memfree cards
Hi Alljust wondering, does memfree card means everything (descriptors/WRs, contexts) is kept in kernel virtual memory ORonly the descriptors are posted to memory and contexts are still kept in device...
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Windows Server 2012 SRP protocol support?
I have a ConnectX-3 EN IB card and am trying to hook this up for file sharing using SRP protocol on Windows Server 2012. I have not been able to find drivers. I was wondering when these might be...
View ArticleRe: Getting eIPoIB to work ?
To bypass ipoibd service, please follow this document:http://community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-1316
View ArticleRe: memfree cards
Back in the old (old) days, Infiniband HCAs had memory component on it. Today's HCA no longer do that and instead the driver pin-down memory out of the machine's memory via the PCI bus. works like a...
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Re: New to infiniband, can't get a working connection.
Oh brother, here is the status.1. I finally got PO'd enought to get another IB switch, a flextronics 8 port. THIS one gives me link lights...so that's one issue gone.2. My replacement connectx card...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 and ConnectX cards..drivers?
Yes, I know how much better connectx-2 and 3 cards are, but i'm on a very small budget, ok? I have a bunch of infinihost III cards that apparently aren't going to want to work with server 2012, so i'm...
View ArticleAbout connecting CX2 to CX3
Hello all, I am new to here, and I googled very long time and I still cannot find a detailed info about connecting QDR to FDR.As I know infiniband is auto-negotiate (switch to HCA and QDR to DDR or...
View ArticleVMWare ESXi 5.1 + MNEH28-XTC ConnectX issue?
Hi I have an issue with using this card in 2 out of 3 Supermicro X8DTT motherboards. On one of them it seems to work fine. On the other two there is an IOMMU error in the ESXi logs and although I can...
View ArticleRe: upgrade mt43132 switch firmware?
Hi Michael, Once you extract the tgz file, a bin file should appear.You can program the firmware using any host with an IB connection to that switch.Simply run the ibswitches command to retrieve all...
View ArticleRe: upgrade mt43132 switch firmware?
You can reset the switch remotely as well by the way with the flint -d lid-44 swreset command
View ArticleRe: How do I recreate 100Gb connect IB performance claims?
Hi Sean ConnectIB is an FDR card (e.g. up tp 56Gb per port). I am not sure to which document you are referring to. please share! just in case, I run this story by few more folks that knows. without...
View ArticleRe: How do I recreate 100Gb connect IB performance claims?
Thanks for the reply.I was misinformed by folks that I spoke to earlier that 100 Gb could be achieved on the ConnectIB device transparently to an application. This is apparently posssible for IPoIB...
View ArticleRe: How do I recreate 100Gb connect IB performance claims?
ConnectX4 should probably hit that mark. stay faithful - it is coming!!
View ArticleMCQH29-XDR Parts Question
Good morning, Does anyone know where I can purchase the mounting brackets for the MCQH29-XDR infiniband mezzanine cards ( Dell JR3P1)? ThanksS_Towle
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Re: upgrade mt43132 switch firmware?
When I extract "InfiniScale_MT43132_Firmware_5_6_0.tgz I get a folder called "ucode-43132-5.6.0. Inside of that folder it has files called main_anata.ccf and start1_anafa.hx. It appears to be source...
View ArticleRe: Is outervlan(double vlan tagging) supported by mellanox connect x-3...
Hi Sashithi, Nop, not supported.
View ArticleRe: New to infiniband, can't get a working connection.
regarding the combination Win Server 2012 + HCA FW - there is a dependency there. you have to be on the latest FW for ConnectX in order for the link to come up. for ConnectX/2 you need to be around...
View ArticleRe: New to infiniband, can't get a working connection.
I've actually got it working now, starting to push iSCSI traffic through it, and so far theres just on major issue, which is the lack of drivers for server 2012 for the connectx cards. I know they're...
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