Draft
QLogic HCA and QLogic OFED Software Install Guide
QLogic OFED Version 1.4
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Replace EM64T with 64-bit Intel Xeon. “Supported Linux Distributions” on page5-1
Added more information on VNIC interface. “OpenSM” on page6-3
Split the Install section into three separate sec-
tions.
“Software Installation” on page5-1
“Configuring Drivers and Services” on page6-1
“Installation Verification and Additional Settings” on
page 7-1
Modified installation checklist. Clarified which driv-
ers are configured, which are optional. Added two
methods of installation to the list.
“Software Installation” on page3-2
Remove sections on configuring ipath_ether.
ipath_ether now deprecated.
Was “Configuring the ipath_ether Network Inter-
face” on page 5-12
Updated the supported distributions information. Table5-1 on page 5-2
Distribution identifiers are now RHEL4, RHEL5,
and SLES10.
Table5-2 on page 5-2
Delete reference to ipath_ether. “Removing Software Packages” on page 5-24
Updated Lustre information; patches are no longer
needed.
“Installing Lustre” on page 5-23
Updated compiler support information. “Compiler Support” on page 5-3
Updated information on software components. “Software Components” on page 2-4
Removed paragraph about this release adding
support for QLE7240/7280, since this is outdated.
“Features” on page2-1
Added new “Configuration Issues” to Trouble-
shooting.
“ibsrpdm Command Hangs When Two HCAs are
Installed but Only Unit 1 is Connected to the
Switch” on page A-5
Deleted Troubleshooting item:
ifup on ipath_ether on SLES 10 Reports
"unknown device"
Appendix A
Deleted entries pertaining to ipath_ether in this
table.
TableC-1 on page C-1