Re: Can I use FDR and QDR on the same infiniband switch?
Thanks for the reply. Its pretty much going to be a dual port ConnectX-3 VPI HBA on the server and a single port ConnectX-2 VPI HBA on each of the 10 nodes. Glad to hear that there should be no problems.
View ArticleRe: Will ConnectX-3 VPI HBA work with ConnectX-2 VPI HBAs on same IB switch?
Thanks again yairi, just wanted to make sure before I moved forward!
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Hi inbusiness,May you explain what are the use cases that can benefit from the "multiple ipoib uplinks" feature?
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Re: Esxi drivers
Hi!that's a simplicity. I prefer use IPoIB uplink feature then VST(Virtual Switch Tagging). Previous you said to me another thread, 4036 must use partition number format like 80xx. But vSphere VST can...
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fiber cable loss calculation
Found some information on how to calculate fiber cable loss budgetwww.thefoa.org/tech/ref/basic/design.html#LossBudget Now the quiz of the day is how much of loss budget, in dB, we have if using a...
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Hi!Multiple IPoIB uplink function enable hardware based network isolation. That's a simple and rock solid.Just configure port count and reboot each host then I'm always use 16 virtual ports to virtual...
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9.2.4002 switch firmware is released on Mellanox.com
In order to download the latest version, visit Mellanox.com on this page http://www.mellanox.com/page/firmware_table_SwitchX Ophir.
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Red Hat Fan? Planning to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack?
Check out Mellanox Reference Architecture Guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platrom http://mellanox.com/related-docs/applications/Mellanox-OpenStack-Solution-for-Red-Hat.pdf...
View ArticleRe: Suggestions for *quiet* Infiniband switch?
I purchased a 9024 SDR two weeks ago for $400, and it has the Ethernet port and is manageable (yet it doesn't have a Subnet Manager).Having seen the blazing fast 10Gbps SDR links, I want something that...
View ArticleRe: About connecting CX2 to CX3
The first question I ask is where is your Subnet Manager running. Even back to back connections need a subnet manager. If you are running Linux on both hosts - go to one host and...
View ArticleRe: Suggestions for *quiet* Infiniband switch?
I'm using a 9024D-M (the manageable one) for testing GlusterFS stuff. Or rather, I was, and will be again, but I'm working on some other non-infiniband project stuff for GlusterFS at the moment. So,...
View ArticleGPUDirect RDMA for Ethernet Cards
Hi,I am noob in Networking related stuffs. I have a lot of doubts regarding GPUDirect RDMA.Is GPUDirect RDMA supported for Ethernet drivers of Mellanox products. I have some devices connected via...
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Re: GPUDirect RDMA for Ethernet Cards
GPUDirect RDMA should work with RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet). please contact hpc@mellanox.com for more details. As for the PCI question, you can find out your PCI toplogy by running:$ lspci -t
View ArticleMellanox SX6036 with MC2207310-003 and ConnectX-3 MCX354AFCBT?
It seems that all other lengths are listed as compatible in the "Mellanox Products Approved Cable Lists", but for some reason the 3m cable is omitted. Is this an oversight or is there a reason the 3m...
View Articleinfiniband under windows server guest on XenServer 6.2
I'm trying to get infiniband to work under my Windows Server Guest OS under XenServer 6.2. I installed latest MLNX_OFED in dom0 according to this instruction...
View ArticleRe: SR-IOV issues with Mellanox CX-3 with RH6.4 KVM
Hi Rian: Yes I did. I just got some feedback from RH support and it looks like there was a bug with the kernel I'm using against Mellanox and its been resolved in a later kernel. I'm upgrading now....
View ArticleConnect-X 3 cards on RHEL 5.3
Hello , I need to install Connect-X 3 cards on an HPZ800 system running RHEL 5.3, kernel 2.6.18-128.el5. Unfortunately I cannot update the kernel to a higher version due to application dependencies ,...
View ArticleRe: Voltaire 9024S-M / Windows 2012 R2 / Mellanox MHGH28-XTC
Thank you for the reply. Yeah, I did look into the documentation. After reviewing I'm still under the impression that the NICs in Windows network connections, should still show connected with out any...
View ArticleRe: SR-IOV issues with Mellanox CX-3 with RH6.4 KVM
Hi Rian: I'm happy to say that upgrading to a newer RH kernel, the VM is now working and I do see the Mellanox device from the VM. However, I have more questions. I have 4 VFS devices mapped on the...
View ArticleRe: VM Passthrough of MHQH19B-XTR
It's "LSI Logic Parallel". It is strange as I thought it should support CX-2 out of box but turns out not... Now the link is successfully established but I see there's a large latency, i.e. 600-2000ms...
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