7–RoCE Configuration
Configuring RoCE on the Adapter for Linux
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RoCE Configuration for RHEL
To configure RoCE on the adapter, the Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution
(OFED) must be installed and configured on the RHEL host.
To prepare inbox OFED for RHEL:
1.
While installing or upgrading the operating system, select the InfiniBand and
OFED support packages.
2.
Install the following RPMs from the RHEL ISO image. These packages are
required for earlier versions, including RHEL 7.3 and 7.2:
libibverbs-devel-
x.x.x
.x86_64.rpm
(required for libqedr library)
perftest-
x.x.x
.x86_64.rpm
(required for InfiniBand bandwidth and latency applications)
or, using Yum, install the inbox OFED:
yum groupinstall "Infiniband Support"
yum install perftest
yum install tcl tcl-devel tk zlib-devel libibverbs
libibverbs-devel
3.
Install the new Linux drivers as described in
“Installing the Linux Drivers with
RoCE Configuration for SLES
To configure RoCE on the adapter for a SLES host, OFED must be installed and
configured on the SLES host.
To install inbox OFED for SLES:
1.
While installing or upgrading the operating system, select the InfiniBand
support packages.
2.
Install the following RPMs from the corresponding SLES SDK kit image.
These packages are required for earlier versions, including SLES 12
SP1/SP2:
libibverbs-devel-
x.x.x
.x86_64.rpm
(required for libqedr installation)
NOTE
During installation, if you already selected the previously mentioned
packages, you need not reinstall them. The inbox OFED and support
packages may vary depending on the operating system version.