Q-Logic IB0056101-00 G.02, OFED manual Preliminary

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QLogic HCA and QLogic OFED Software Install Guide

QLogic OFED Version 1.4

Replace EM64T with 64-bit Intel Xeon.	“Supported Linux Distributions” on page 5-1
Added more information on VNIC interface.	“OpenSM” on page 6-3
Split the Install section into three separate sec-	“Software Installation” on page 5-1
tions.	“Configuring Drivers and Services” on page 6-1
	“Installation Verification and Additional Settings” on
	page 7-1
Modified installation checklist. Clarified which driv-	“Software Installation” on page 3-2
ers are configured, which are optional. Added two
methods of installation to the list.
Remove sections on configuring ipath_ether.	Was “Configuring the ipath_ether Network Inter-
ipath_ether now deprecated.	face” on page 5-12
Updated the supported distributions information.	Table 5-1 on page 5-2
Distribution identifiers are now RHEL4, RHEL5,	Table 5-2 on page 5-2
and SLES10.
Delete reference to ipath ether.	“Removing Software Packages” on page 5-24
Updated Lustre information; patches are no longer	“Installing Lustre” on page 5-23
needed.
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	“Features” on page 2-1
support for QLE7240/7280, since this is outdated.
Added new “Configuration Issues” to Trouble-	“ibsrpdm Command Hangs When Two HCAs are
shooting.	Installed but Only Unit 1 is Connected to the
	Switch” on page A-5
Deleted Troubleshooting item:	Appendix A
ifup on ipath_ether on SLES 10 Reports
"unknown device"
Deleted entries pertaining to ipath ether in this	Table C-1 on page C-1
table.

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