Sun Dual Port 4x IB Host Channel Adapter PCI-X Installation and
User’s Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc
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Contents
1. Product Overview 1 Product Features 1 Hardware Description
Regulatory Compliance Statements
Declaration of Conformity
2. Adapter Installation
3. Configuring IP Over InfiniBand
B. Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting
4. InfiniBand Software Overview
cfgadm snoop netstat kstat
Index
Contents
Other Useful Utilities
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Figures
Typical Adapter-to-Switch Configuration InfiniBand Software Stack
Sun Dual Port 4x IB Host Channel Adapter PCI-X Card 2 LED Layout
Sun 4x-to-12x InfiniBand Cable Pin Assignments
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Tables
IB-HCA LEDs Hardware, Software, and Cable Requirements
SunVTS Documentation
TABLE B-1
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Regulatory Compliance Statements
FCC Class A Notice
FCC Class B Notice
ICES-003 Class A Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe A
ICES-003 Class B Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe B
BSMI Class A Notice
CCC Class A Notice
GOST-R Certification Mark
Regulatory Compliance Statements
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Declaration of Conformity
European Union
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Preface
How This Book Is Organized
Using UNIX Commands
Shell Prompts
http//docs.sun.com
System Administration Guide Network Services
Sun InfiniBand Switch Nine-Port Release Notes
PCI-X Addendum to the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision
Typographic Conventions
Documentation, Support, and Training
Third-Party Web Sites
Contacting Sun Technical Support
Documentation
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
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Product Features
Product Overview
Hardware Description
Standard faceplate
I/O Interfaces
LED Displays
InfiniBand Interface
PCI-X Interface
Physical link Green LED
Logical link Amber LED
FIGURE 1-2 LED Layout
Hardware, Software, and Cable Requirements
TABLE 1-2 Hardware, Software, and Cable Requirements
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Adapter Installation
Installing the Adapter
IB-HCA Bus and Slot Selection
9. Turn power back on to the system and allow the server to reboot
7. Replace the cover on the unit
Verifying the Installation
FIGURE 2-1 Typical Adapter-to-Switch Configuration
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Configuring IP Over InfiniBand
IPoIB Configuration
Configuring IPoIB
1. Confirm that the IB-HCA ports are up. To do this, type the command
2. Create the InfiniBand devices using the following command
3. Verify InfiniBand devices
4. Plumb each of the IB devices
5. Verify that the devices are plumbed. To do this, type the command
Managing IB Devices for IPoIB
6. Check that data can be send over the InfiniBand link
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InfiniBand Software Overview
InfiniBand Software
User Direct Access Programming Library
IP over InfiniBand Driver
Solaris 10 OS
uDAPL IPoIB
InfiniBand Transport Framework
InfiniBand Management Framework
Tavor HCA Driver
System Administration Guide Devices and Files System
Sun Cluster 3.x Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS
Related Software Documentation
Manuals
InfiniBand Cable Pin Assignments
FIGURE A-1 shows the InfiniBand cable connectors and pin assignments
A P P E N D I X A
FIGURE A-1 Sun 4x-to-12x InfiniBand Cable Pin Assignments
Diagnostic Software and Troubleshooting
SunVTS Diagnostic Testing
Using the SunVTS ibhcatest
Troubleshooting Tasks
Using the ibhcatest
2. Unplumb the interface from the system, using the ifconfig command
Check the system log or console for Tavor driver error messages
Other Useful Utilities
cfgadm
snoop
netstat
kstat
# snoop -d ibd1
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Index
Tavor driver, 17 troubleshooting IB-HCA, 25 tasks, 25 utilities
versions
uDAPL, 15, 16 utilities cfgadm, 26 kstat, 27 netstat, 27 snoop