5 – Software Installation
OpenFabrics Drivers and Services Configuration and Startup
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NOTE:
The configuration must be repeated each time the system is rebooted.
/etc/sysconfig/infinipath. Change this line to:
IPOIB_MODE="datagram"
Restart infinipath (as root) by typing:
#/etc/init.d/infinipath restart
The default IPOIB_MODE setting is "CM" for Connected Mode.
Configuring and Administering the VNIC Interface
The VirtualNIC (VNIC) Upper Layer Protocol (ULP) works in conjunction with firmware running on Virtual Input/Output (VIO) hardware such as the SilverStorm Ethernet Virtual I/O Controller (EVIC™) or the InfiniBand/Ethernet Bridge Module for IBM® BladeCenter®, providing virtual Ethernet connectivity.
The VNIC interface must be configured before it can be used. To do so, perform the following steps:
1.Discover EVIC/VEx Input/Output Controllers (IOCs) present on the fabric using ib_qlgc_vnic_query. For writing the configuration file, you need information about the EVIC/VEx IOCs present on the fabric, for example, their IOCGUID, IOCSTRING, etc. Use the ib_qlgc_vnic_query tool to get this information.
When ib_qlgc_vnic_query is executed without any options, it displays detailed information about all the EVIC/VEx IOCs present on the fabric. For example:
#ib_qlgc_vnic_query IO Unit Info:
port LID: |
| 0003 |
port GID: |
| fe8000000000000000066a0258000001 |
change ID: |
| 0009 |
max controllers: | 0x03 | |
controller[ | 1] |
|
GUID: | 00066a0130000001 | |
vendor ID: | 00066a |
|
device ID: | 000030 |
|
IO class : | 2000 |
|
ID: | Chassis 0x00066A00010003F2, Slot 1, IOC 1 | |
service entries: | 2 | |
service[ 0]: 1000066a00000001 InfiniNIC.InfiniConSys.Control:01
