Chapter 4
Card Bring-Up and Validation
After installing the card and its software, the card installation can be verified using the following
commands, which are explained in more detail below.
•
lspci
The
lspci
Linux command is used to validate the card as seen by the OS, as was done when
installing the card.
•
ethtool
The
ethtool
Linux command is used to confirm that a link is up and the correct network
driver is in use.
•
ping
The
ping
Linux command is used to confirm that network traffic is passing.
Running lspci
1. Run the following command:
$ sudo lspci -v -d 10ee:
2. Refer to
Confirm the Card is Seen by the OS
for the output that is expected if the card is
successfully installed.
Running ethtool
If you have installed the X3522 low latency network adapter:
1. Examine the output of ethtool:
# ethtool <interface>
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