N Or -I - Qlogic Fast Fabric User Manual

5 – Detailed Descriptions of Command LineTools
Common Tool Options
5.1.3
-S
Prompt for password for admin on chassis. By default Fast Fabric operations
against SilverStorm chassis (such as cmdall, captureall, showallports,
and ibtest) obtain the chassis admin password from the
FF_CHASSIS_ADMIN_PASSWORD environment variable which may be directly
exported or part of fastfabric.conf. Alternatively the -S option may be used
on these commands in which case the chassis admin password will be prompted
for interactively. The password is prompted for once and the same password is
then used to login to each chassis during the operation.
NOTE:
5.1.4
-C
Specifies that the given operation should be performed against chassis. By
default Fast Fabric operations are performed against hosts. However, selected
Fast Fabric commands (such as cmdall, pingall, captureall, and
ibtest) can also operate against SilverStorm internally managed IB chassis.
When -C is specified, the operation will be performed against chassis instead
of hosts (and the selection of chassis options discussed below will be used).
5.1.5

-n or -I

Specifies that the given operation should be performed against
externally-managed switches (such as the SilverStorm 9024FC model IB switch).
By default Fast Fabric operations are performed against hosts. However,
selected Fast Fabric commands (such as ibtest) can also operate against
externally-managed switches. When specified, the operation will be performed
against switches instead of hosts (and the selection of switches options
discussed below will be used).
NOTE:
5-2
Newer versions of SilverStorm chassis firmware permit ssh keys to be
configured within the chassis for secure password-less login. In which
case there is no need to configure a FF_CHASSIS_ADMIN_PASSWORD
and FF_CHASSIS_LOGIN_METHOD can be ssh. Consult the
SilverStorm 9000 Users Guide for more information.
Some commands use -n while others use -I. In a future release this
will be made consistent among all commands.
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