HP IO Accelerator ESXi/ESX user guide

Utilities 30
NOTE: If multiple IO Accelerator devices are installed in a computer, they attach in parallel.
Syntax
fio-attach <device> [options]
Where <device> is the name of the device node (/dev/fctx), where x indicates the card number: 0, 1,
2, and so on. For example, /dev/fct0 indicates the first IO Accelerator installed on the system.
Options
Option Description
-c
Attach only if clean.
-q
Quiet: disables the display of the progress bar and
percentage.
In most cases, the IO Accelerator driver automatically attaches the device on load. If you need to detach the
device, run the fio-detach command. For more information, see "fio-detach (on page 32)."
fio-beacon
Description
The fio-beacon utility turns on all three LEDs of the specified IO Accelerator for identification. This utility
is not applicable for the mezzanine format of the IO Accelerator, which has no externally visible LEDs. You
must detach the IO Accelerator, and then run the fio-beacon command. For more information, see
"fio-detach (on page 32)."
Syntax
fio-beacon <device> [options]
Where <device> is the name of the device node (/dev/fctx), where x indicates the card number: 0, 1,
2, and so on. For example, /dev/fct0 indicates the first IO Accelerator installed on the system.
Options
Option Description
-0
Off: Turns off the three LEDs
-1
On (default): Lights the three LEDs
-p
Prints the PCI bus ID of the device at <device> to standard output. Usage and error
information might be written to standard output rather than to standard error.
fio-bugreport
Description
Prepares a detailed report of the device for use in troubleshooting issues.
This utility captures the current state of the device. When a performance or stability problem occurs with the
device, run the fio-bugreport utility and contact HP support (http://www.hp.com/support) for
assistance in troubleshooting.
The output will indicate where the bugreport is saved.