Hardware Command Overview

The management controller uses a simplified Linux OS and file system. From the # prompt on the management controller, you can type hardware commands to perform some administrative and management tasks. Hardware commands are user-friendly and can perform some testing upon the switch chips, enabling greater control of the switch and its operation.

After you log in to the root account, the shell prompt (#) appears, and you can enter shell commands. Enter the hardware commands in the following format:

# command [arguments][arguments]...

Related Information

• Switch Reference, understanding hardware commands

• InfiniBand Command Overview