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3.12
Starting and Stopping the InfiniPath Software
The InfiniPath driver software runs as a system service, normally started at system
startup. Normally you will not need to restart the software, but you may wish to do
so after installing a new InfiniPath release, or after changing driver options, or if
doing manual testing.
The following commands can be used to check or configure state. These methods
will not reboot the system.
To check the configuration state, use the command:
$ chkconfig --list infinipath
To enable the driver, use the command (as root):
# chkconfig infinipath on 2345
To disable the driver on the next system boot, use the command (as root):
# chkconfig infinipath off
NOTE:
You can start, stop, or restart (as root) the InfiniPath support with:
# /etc/init.d/infinipath [start | stop | restart]
This method will not reboot the system. The following set of commands shows how
this script can be used. Please take note of the following:
You should omit the commands to start/stop opensmd if you are not running it
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on that node.
You should omit the ifdown and ifup step if you are not using ipath_ether
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on that node.
The sequence of commands to restart infinipath are given below. Note that this
next example assumes that ipath_ether is configured as eth2.
# /etc/init.d/opensmd stop
# ifdown eth2
# /etc/init.d/infinipath stop
...
# /etc/init.d/infinipath start
# ifup eth2
# /etc/init.d/opensmd start
The
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An equivalent way to specify this is to use same sequence as above, except use
the restart command instead of start and stop:
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This does not stop and unload the driver, if it is already loaded.
represents whatever activity you are engaged in after InfiniPath is stopped.
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Starting and Stopping the InfiniPath Software
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