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Verifying if an interface is a 1 GB or 10 GB Connection using Linux that has Emulex onboard NICs - Servers

Troubleshooting


Problem

To verify in a Linux Operating System (OS) (Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)) if an interface is one (1) of the 1 gigabytes (GB) on-board Emulex interfaces in an M4 X Series system, or one (1) of the 10 GB option interfaces, users can run the command: $ethtool -i eth(n) where: 'n' is the interface number. For example: $ethtool -i eth0 driver: be2net version: 4.1.425.0 firmware-version: 4.1.425.7 bus-info: 0000:16:00.0 If the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) function of that interface is 4 or 5, it is one (1) of the 1 Gb ports. If it is 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, or 7, then it it is the 10 Gb ports. In other words: bus-info: 0000:16:00.0 <-- function 0 = 10 Gb port bus-info: 0000:16:00.4 <-- function 4 = 1 Gb port In the previous example, 'eth0' is one (1) of the 10 GB ports.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H211605

Symptom

To verify in a Linux Operating System (OS) (Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)) if an interface is one (1) of the 1 gigabytes (GB) on-board Emulex interfaces in an M4 X Series system, or one (1) of the 10 GB option interfaces, users can run the command:

  $ethtool -i eth(n)

where: 'n' is the interface number.

For example:

  $ethtool -i eth0

driver: be2net
version: 4.1.425.0
firmware-version: 4.1.425.7
bus-info: 0000:16:00.0

If the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) function of that interface is 4 or 5, it is one (1) of the 1 GB ports. If it is 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, or 7, then it it is the 10 GB ports.

In other words:

  bus-info: 0000:16:00.0 <-- function 0 = 10 Gb port

bus-info: 0000:16:00.4 <-- function 4 = 1 Gb port

In the previous example, 'eth0' is one (1) of the 10 GB ports.

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

Additional information

The listed procedure confirms which Linux interface is for the on-board 1 GB NIC or the 10 GB options.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x:Operating system independent / None

Lenovo x86 servers:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-5094297