NAME

       opagenswitches

       Analyzes the present fabric and produces a list of Externally Managed switches in the required format for
       the /etc/opa/switches file.

Syntax

       opagenswitches [-t portsfile] [-p ports] [-R] [-L switches_file]
       [-o output_file] [-T topology_file] [-X snapshot_file] [-s] [-v level] [-K]

Options

       --help

                 Produces full help text.

       -t portsfile

                 Specifies the file with list of local HFI ports used to access fabric(s) for analysis.
                 Default is /etc/opa/ports file.

       -p ports

                 Specifies the list of local HFI ports used to access fabrics for counter clear.

                 Default is first active port. The first HFI in the system is 1. The first port on an HFI is  1.
                 Uses the format hfi:port,
                 for example:

                 0:0       First active port in system.

                 0:y       Port y within system.

                 x:0       First active port on HFI x.

                 x:y       HFI x, port y.

       -R

                 Does not attempt to get routes for computation of distance.

       -s

                 Updates/resolves switch names using topology XML data.

       -L switches_file

                 Specifies  the  name  of a pre-existing switches_file to be used as input in conjunction with a
                 topology file. When specified, the file is used instead of  switches  data  obtained  from  the
                 actual  fabric.  The  updated  switches  data is output to stdout (common to all opagenswitches
                 operations). Does not generate switches data. Must also use -s option.

       -o output_file

                 Writes switches data to output_file. Default is stdout.

       -T topology_file

                 Specifies topology_file to use. May contain '%P' . Must also use -s.

                 Link data in the topology file is compared to actual fabric link data (obtained by opareport -o
                 links  or  opareport  -X  snapshot -o links). The data is also matched to a list of switch node
                 GUIDs and the switch NodeDesc values are generated. This list is then applied to  the  switches
                 data to update NodeDesc values. The comparison of topology link data to actual fabric link data
                 starts with the host names. The host names in  the  actual  fabric  must  match  those  in  the
                 topology  file  for  the  comparison  to succeed. However, the comparison logic allows for some
                 mismatches, which could be due to swapped or missing cables. Switch NodeDesc values are matched
                 to GUIDs based on which switch has the greater number of matching links.

       -X snapshot_file

                 Uses snapshot_file XML for fabric link information.
                 May contain '%P' . Must also use -s.

       -v level

                 Specifies the verbose level. Default is 0. Values include:

                 0         No output.

                 1         Progress output.

                 2         Reserved.

                 4         Time stamps.

                 8         Reserved.

       -K

                 Does  not clean temporary files. Temporary files are CSV format and contain lists of links used
                 during script operation. The files are not normally needed after execution,  but  they  can  be
                 retained for subsequent inspection or processing.

Environment Variables

       The following environment variables are also used by this command:

       PORTS

                 List of ports, used in absence of -t and -p.

       PORTS_FILE

                 File containing list of ports, used in absence of -t and -p.

       FF_TOPOLOGY_FILE

                 File containing topology XML data, used in absence of -T.

Examples

       opagenswitches

       opagenswitches -p '1:1 2:1'

       opagenswitches -o switches

       opagenswitches -s -o switches

       opagenswitches -L switches -s -o switches

       opagenswitches -s -T topology.%P.xml

       opagenswitches -L switches -s -T topology.%P.xml -X snapshot.%P.xml