hsci - Manage HSCI interfaces

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7.1 LPAR mode

Use the hsci command to add, delete, and list HiperSockets™ Converged Interface (HSCI) interfaces.

hsci syntax

Where:

add <HipSock_if> <net_if>: creates an HSCI interface by connecting a HiperSockets device with a network adapter.
del <HSCI_if>: deletes an HSCI interface by dissolving the connection between the HiperSockets interface and the network interface.
show: lists all HSCI interfaces.

Examples

To create an HSCI interface by connecting a HiperSockets interface hsi2 (device bus ID 0.0.8410) and an OSA Express or RoCE device with a network interface eth4. Both are assigned the same PNET ID, and neither has an IP address.
```
# hsci add hsi2 eth4
Verifying net dev eth4 and HiperSockets dev hsi2
Adding hsci8410 with a HiperSockets dev hsi2 and an external dev eth4
Set eth2 MAC fe:c2:f4:35:00:12 on eth4 and hsci8410
Successfully added HSCI interface hsci8410
```
You can now assign an IP address to the new hsci8410 interface.

To list available HSCI interfaces, issue:

# hsci show
HSCI      PNET_ID   HiperSockets   External
------------------------------------------------------------
hsci8410  NET1      hsi2           eth4

To delete an HSCI interface by dissolving the connection, issue:

# hsci del hsci8410
Deleting HSCI interface hsci8410 with the HiperSockets hsi2 and the
external eth4
Deleting MAC fe:c2:f4:35:00:12 on eth4
Successfully deleted device hsci8410