swxtch-where

swXtch-where Cloud Type 

Below are the Linux and Windows commands to call swxtch-where. An empty command (without an argument) like the examples below will only return the cloud type. 

Windows

For Windows VM, swxtch-where must be called from the xNIC directory and have the .exe extension.  

PS C:\Program Files\SwXtch.io\Swxtch-xNIC2> .\swxtch-where.exe

Linux 

For Linux VM, a user would only need to input the following: 

swxtch-where

swxtch-where Format

What is probably the most useful option in the swxtch-where argument list is -f json or --format json, which provides users with a json of hardware-related information regarding the cloudSwXtch VM. This is information is similar to the Hardware view in swxtch-top and Hardware panel in wXcked Eye's Settings' General tab. It presents a breakdown of the control and data subnet with information categorized as either metadata or operating system. 

Windows

PS C:\Program Files\SwXtch.io\Swxtch-xNIC2> .\swxtch-where.exe --format json

Linux

swxtch-where -f json

Example Output in Windows: 

S C:\Program Files\SwXtch.io\Swxtch-xNIC2> .\swxtch-where.exe --format json
{
  "cloudType": "AZURE",
  "nics": [
    {
      "computed": {
        "isPreferredControlNic": false,
        "isPreferredDataNic": true,
        "isSRIOV": false
      },
      "meta": {
        "ipAddress": "10.5.1.7",
        "ipBroadcast": "10.5.1.255",
        "ipSubnet": "10.5.1.0",
        "mac": "00:22:48:27:0e:dc",
        "subnetMask": "255.255.255.0"
      },
      "os": {
        "driver": "mlx5.sys",
        "mac": "00:22:48:27:0e:dc",
        "mtu": 1500,
        "name": "Ethernet 261",
        "pciAddress": "65025:00:02.0"
      }
    },
    {
      "computed": {
        "isPreferredControlNic": true,
        "isPreferredDataNic": false,
        "isSRIOV": false
      },
      "meta": {
        "ipAddress": "10.5.2.7",
        "ipBroadcast": "10.5.2.255",
        "ipSubnet": "10.5.2.0",
        "mac": "00:22:48:27:07:14",
        "subnetMask": "255.255.255.0"
      },
      "os": {
        "driver": "netvsc.sys",
        "ipAddress": "10.5.2.7",
        "ipBroadcast": "10.5.2.255",
        "ipSubnet": "10.5.2.0",
        "mac": "00:22:48:27:07:14",
        "mtu": 1500,
        "name": "Ethernet",
        "pciAddress": "",
        "subnetMask": "255.255.255.0"
      }
    }
  ]
}

swxtch-where Version 

Using the -v or --version argument after the swxtch-where command will return the version. 

Example in Windows: 

PS C:\Program Files\SwXtch.io\Swxtch-xNIC2> .\swxtch-where.exe -v
1.0

swxtch-where Help 

The swXtch-where -h or --help argument provides users with a detailed list of available arguments. 

Example in Windows: 

PS C:\Program Files\SwXtch.io\Swxtch-xNIC2> .\swxtch-where.exe - h
Usage: C:\Program Files\SwXtch.io\Swxtch-xNIC2\swxtch-where.exe [options]

swxtch-where utility.
Calling with no arguments simply returns the cloud type.


Optional arguments:
-h --help       shows help message and exits [default: false]
-v --version    prints version information and exits [default: false]
-f --format     output format (example: "json")