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Sun InfiniBand Dual Port 4x QDR PCIe ExpressModule Host Channel Adapter M2 User's Guide |
Hardware and Software Requirements
Hot-Swap the ExpressModule (Oracle Solaris)
Hot-Swap the ExpressModule (Linux)
Installing InfiniBand Software on the Oracle Solaris OS
InfiniBand Software for the Oracle Solaris 10 OS
Download the Firmware Flash Update Tool for IB-HCAs (Oracle Solaris 10)
Verify the Installation (Oracle Solaris)
Update the Firmware (Oracle Solaris)
InfiniBand Devices on the Oracle Solaris 10 OS
Installing the InfiniBand Support Software on Linux
Acquire the BXOFED Software (Linux)
Install the BXOFED Software (Linux)
Internet Protocol Over InfiniBand (Linux)
InfiniBand is a network architecture for the large-scale interconnection of computing and I/O nodes through a high-speed switched fabric. To operate InfiniBand on a Sun server, you need an InfiniBand HCA (the ExpressModule) and an InfiniBand software stack.
Note - An InfiniBand software stack is part of the Oracle Linux distribution.
With most supported Linux releases, you must also install the OFED software stack (version 1.5.1 or higher). Refer to your Linux vendor for software installation recommendations and support.
As the popularity of InfiniBand technology increases, the number of Linux distributions and open source organizations producing drivers and tools will increase. For up-to-date information, check with open source organizations (such as http://OpenFabrics.org) and your current vendors.
The OpenFabrics organization is the Open Software solution in the InfiniBand software space. The OFED is the InfiniBand suite of software produced by this organization. Various vendors contribute their drivers (and other software components) to OFED.
If you are running a Linux OS without OFED, or using the EM in a network with the Sun Network QDR Infiniband Gateway Switch, you can download the BXOFED from My Oracle Support: http://support.oracle.com