Oracle Dual Port QDR InfiniBand Adapter M4 User's Guide

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Updated: June 2016
 
 

Enable Ethernet Over IB for the Oracle IB Switch IS2-46 or Oracle IB Switch IS2-254 (Oracle Linux)

  1. Ensure that the VNIC has been created on the switch.
     
    # admin@nsn156-46.us.oracle.com[OFOS] show physical-server   
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        name            nsn156-32      guid            10e07a850c0005
        descr      port            nsn156-46.us.oracle.com:ServerPort19
        os              Linux/4.1.12-32.el6uek.x86_64/x86_64
        version         0.58.0/3.0.0/xg-6.0.8020      server-profile  nsn156-32
        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        name            nsn156-32      guid            10e07a850c0006
        descr      port            nsn156-46.us.oracle.com:ServerPort18
        os              Linux/4.1.12-32.el6uek.x86_64/x86_64
        version         0.58.0/3.0.0/xg-6.0.8020      server-profile  
      
      

    For more information on creating VNICs on the switch, refer to Configuring a VNIC in the Oracle Fabric OS 1.0 Administration Guide.

  2. On the server, ensure that the appropriate VNIC drivers are installed.
     
    # modinfo xve   
     filename:      /lib/modules/4.1.12-32.el6uek.x86_64/kernel/drivers/infiniband/ulp/xsigo/xve/xve.ko
     version:        6.0.8020     
     license:        Dual BSD/GPL
     description:    OVN Virtual Ethernet driver     
     author:         Oracle corp (OVN-linux-drivers@oracle.com)       
      
  3. Identify the VNIC.
    
    # show vnic
        
    name                   state     mac-addr            ipaddr           if               if-state  type    vlans
     
    vn40_t.nsn156-32-LAG   up/down   00:13:97:5D:C0:19   200.40.25.32/24  pub25(125)       up        static  none     
    vn40_t.nsn156-36-LAG   up/down   00:13:97:5D:C0:1A   200.40.25.36/24  pub26(126)       up        static  none
    vnLAG01.nsn156-32-LAG  up/up     00:13:97:5D:C0:05   200.10.22.32/24  pubnetLAG01(211) up        static  65      
    vnLAG03.nsn156-36-LAG  up/up     00:13:97:5D:C0:11                    pubnetLAG03(213) up                65      
    4 records displayed 
    

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