Set Up VIOAs (Oracle Solaris)

1. Become superuser of the Oracle Solaris 11 host.

   For this procedure, the Oracle Solaris 11 host name is solaris01.

2. Display the HCA GUIDs and port GUIDs configured on the host.

   # dladm show-ib
   LINK         HCAGUID         PORTGUID        PORT STATE  PKEYS
   ibp0         21280001A0A590  21280001A0A591  1    up     FFFF
   ibp1         21280001A0A590  21280001A0A592  2    up     FFFF
   #

3. Record the host name, HCA GUIDs, and port GUIDs.

   In this example, the HCA GUID is 21280001A0A590 and the port GUIDs are 21280001A0A591 and 21280001A0A592.

4. From the management controller of the gateway, display the HCAs recognized by the gateway.

   # ibhosts
   Ca      : 0x0021280001A0A590 ports 2 "solaris01"
   Ca      : 0x00212856cd22c040 ports 2 "SUN IB QDR GW switch mnm34-97 Bridge 1"
   Ca      : 0x0002c903000891aa ports 2 "mnm34-54 HCA-1"
   Ca      : 0x00212800013ece9e ports 2 "mnm34-55 HCA-1"
   Ca      : 0x0003ba000100e370 ports 2 "mnm34-60 HCA-1"
   .
   .
   .
   #

5. Compare the output of the ibhosts command with the recorded host name, HCA GUIDs, and port GUIDs.

   The port GUIDs are the HCA GUID +1 (port 1) and HCA GUID +2 (port 2), respectively.

6. Verify that the gateway recognizes the Oracle Solaris 11 host correctly.

   If not, check the cabling between the gateway and the Oracle Solaris 11 host.

7. Determine if a VIOA has already been assigned to the Oracle Solaris 11 host.

   # showvnics
   ID  STATE     FLG IOA_GUID                NODE       IID  MAC               VLN PKEY   GW
   --- --------  --- ----------------------- ---------- ---- ----------------- --- ----   --------
    4 UP          N 00:03:BA:00:01:00:E3:71 mnm34-60 0000 02:02:02:02:02:03 NO  ffff   0A-ETH-1
    5 UP          N 00:03:BA:00:01:00:E3:71 mnm34-60 0002 02:02:02:02:02:04 NO  ffff   0A-ETH-1
    3 DISABLED    N 00:03:BA:00:01:00:E3:71 mnm34-60 0000 02:02:02:02:02:02 NO  ffff   0A-ETH-1
    6 UP          N 00:03:BA:00:01:00:E3:72 mnm34-60 0000 02:02:02:02:02:05 NO  ffff   0A-ETH-1
   #

8. Examine the output by column:

   • STATE – The state of the VIOA.

   • IOA_GUID – The port GUID of the VIOA. The GUID might be listed several times.

   • NODE – The host name of the node hosting the VIOA.

   • MAC – The MAC address assigned to the VIOA. There might be several MAC addresses.

   • PKEY – The partition key assigned.

   • GW – The physical connector cabled to the node or host.

9. Determine your next steps.

   • If no port GUID of the Oracle Solaris 11 host is listed, or there are no MAC addressess assigned to the port GUID, go to Step 10.

   • Otherwise, go to Configure IP Addresses on the Data Link (Oracle Solaris).

10. Determine your MAC addresses and whether they are to be global or locally administrated.

    ---

    Note - Each MAC address must be unique and not 00:00:00:00:00:00.

    ---

    ---

    Note - Only even numbers are supported for the most significant byte of the MAC address (unicast).

    ---

11. Activate the VIOA by assigning a MAC address to it.

    # createvnic connector -guid guid -mac mac_address -pkey default

    where:

    • connector is the name of the connector (0A-ETH-1 to 0A-ETH-4 and 1A-ETH-1 to 1A-ETH-4).

    • guid is the global unique identifier of the target port on the host associated with the VIOA.

    • mac_address is the MAC address to be assigned to the VIOA.

    ---

    Note - You can use the information from Step 8 as a guide.

    ---

    For example, to assign the MAC address of a0:a5:91:95:30:9a to the VIOA for port GUID 21280001A0A591 through connector 0A-ETH-2:

    # createvnic 0A-ETH-2 -guid 0021280001A0A591 -mac a0:a5:91:95:30:9a -pkey default
    VNIC created
    #

    The VIOA is created and an Ethernet over InfiniBand data link is bound to the VIOA.

12. Verify that the VIOA is active.

    # showvnics
    ID  STATE     FLG IOA_GUID                NODE       IID  MAC               VLN PKEY   GW
    --- --------  --- ----------------------- ---------- ---- ----------------- --- ----   --------
     7 UP          N 00:21:28:00:01:A0:A5:91 solaris01 0000 a0:a5:91:95:30:9a NO  ffff 0A-ETH-2
     4 UP          N 00:03:BA:00:01:00:E3:71 mnm34-60 0000 02:02:02:02:02:03 NO  ffff   0A-ETH-1
     5 UP          N 00:03:BA:00:01:00:E3:71 mnm34-60 0002 02:02:02:02:02:04 NO  ffff   0A-ETH-1
     3 DISABLED    N 00:03:BA:00:01:00:E3:71 mnm34-60 0000 02:02:02:02:02:02 NO  ffff   0A-ETH-1
     6 UP          N 00:03:BA:00:01:00:E3:72 mnm34-60 0000 02:02:02:02:02:05 NO  ffff   0A-ETH-1
    #

13. Configure an IP address on the data link.

    See Configure IP Addresses on the Data Link (Oracle Solaris).

Related Information

• dladm command man page

• Gateway Reference, ibhosts command

• Gateway Reference, showvnics command

• Gateway Reference, createvnics command

• Ethernet Over InfiniBand Overview (Oracle Solaris)

• Verify That the Ethernet Over InfiniBand Driver Is Installed (Oracle Solaris)

• Install the Ethernet Over InfiniBand Driver (Oracle Solaris)

• Configure IP Addresses on the Data Link (Oracle Solaris)

• Create Oracle Solaris VNICs (Oracle Solaris)