Q-Logic IB6054601-00 D Manuel D’Utilisation

C – Troubleshooting

Useful Programs and Files for Debugging

IB6054601-00 D

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It may be useful to keep track of the current version of the installed software. You 
can check the version of the installed InfiniPath software by looking in:

/sys/bus/pci/drivers/ib_ipath/00/boardversion

Example contents are:

Driver 2.0,InfiniPath_QHT7140,InfiniPath13.2,PCI 2,SW Compat 2

This information is useful when for reporting problems when requesting support.

This file returns information on which form factor adapter is installed. The 
HTX full height short form factor is referred to as the QHT7040, the HTX 
low profile form factor is referred to as the QHT7140, and the PCIe half 
height short form factor is the QLE7140. This information will make it 
easier for Support to help with any problems.

modprobe

Adds or removes modules from the Linux 
kernel. Used to configure ipath_ether 
module on SUSE.

No

A front end program that starts an MPI job 
on an InfiniPath cluster. Can be used to 
check the origin of the drivers.

Yes

ps

Displays information on current active 
processes. Use to check whether all 
necessary processes have been started.

No

Package manager used to install, query, 
verify, update, or erase software packages. 
Can use to check contents of a package.

Yes

Prints the strings of printable characters in a 
file. Useful for determining contents of 
non-text files such as date and version.

Yes

File. Verifies that the InfiniPath software is 
loaded and functioning. 

No

File.Provides version information of installed 
software /drivers. 

Yes

/var/log/messages

File. Various programs write messages to 
this logfile. Use to track activity on your 
system.

No