Re: VMware ESXi 6.0 virtual ib_ipoib interfaces
Driver 2.4.0 include IPoIB driver and works!Absolutlely! driver 2.4.0 located in ethernet driver section, but why this driver 2.4.0 include IPoIB driver & works?
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to connect 2 ethernet switches (sx1036) located up to 10km...
You can do that using MetroX and InfiniBand connection for 10Km, we don't support RoCE for such distance.This is mainly due to packet loss and buffer size of the switch on each side (depends on the...
View ArticleRe: How to setup IPoIB correctly?
I resolved the problem by moving all IPoIB IPv4 addresses to a different subnet.
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Re: Which ESXi driver to use for SRP/iSER over IB (not Eth!)?
Looking at the current driver selection across different OS/cards/medium (IB vs. ETH) it looks like the only space consistently supported by Mellanox is Linux. Indeed, for Linux you have...
View ArticleRe: I have 2 colocation sites located 6-7km apart. I can rent a 10gb wave...
please refer to this post: Is it possible to connect 2 ethernet switches (sx1036) located up to 10km apart without losing RDMA?
View ArticleRe: Can multiple versions of mlnx-ofed exist in the same IB fabric?
Hi Greg, It is recommended to perform the upgrade during a maintenance windows and not in production, because there are a lot of differences between 2.X and 3.X versions and since part of the driver...
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Is this the best our FDR adapters can do?
We have a small test setup illustrated below. I have done some ib_write_bw tests. Got "decent" numbers, but not as fast as I anticipated. First, some background of the setup: Two 1U storage servers...
View ArticleRe: Is this the best our FDR adapters can do?
One thing to keep in mind is that you'll hit the bandwidth of the PCIe bus.I've not used the ib_write test myself - but I'm fairly sure that it's not actually handling data - just accepting it and...
View ArticleRe: How to change speed from FDR to QDR using ibportstate command in centos 6.2
Hi, Thanks for the help, however, unfortunately this didn't help. Without firing command: CA PortInfo:# Port info: Lid 144 port...
View ArticleRe: Which ESXi driver to use for SRP/iSER over IB (not Eth!)?
KVM?No! KVM also have many limitations.For example EoIB, etc.Infiniband communication rely on SM- Subnet ManagerSM consist of some components and API.But SM architecture didn't designed for hypervisor...
View ArticleRe: Is this the best our FDR adapters can do?
Thanks for sharing your experience. I did the following: [root@sc2u0n0 ~]# dmidecode |grep PCI Designation: PCIe Slot 1 Type: x8 PCI Express 3 x16 Designation: PCIe Slot 3 Type: x8 PCI Express 3...
View ArticleIs srp supported in RHEL7.2 PPC64 ?
Hi all,Trying to hook up my IB storage device to my Power7 Server running RHEL 7.2 ppc64. Installed the latest OFED, but srp isn't working. Can't find any info anywhere that says it is not supported?...
View ArticleRe: mlnx_tune does not detect the BIOS I/O non-posted prefetch settings?
IMHO this mlnx_tune Python script has a bug. The logic used in issuing the warning message is incorrect. 1462 pci_width_compatible_to_cpu_ok = not (int(self.actual_pci_width) >=...
View ArticleRe: Is this the best our FDR adapters can do?
I think I have the answer now. It's due to the confusion caused by the prevalent and inconsistent use of MB and MiB out there in different software applications. When I ran ib_write_bw with the...
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Re: Is srp supported in RHEL7.2 PPC64 ?
Not sure about PPC64 architecture but, in general, the situation with Mellanox Infiniband and SRP support is this:SRP initiator is supported out of the box, both with inbox and the latest Mellanox OFED...
View ArticleRe: How to upgrade to latest version of MLNX-OS ?
Hi! Anand Could you give me a ftp link for my 2 of SX6036G VPI Gateway system?I received a message another threads that said to me cable detection bug will be resolved in future MLNX-OS release.My...
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Re: Is srp supported in RHEL7.2 PPC64 ?
Hi Thanks for responding. I'm not trying to create a target on my PPC64 box, I'm trying to connect to an external IB target. I have a ConnectX-2 VPI card that does not work with the inbox drivers on...
View ArticleRe: 'State: Initializing' but works
Hi, Can you please run the below and provide the output : sminfo -P 1sminfo -P 2
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Re: Connecting SX1016 MLAG Pair to Cisco VSS
Hi Scott, Can you copy paste the switches configuration (including the cisco 6509), please indicate which ports are connected between the SX1016 and the Cisco's
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