# ibping

## NAME



           IBPING - ping an InfiniBand address
    


## SYNOPSIS



           ibping [options] <dest lid | guid>
    


## DESCRIPTION



           ibping uses vendor mads to validate connectivity between IB nodes.
           On exit, (IP) ping like output is show. ibping is run as
           client/server.  Default is to run as client. Note also that a
           default ping server is implemented within the kernel.
    


## OPTIONS



           **-c, --count** stop after count packets
    
           **-f, --flood** flood destination: send packets back to back without
           delay
    
           **-o, --oui** use specified OUI number to multiplex vendor mads
    
           **-S, --Server** start in server mode (do not return)
    
       **Addressing Flags**
           **-L, --Lid** The address specified is a LID
    
           **-G, --Guid** The address specified is a Port GUID
    
           **-s, --sm_port <smlid>     **use 'smlid' as the target lid for SA
           queries.
    
       **Port Selection flags**
           **-C, --Ca <ca_name>    **use the specified ca_name.
    
           **-P, --Port <ca_port>    **use the specified ca_port.
    
       **Local port Selection**
           Multiple port/Multiple CA support: when no IB device or port is
           specified (see the "local umad parameters" below), the libibumad
           library selects the port to use by the following criteria:
    
              1. the first port that is ACTIVE.
    
              2. if not found, the first port that is UP (physical link up).
    
              If a port and/or CA name is specified, the libibumad library
              attempts to fulfill the user request, and will fail if it is
              not possible.
    
              For example:
    
                  ibaddr                 # use the first port (criteria #1 above)
                  ibaddr -C mthca1       # pick the best port from "mthca1" only.
                  ibaddr -P 2            # use the second (active/up) port from the first available IB device.
                  ibaddr -C mthca0 -P 2  # use the specified port only.
    
       **Configuration flags**
           **--config, -z <config_file> **Specify alternate config file.
              Default:
              /ssd11/FOSS/rdma-core/build/etc/infiniband-diags/ibdiag.conf
    
           **-t, --timeout <timeout_ms> **override the default timeout for the
           solicited mads.
    
       **Debugging flags**
           **-h, --help** show the usage message
    
           **-d** raise the IB debugging level.  May be used several times
                  (-ddd or -d -d -d).
    
           **-e** show send and receive errors (timeouts and others)
    
           **-v, --verbose**
                  increase the application verbosity level.  May be used
                  several times (-vv or -v -v -v)
    
           **-V, --version** show the version info.
    


## FILES



       **CONFIG FILE**
           /ssd11/FOSS/rdma-core/build/etc/infiniband-diags/ibdiag.conf
    
           A global config file is provided to set some of the common options
           for all tools.  See supplied config file for details.
    


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