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Cisco SFS 7008P InfiniBand Server Switch Installation and Configuration Note
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Installing the Cisco SFS 7008P Switch into a Rack
To install the Host Channel Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter drivers after you have installed the
HCA Expansion Card, follow these steps:
Step 1
Locate your downloaded software direcory.
Step 2
Open a terminal or graphic window and access the top-level directory.
Step 3
Execute the command
./tsinstall
in a terminal window.
# cdmount ./tsinstall
This program automatically detects the available kernel and installs the appropriate drivers as RPM
packages. By default, the files are saved in the /usr/local/cisco directory.
Step 4
Configure the IPoIB driver by assigning an IP address to interface ib0 and/or ib1, which corresponds to
the two HCA ports. IPoIB drivers load when the interfaces are used for the first time. To assign ib
interfaces, enter
ifconfig ib#
ip address
netmask
netmask
.
This example configures one HCA:
#
ifconfig ib0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
#
#
ifconfig ib1 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
#
This example configures two HCAs:
#
ifconfig ib0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
#
#
ifconfig ib1 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
#
#
ifconfig ib2 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
#
#
ifconfig ib3 192.168.3.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
#
Step 5
Merge ib0 and ib1 for port-to-port redundancy, if desired.
Step 6
(Optional) Configure MPI by following these steps:
•
Make sure that your connections to the HCA uses port 1 of the first HCA. MPI requires the use of
HCA 1, port 1.
•
Set up rsh or ssh on two nodes so that you can run commands between a remote and local node
without entering a login or password. This is required to use the MPI protocol.
•
Either add paths to your environment PATH:
/usr/local/cisco/mpi/mpich/bin
/usr/local/cisco/bin
or
Add directories to your PATH variable. For example:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/cisco
Step 7
Configure all other drivers, including SDP.
