Qlogic InfiniPath, Install Manual

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Section 1
Introduction
This chapter describes the contents, intended audience, and organization of the
InfiniPath Install Guide.
The InfiniPath Install Guide contains instructions for installing the QLogic InfiniPath
Interconnect hardware adapters and the InfiniPath and OpenFabrics software. The
adapters covered in this guide are the QLE7140, the QLogic InfiniPath PCI
Express™ adapter, the the QMI7140, which runs on Power PC systems, particularly
the IBM® BladeCenter H processor blades, and the QHT7040/QHT7140 HTX™
adapters.
For more information on system administration, using InfiniPath MPI, and
troubleshooting adapter hardware and software, see the
InfiniPath Interconnect
User Guide .
1.1
Who Should Read this Guide
This installation guide is intended for cluster administrators responsible for installing
the InfiniPath QMI7140, the QLE7140, or the InfiniPath QHT7040/QHT7140 product
on your Linux cluster. More detailed installation information and instructions for
administration of the InfiniPath cluster are provided in the
InfiniPath Interconnect
User Guide .
This guide assumes you are familiar with cluster networking and with the specific
hardware to which your processors are connected. Prior to installing the InfiniPath
Adapter, you should have basic knowledge of your host and target operating
systems, and working knowledge of message passing concepts.
This document does not contain all the information you need in order to use basic
Linux commands or to perform all system administration tasks. For this information,
see the software documentation that you received with your system.
1.2
How this Guide is Organized
The InfiniPath Install Guide is organized into these sections:
■
Section 1 , "Introduction"
■
Section 2 , "Hardware Installation", instructions for installing the InfiniPath
QLE7140, QMI7140, and QHT7040 or QHT7140 hardware
■
Section 3 , "Software Installation", instructions for installing the QLogic InfiniPath
and OpenFabrics software