
MST devices:
/dev/mt4099_pciconf0
/dev/mt4099_pci_cr0
To show the devices status with detailed information:
# /opt/mellanox/bin/mst status -vv
PCI devices:
DEVICE_TYPE MST PCI RDMA NET NUMA
ConnectX4(rev:0) mt4115_pciconf0 03:00.0 net-vmnic4
ConnectX4(rev:0) mt4115_pciconf0.1 03:00.1 net-vmnic5
ConnectX3Pro(rev:0) mt4103_pci_cr0 05:00.0 net-vmnic1,netvmnic1000102
ConnectX3Pro(rev:0) mt4103_pciconf0 05:00.0 net-vmnic1,netvmnic1000102
For further information on In-Band and Remote Access, please refer to In-Band Access to Multiple IB Subnets, Accessing Remote InfiniBand Device by Direct Route MADs, and Remote Access to Device by Sockets.