etherpmctl(8)
MAINTENANCE COMMANDS
etherpmctl(8)
NAME
etherpmctl - attach PM/Ethernet to or detach from Ethernet device

SYNOPSIS
etherpmctl ethernet-device [option]...

DESCRIPTION
etherpmctl attaches PM/Ethernet to or detaches from Ethernet devices. Specify ethernet-device as eth0, eth1, eth2 etc.

OPTIONS
-pm [on|off]
Specify "on" or "off". When "on" is specified, a PM/Ethernet device is attached to the Ethernet device specified by ethernet-device. When "off" is specified, a PM/Ethernet device is detached from the Ethernet device specified by ethernet-device.

-ir [on|off]
Specify "on" or "off". When "on" is specified, the Interrupt Reaping option on PM/Ethernet is enabled. The Interrupt Reaping option is effective in reducing round-trip latency on communication. When "off" is specified, the Interrupt Reaping option on PM/Ethernet is disabled.

-unit unit-number
Specify the unit-number on the PM/Ethernet device. This number must be the same as the unit number that is specified in the PM-II ETHERNET CONF(5) configuration file. Default unit number is 0.

ERRORS
ethX: unknown interface.
device: ethX
etherpmctl: ERROR on unit 0: "No such device(19)" Check dmesg log!!
The network device ethX does not exist.

device: ethX
etherpmctl: ERROR on unit 0: "Link has been severed(67)" Check dmesg log!!
The network device ethX exists, but the device is not UP.

SEE ALSO
PM-II ETHERNET CONF(5), mkpmethernetdev.sh(8)

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