SMC_RNICS(8)

NAME
smc_rnics - list, enable and disable (R)NICS as used by SMC-R and SMC-D.

SYNOPSIS
smc_rnics [-hrv] [-d FID] [-e FID] [FID]

DESCRIPTION
The SMC protocol requires an (R)NIC for the (R)DMA traffic. Use smc_rnics to handle, and to identify hotplugged (R)NICs.

OPTIONS
By default, smc_rnics shows all available (R)NICs in the system.

FID Limit output to the specified function ID (FID).

-d, --disable FID
    Set (R)NIC FID offline.

-e, --enable FID
    Set (R)NIC FID online.

-h, --help
    Display a brief smc_rnics usage information.

-r, --rawids
    Display raw PCI vendor and device codes in column Type

-v, --version
    Display version information.

OUTPUT

  FID
Function ID.

  Power
Indicates whether the PCI slot is on (1) or off (0). See option -d on how to enable a device that is offline.

  PCI ID
PCI ID in BDF (Bus:Device.Function) notation.

  PCHID
Physical channel identifier.

  Type
Device type in human readable form. See option -r to switch to display of PCI vendor and device instead.

  Port
Corresponding port of an RNIC, if applicable.

  PNET ID
Physical network ID, if defined in IOCDS.

  Interface
Network interface in Linux, if applicable.

RETURN CODES
On success, smc_rnics returns 0. If an error occurs, a return code other than 0 is returned.

AUTHOR
Copyright IBM Corp. 2018
Published under the terms and conditions of the EPL
(Eclipse Public License).

SEE ALSO
af_smc(7), smc_pnet(8), smc_run(8), smcss(8)