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IB0054606-02 A
OFED+ Host Software Release 1.5.4
User Guide
Subnet Manager Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-10
QLogic Distributed Subnet Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-12
Applications that use Distributed SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-12
Virtual Fabrics and the Distributed SA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-13
Configuring the Distributed SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-13
Default Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-13
Multiple Virtual Fabrics Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-14
Virtual Fabrics with Overlapping Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-15
Distributed SA Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-17
SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-18
ScanFrequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-18
LogFile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-18
Dbg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-19
Other Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-19
3-20
Managing the ib_qib Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-21
Configure the ib_qib Driver State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-22
Start, Stop, or Restart ib_qib Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-22
Unload the Driver/Modules Manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-23
ib_qib Driver Filesystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-23
More Information on Configuring and Loading Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-24
Performance Settings and Management Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-24
Performance Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-25
Systems in General (With Either Intel or AMD CPUs) . . . . . . . .
3-25
AMD CPU Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-28
AMD Interlagos CPU Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-28
Intel CPU Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-28
High Risk Tuning for Intel Harpertown CPUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-30
Additional Driver Module Parameter Tunings Available . . . . . . .
3-31
ipath_perf_tuning
Tool . . . . . . . . . . .
3-34
OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-35
AUTOMATIC vs. INTERACTIVE MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-36
Affected Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-37
Homogeneous Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-37
Adapter and Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-38
Remove Unneeded Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-39
Host Environment Setup for MPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-40
Summary of Contents for OFED+ Host
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Page 22: ...1 Introduction Interoperability 1 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 96: ...4 Running MPI on QLogic Adapters Debugging MPI Programs 4 24 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 140: ...6 SHMEM Description and Configuration SHMEM Benchmark Programs 6 32 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 148: ...8 Dispersive Routing 8 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 164: ...9 gPXE HTTP Boot Setup 9 16 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 176: ...A Benchmark Programs Benchmark 3 Messaging Rate Microbenchmarks A 12 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 202: ...B SRP Configuration OFED SRP Configuration B 26 IB0054606 02 A Notes...
Page 206: ...C Integration with a Batch Queuing System Clean up PSM Shared Memory Files C 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 238: ...E ULP Troubleshooting Troubleshooting SRP Issues E 20 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 242: ...F Write Combining Verify Write Combining is Working F 4 IB0054606 02 A Notes...
Page 280: ...G Commands and Files Summary of Configuration Files G 38 IB0054606 02 A...
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