InfiniBand for Oracle Solaris OS

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 an Oracle server, you need an InfiniBand HCA (the adapter) and an InfiniBand software stack.

InfiniBand software is bundled with the Oracle Solaris OS. For Oracle Solaris 11, The package containing the device driver for the adapter is driver/infiniband/connectx.

If you don't have the package on the system or your system is running an older release of Oracle Solaris, you must use pkg install/update utility to add or update the package prior to using the adapter.

For details about InfiniBand software supported in Oracle Solaris OS releases, refer to the following documents in the Solaris OS Release and Installation Collection at http://www.oracle.com/goto/Solaris11/docs:

• Oracle Solaris 11 What's New

• Oracle Solaris 11 Release Notes

• Oracle Solaris 11 Package List

The InfiniBand software stack, consisting of the upper-layer protocols and transport framework, is included in all of the Solaris software groups described in the Oracle Solaris Installation Guide.

Related Information

• Verify the Installation (Oracle Solaris)

• Update the Firmware (Oracle Solaris)

• InfiniBand Devices (Oracle Solaris)