ixpdimm-cli (8) Linux Manual Page

ixpdimm-cli – CLI to manage Intel(R) DIMMs

Synopsis

ixpdimm-cli <verb> [<options>] [<targets>] [<properties>] verb

A command has a single verb which represents the action to be taken. Verb choices are create, delete, dump, help, load, set, show, start, and version. Use

<verb> -help

to see available commands for a specific verb.

options

Following the verb are zero or more options which modify the action of the verb; overriding the default behavior with explicitly requested behavior.

targets

Generally one or more targets are required to indicate the object of the action. Use

<verb> -help <target>

to see available commands for a verb/target pair.

properties

Finally, zero or more properties defined as a key/value pair can be used to modify the target.

Description

Command line access to DIMM Management functionality is available through the ixpdimm-cli component. The NVMCLI exposes all available management features of the underlying DIMM. The Command Line Interface is an end-user, manufacturing and validation utility. Show Device Firmware:

show [-all|-a] [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -firmware -dimm [(DimmIDs)]

Update Firmware:

load -source (path) [-force|-f] [-examine|-x] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)]

Show Device Performance:

show [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] -performance [(BytesRead|BytesWritten|HostReads|HostWrites|BlockWrites|BlockReads)]

Run Diagnostic:

start [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -diagnostic [(Quick|Config|PM|Security|FW)] [-dimm (DimmIDs)]

Create Support Snapshot:

create [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -support [Name = (string)]

Dump Support Data:

dump -destination (path) [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -support

Delete Support Data:

delete [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -support

Toggle Software Logging:

set [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -system LogLevel = (0|1)

Version:

version [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)]

Acknowledge event:

set [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -event (EventID) ActionRequired = (false|0)

Show Events:

show [-starttime (MM:dd:yyyy:hh:mm:ss)] [-endtime (MM:dd:yyyy:hh:mm:ss)] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -event [(EventID)] [-dimm (DimmID)] [-namespace (NamespaceID)] [Severity = (Info|Warn|Critical|Fatal)] [Category = (Diag|FW|PlatformConfig|PM|Quick|Security|Health|Mgmt)] [ActionRequired = (1|0)]

Show Preferences:

show [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -preferences

Change Preferences:

set [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -preferences [CLI_DEFAULT_DIMM_ID = (HANDLE|UID)] [CLI_DEFAULT_SIZE = (Auto|B|MiB|GiB)] [PERFORMANCE_MONITOR_ENABLED = (0|1)] [PERFORMANCE_MONITOR_INTERVAL_MINUTES = (minutes)] [EVENT_MONITOR_ENABLED = (0|1)] [EVENT_MONITOR_INTERVAL_MINUTES = (minutes)] [EVENT_LOG_MAX = (count)] [LOG_MAX = (count)] [SUPPORT_SNAPSHOT_MAX = (count)]

Help:

help [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] [Name = (command)] [verb = (verb)]

Show Namespace:

show [-all|-a] [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-units [(GB|GiB)]] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -namespace [(NamespaceIDs)] [-pool (PoolIDs)] [Type = (Unknown|AppDirect|Storage)] [HealthState = (Unknown|Healthy|Warning|Critical|BrokenMirror)]

Create Namespace:

create [-force|-f] [-units [(GB|GiB)]] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -namespace [-pool [(PoolIDs)]] Type = (AppDirect|Storage) [BlockSize = (size)] [BlockCount = (count)] [Name = (string)] [Optimize = (CopyOnWrite|None)] [Enabled = (0|1|False|True)] [Encryption = (0|1|False|True)] [EraseCapable = (0|1|False|True)] [AppDirectSetting = (value)] [Capacity = (capacity)] [MemoryPageAllocation = (None|DRAM|AppDirect)]

Modify Namespace:

set [-force|-f] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -namespace [(NamespaceIDs)] [Name = (string)] [BlockCount = (count)] [Enabled = (0|1)] [Capacity = (capacity)]

Delete Namespace:

delete [-force|-f] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -namespace [(NamespaceIDs)]

Show Memory Allocation Goal:

show [-all|-a] [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] [-dimm (DimmIDs)] -goal [-socket (SocketIDs)]

Delete Memory Allocation Goal:

delete [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] [-dimm (DimmIDs)] -goal [-socket (SocketIDs)]

Create Memory Allocation Goal:

create [-force|-f] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] [-dimm (DimmIDs)] [-socket (SocketIDs)] -goal [MemorySize = (GiB)] [AppDirectSize = (GiB)] [AppDirectSetting = (value)] [AppDirect1Size = (GiB)] [AppDirect1Setting = (value)] [AppDirect2Size = (GiB)] [AppDirect2Setting = (value)] [ReserveDimm = (0|1)] [StorageCapacity = (Remaining)]

Show Persistent Memory:

show [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-all|-a] [-units [(GB|GiB)]] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -pool [(PoolIDs)] [-socket (SocketIDs)]

Dump Memory Allocation Settings:

dump -destination (path) [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -system -config

Load Memory Allocation Goal:

load [-force|-f] -source (path) [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -goal [-dimm (DimmIDs)] [-socket (SocketIDs)]

Show Sensor:

show [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-all|-a] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -sensor [(MediaTemperature|ControllerTemperature|SpareCapacity|WearLevel|UnsafeShutdowns|PowerOnTime|UpTime|PowerCycles|FWErrorCount|PowerLimited|MediaErrorsUncorrectable|MediaErrorsCorrected|MediaErrorsErasureCoded|WriteCountMax|)] [-dimm (DimmIDs)]

Change Sensor Settings:

set [-force|-f] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -sensor (MediaTemperature|ControllerTemperature|SpareCapacity) [-dimm (DimmIDs)] [NonCriticalThreshold = (value)] [EnabledState = (0|1)]

Load Simulator:

load [-source (path)] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -system [unload = (0|1)]

Show Host Server:

show [-all|-a] [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -system

Show Device:

show [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-all|-a] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] [-socket (SocketIDs)]

Modify Device:

set [-force|-f] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] [FirstFastRefresh = (0|1)] [ViralPolicy = (0|1)]

Set Firmware Logging:

set [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] FwLogLevel = (Disabled|Error|Warning|Info|Debug)

Change Device Passphrase:

set [-source (path)] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] Passphrase = [(string)] NewPassphrase = [(string)] ConfirmPassphrase = [(string)]

Enable Device Security:

set [-source (path)] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] NewPassphrase = [(string)] ConfirmPassphrase = [(string)]

Change Device Security:

set [-source (path)] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] LockState = (Unlocked|Disabled) Passphrase = [(string)]

Erase Device Data:

delete [-source (path)] [-force|-f] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] Passphrase = [(string)]

Show Memory Resources:

show [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -memoryresources

Show System Capabilities:

show [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-all|-a] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -system -capabilities

Show Topology:

show [-display|-d (Attributes)] [-all|-a] [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -topology [-dimm (DimmIDs)] [-socket (SocketIDs)]

Inject Error:

set [-help|-h] [-output|-o (text|nvmxml)] -dimm [(DimmIDs)] [Clear = 1 [Temperature = (degrees)] [Poison = (address)] [DieSparing = 1 [SpareAlarm = 1 [FatalMediaError = 1

Options

-all|-a

Show all attributes. Note: The all and display options are exclusive and may not be used together.

-display|-d (Attributes)

Filter the returned attributes by explicitly specifying a comma separated list of any of the attributes defined in the Return Data section. Note: The all and display options are exclusive and may not be used together.

-help|-h

Display help for the command.

-output|-o text|nvmxml

Change the output format. One of: "text" (default) or "nvmxml".

Exit Codes

0

The operation succeeded.

1

A general error occurred when executing the operation.

2

There was not enough memory to complete the requested operation.

3

The command is not supported in the current context.

Example

ixpdimm-cli show -dimm

Show default information about all DIMMs

ixpdimm-cli show -a -dimm 1234

Show all information about DIMM 1234.

ixpdimm-cli show -d HealthState,LockState -dimm

Show HealthState and LockState information for all DIMMs.

ixpdimm-cli set -source mypassphrase.file -dimm 1234
NewPassphrase= ConfirmPassphrase=

Set a passphrase on DIMM 1234 by supplying the passphrase in the file mypassphrase.file. The format of the file would be:

#ascii
NewPassphrase=myNewPassphrase

ixpdimm-cli create -goal VolatileSize=32 PersistentSize=Remaining PersistentSettings=4KB_4KB

Configure the capacity on each DIMM with 32 GiB of volatile memory, and the remaining persistent memory with specific QoS attributes.

nvncli set -sensor MediaTemperature -dimm 1234 CriticalThreshold=51 EnabledState=1

Change the media temperature threshold to 51 on the specified DIMM and enable the alarm.

ixpdimm-cli show -dimm -performance BytesRead

Show the number of bytes read for all DIMMs in the server.

nvncli set -sensor MediaTemperature -dimm 1234 CriticalThreshold=51 EnabledState=1

Change the media temperature threshold to 51 on the specified DIMM and enable the alarm.

ixpdimm-cli show -a -namspace 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012

Show all attributes for the specified namespace

ixpdimm-cli create -namespace -pool 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012
Type=Storage BlockSize=512 BlockCount=2097152

Create a 1 GB Storage namespace on pool 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012 with a block size of 512

Files

/usr/share/nvdimm-mgmt/apss.dat
/usr/share/nvdimm-mgmt/public.rev0.pem

See Also

ixpdimm-monitor (8)

Author

Created by Intel Corporation.