Complete Mellanox / InfiniBand keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 19 shortcuts across 3 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ibstat | Port status | Check detailed IB HCA port status. |
| ibstatus | Status summary | Summarize all IB port status. |
| ibv_devinfo | Device info | Show detailed IB device information. |
| iblinkinfo | Link info | Show all link status in the subnet. |
| ibhosts | List hosts | List all IB hosts in the subnet. |
| ibswitches | List switches | List all IB switches in the subnet. |
| perfquery | Perf counters | Query port performance counters. |
| smpquery portinfo [LID] [port] | Port detail | Query SMP info for specific port. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ib_write_bw | Write bandwidth test | Measure RDMA Write bandwidth. |
| ib_read_bw | Read bandwidth test | Measure RDMA Read bandwidth. |
| ib_send_lat | Send latency test | Measure RDMA Send latency. |
| ibping [LID] | IB ping | Ping test InfiniBand connection. |
| opensm | Subnet manager | Start OpenSM subnet manager. |
| mlnx_tune | Performance tuning | Auto-tune Mellanox NIC performance. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mst start | Start MST | Start Mellanox Software Tools driver. |
| mst status | MST status | Check MST device status. |
| mlxconfig -d [dev] query | Query NIC config | Query NIC configuration. |
| flint -d [dev] query | Check firmware | Check NIC firmware version. |
| mlxfwmanager | Firmware manager | Manage and update Mellanox firmware. |
The most essential Mellanox / InfiniBand shortcuts are: ibstat (Port status), ibstatus (Status summary), ibv_devinfo (Device info). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Mellanox / InfiniBand has 19 keyboard shortcuts across 3 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
These are command-line commands — type them in your terminal or console. Combine them with shell history search (Ctrl + R) and aliases to work even faster.
The Mellanox / InfiniBand shortcut for port status is ibstat. Check detailed IB HCA port status.
Mellanox / InfiniBand includes 8 IB Status Check shortcuts, including ibstat (Port status) and ibstatus (Status summary). See the full list in the IB Status Check section above.
Mellanox / InfiniBand includes 6 RDMA & Performance shortcuts, including ib_write_bw (Write bandwidth test) and ib_read_bw (Read bandwidth test). See the full list in the RDMA & Performance section above.
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