ConnectX®-2 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP InfiniBand and Ethernet Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1.6
Mellanox Technologies
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To check the IB link status, for IB and VPI cards, run “ibstat” and focus on the Physical state
attributes.
Example:
Host# ibstat
CA 'mlx4_0'
CA type: MT26428
Number of ports: 2
Firmware version: 2.9.1000
Hardware version: b0
Node GUID: 0x0002c903000e9c5e
System image GUID: 0x0002c903000e9c61
Port 1:
State: Active
Physical state: LinkUp
Rate: 40
Base lid: 2
LMC: 0
SM lid: 1
Capability mask: 0x02510868
Port GUID: 0x0002c903000e9c5f
Link layer: IB
Port 2:
State: Down
Physical state: Polling
Rate: 70
Base lid: 0
LMC: 0
SM lid: 0
Capability mask: 0x02510868
Port GUID: 0x0002c903000e9c60
Link layer: IB
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