Oracle Dual Port 25 Gb, User Manual

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Install RoCE (Linux)
RoCE functionality is available in user mode and kernel mode application for Windows. RoCE
PF and SRIOV VF are available in single function mode and in multifunction mode (NIC
Partitioning mode). You can install and configure RoCE in Windows, Linux, and VMWare.
Refer to these sites for more information on supporting RoCE:
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Windows –
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134210(v=ws.11).aspx
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OEL Linux –
http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=79
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VMware –
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.
networking.doc/GUID-4A5EBD44-FB1E-4A83-BB47-BBC65181E1C2.html
Install RoCE (Linux)
Before You Begin
Locate these files before you install and configure RoCE in Oracle Linux:
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The
bnxt_en-roce
file – RoCE-supported
bnxt_en
driver, which is part of released gzip
compressed tar archive.
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The
bnxt_re
file – RoCE driver.
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The
libbnxtre
file – User mode RoCE library module.
The
bnxt_re
driver requires a special RoCE-enabled version of
bnxt_en
, which is included in
the
netxtremebnxt_en-1.7.9.tar.gz
(or newer) package. The
bnxt_re
driver compilation
depends whether IB stack is available along with the OS distribution or if an external OFED is
required.
1. Upgrade the NIC NVRAM.
Use the RoCE supported firmware packages starting with Software Release 20.06.04.01.2.
2.
Uncompress, build, and install the BCM5741X Linux L2 and RoCE drivers.
a. In a terminal window, uncompress the drivers.
# tar -xzf netxtreme-bnxt_en-1.7.9.tar.gz
b.
Change to the directory where driver files are stored.
# cd netxtreme-bnxt_en-bnxt_re
c. Build and install the drivers.
# make build && make install
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