toolbox Command

Starts the Toolbox CLI utility.

Syntax

toolbox [?]

Description

This hardware command starts the Toolbox CLI utility. This utility automates and simplifies IB partition management and other tasks, and also provides other information about the IB fabric. The utility uses a daemon to monitor the state of the master Subnet Manager, and propagate smnodes list and fabric configuration information to other Subnet Managers in the fabric. The daemon is secret M_Key aware, and performs its duties securely.

After typing the toolbox command, the prompt changes to [toolbox-cli], indicating the Toolbox CLI instance. The following functionality is available in the Toolbox CLI utility:

• Maintaining the smnodes list

• Managing the fabric configuration

• Managing and configuring partitions

• Managing and configuring Subnet Managers

• Replacing GUIDs in configurations

• Backing up and restoring configurations

• Displaying port and event logs

• Displaying host and switch information

The ? option provides help.

More information about the Toolbox CLI is available in Understanding Toolbox CLI Commands.

Example

This example shows how to get help for the toolbox command.

FabMan@switch_name-> toolbox ?

List of available top level commands. (Type help <topic>)
==========================================================

add      :   Add IB Partition.
show     :   Show IB Partition, SM, Hosts, Switches, Logs.
set      :   Modify IB Partition, SM.
remove   :   Delete IB Partition.
quit     :   Exit CLI
manage   :   Modify IB Partition (replace GUID),

FabMan@switch_name->

Related Information

• Understanding Toolbox CLI Commands