Replace a Gateway
This procedure briefly outlines the steps to replace a gateway within an
InfiniBand fabric. For more information, refer to the following books:
This procedure assumes that a secret M_Key policy is in use and the fabric is
partitioned.
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Set the priority of the gateway to be removed to the lowest.
Wait for any handover to complete.
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Create a backup of the gateway configuration for the gateway to be
removed.
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Completely power off the gateway.
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Remove the gateway from the fabric and management network.
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Install and power on the replacement gateway, but do not connect it to the
fabric or the fabric's management network.
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Configure the replacement gateway with the same hostname, IP address, and
lowest priority as the gateway removed.
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Restore the gateway configuration previously backed up.
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Completely power off the replacement gateway.
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Connect the replacement gateway to the fabric's management network and the
fabric.
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Power on the replacement gateway.
Wait for any negotiation and propagation to complete.
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Perform a smpartition start and smpartition commit from the master Subnet
Manager.
Wait for the partition configuration to propagate to the replacement
gateway.
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Perform a smsubnetprotection start and smsubnetprotection commit from the
master Subnet Manager.
Wait for the secret M_Key policy to propagate to the replacement
gateway.
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Setup the smnodes file and fabric configuration file for the replacement
gateway, and ensure that the list and file are consistent with other gateway
and switch lists and files.
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Set the priority of the replacement gateway to the original priority of
the removed gateway.
Wait for any handover to complete.