Propagate the SCI Configuration

Perform the following steps on the node that contains the sci_config.hpc file.

Run sm_config

Go to /opt/SUNWsma/bin and run the SCI setup program, sm_config.

If possible, do this from a console terminal so you can see the output generated by sm_config. If this is not possible, examine the output in /var/adm/messages. The following example shows the output that would be generated for the four-node, nonstriped sample configuration shown in Figure 3-1.

# cd /opt/SUNWsma/bin
# sm_config -f ../sci_config.hpc
For Host #0 (node3), adapter details :-
        Adp #0 :- serial no = 6269; bus slot = 0;
For Host #1 (node4), adapter details :-
        Adp #0 :- serial no = 6520; bus slot = 0;
For Host #2 (node5), adapter details :-
        Adp #0 :- serial no = 6527; bus slot = 0;
For Host #3 (node6), adapter details :-
        Adp #0 :- serial no = 6148; bus slot = 0;
Press Return to continue:

Do not press Return yet. Instead, go to the next section.

Compare sm_config Output With Contents of sci_config.hpc

Compare the list of serial numbers in the sm_config output with the serial numbers in the temporary map you made of the actual network configuration. Verify that the adapter IDs and connection details you entered in Section 6 of sci_config.hpc correspond to your temporary network map. If not, change the contents of sci_config.hpc to correspond to physical configuration described by the temporary map.

When examining the sm_config output, also look for any error messages reported by sm_config or sm_configd.

If the sm_config output conflicts with Section 6 of the sci_config.hpc file, stop execution of sm_config (press Control-C) and correct the configuration file. Then run sm_config again and compare its output with sci_config.hpc again.

When the contents of the sci_config.hpc file are confirmed by the sm_config output, press Return to allow sm_config to complete execution.