Re: How should I use the ipoibd daemon from Mellanox Openstack Havana repo...
Hi Ale,please use this ipoib file to fix the problem http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/solutions/temp/ipoibd Let me know if that solves it. Thanks,Ophir.
View ArticleNeed help installing OFED 2.1 on Centos 6.5
Script started on Wed 12 Feb 2014 09:03:20 AM MSTThis program will install the MLNX_OFED_LINUX package on your machine.Note that all other Mellanox, OEM, OFED, or Distribution IB packages will be...
View ArticleRe: FlexBoot linux IBoIP
will try it, although it states “mlnx_en_xxxxx_rhel6.4” and I’m about to run it over IB.Can I use the same image?This install is currently in my lab servers only, but its in my master plan to...
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Re: Need help installing OFED 2.1 on Centos 6.5
Problem solved. Had selinux enabled in enforcing mode. Simply changing it to permissive mode allowed infiniband software to start working.
View ArticleRe: MAC shown incorrectly in OFED 2.1? How to fix?
Hi Eddie,I see. The OFED 1.5.4 somehow tweaked the order of the ADDR bytes, so the last bytes showed up first. The 2.1 stack does not do that anymore, so the MAC seem duplicate.However: Your suggestion...
View ArticleRe: Where to source low profile pci brackets.
Hi there,I've got 4 low-Profile Brackets for MHGH29-XTC that I don't need. Contrary, I'm looking desperately for full size brackets.Anybody got them lying around?
View ArticleRe: Error messages from MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.0-3.0.0 driver?
Host0# ibv_devinfohca_id: mlx4_2 transport: InfiniBand (0) fw_ver: 2.30.3110 node_guid: 0014:0500:d8f7:d77f...
View ArticlevNIC Limitations of BX5020 Gateways
I was recently engaging with Mellanox technical support about the vNIC limitations on BX5020 gateways in various modes of operation, and was told: The "vnics-mode 4k" limitation allows up to 4,000...
View ArticleMultiple IB Fabrics on a Single BX5020?
Is it possible to use a single BX5020 gateway to connect multiple IB fabrics to multiple Ethernet networks? For instance, could I have one IB fabric connected to port A1, bridged to an Ethernet network...
View ArticleUbuntu: Load drivers at boot
Hi, Just installing the latest MLNX_EN 2.1-1.0.0 drivers on Ubuntu 13.04. The install seems to have gone smoothly and it is nice to have the latest drivers on this release. One thing I was baffled...
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Re: FlexBoot linux IBoIP
Hi!I was tried option 3.iSCSI boot over IPoIB and SRP boot.Both option was works well.ESXi installer can install on boot LUN 0.This LUNs isolated each ESXi host.Installation finished and reboot the...
View ArticleRe: Multiple IB Fabrics on a Single BX5020?
Hi Rusty, Answer is yes for the first question. Second question: it's a per Bridge Group Limitation ( A,B,C,D), but please note that the BX5020 supports/tested up to 5k vnics in total, mentioned in the...
View ArticleRe: How should I use the ipoibd daemon from Mellanox Openstack Havana repo...
Hi Ophir,thanks for the update!I was out of office last week. I will try the new ipoibd asap. Thank youAle
View ArticleRe: Linux VM communication on IPoIB Network
I found a real truth of IPoIB definition last day. There is a difference between IPoIB and Ethernet protocols. Basic solution is eIPoIB support in vSphere environment. I'll waitng next vSphere OFED...
View Article32 RSS queues
Our usage scenario is a >10Gbit/sec linux router where the forwarded traffic is loadbalanced across as much cpu cores as possible. At the moment we use Intel X520 nic's. But they are limited to 16...
View ArticleRe: Error messages from MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.0-3.0.0 driver?
Hi,YES, downgrade to previous version is possible. you just flush the card again; this time with the other version.i see you got the card rev'd up to 2.30.3110 (or maybe this is the "old" one). i...
View ArticleRe: 40Gb Ethernet in VMWare ESX 5.5?
Closing the loop. I purchased a pair of the 40GB VPI with 40GbE on it and swapped cards. ESXi and CentOS immediately saw them as 40 Gbps connections. No updating needed. Followup question. The mlx4_en...
View ArticleLinks does not come up randomly on reboots
Configuration:Host: CentOS 6.4Mellanox Card: ConnectX-3 ENMellanox Driver: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.1-1.0.0-rhel6.4-x86_64 with SRIOV enabledVirtualization: KVMI have two servers with the above config, with...
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Re: Linux VM communication on IPoIB Network
Hi!There is Funny situations. Windows VM DHCP Server to Windows DHCP client VM -> Success!Windows VM DHCP Server to Linux DHCP Client VM -> Success! Linux VM DHCP Server to Windows DHCP Client VM...
View ArticleConnectX IB Flash Recovery
Hi- is anyone able to shed any light on why this? Trying to configure ethernet over Infiniband and we have a ConnectX adapter showing as being in Flash Recovery mode: # lspci -v | grep Mellanox07:00.0...
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