How to configure Inband mgmt with SX1036 40Gb Ethernet switch?
I am trying to configure inband management access to the switch via a port-channel or Ethernet port. Cannot use same method I use on other switches and I cannot find any reference to guide me. Can...
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Re: How to configure Inband mgmt with SX1036 40Gb Ethernet switch?
Hi Keith, Please refer to the In-Band Management section (#4.1.5) in the MLNX-OS user Manual. You can download the User Manual from the switch WebUI (product documentation).
View ArticleRe: Port 1 IB Port 2 Ethernet - ESXI 5.1 (5.5)
I know this is an thread of an age ago but if anyone can advise whether there is a way to assign ports in ESXi such that one is IB the other Ethernet I would be very interested. Thanks
View ArticleRe: supporting 1000base with a connectx-3
Hi, I'm using an LC\LC fibre cable. The SFP in the card is an MLX.MFM1T02A-SR (part number I have on invoice) and the SFP on the Cisco side is a Cisco module - the part number of which I do not have to...
View ArticleRe: supporting 1000base with a connectx-3
mmmm I think you are going to say I need an MC3208011-SX SFP to get this to work.
View ArticleRe: hca_self_test.ofed: Firmware Check on CA #0 (VPI) .......... FAIL:REASON:...
Hi, Thank you for your reply ! I have tried the "ibv_devinfo", and I got the following information: run@gpu-cluster-1:~$ ibv_devinfo hca_id: mlx4_0 transport: InfiniBand (0) fw_ver: 2.11.500...
View ArticleRe: hca_self_test.ofed: Firmware Check on CA #0 (VPI) .......... FAIL:REASON:...
Could you also try to query the HCA with MFT package ? Mellanox Technologiesmst startmst statusflint -d *device id* q Reason I ask is that something is wrong with the discovery of your HCA's unique...
View ArticleRe: hca_self_test.ofed: Firmware Check on CA #0 (VPI) .......... FAIL:REASON:...
root@gpu-cluster-1:/home/run# mst status MST modules:
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Re: hca_self_test.ofed: Firmware Check on CA #0 (VPI) .......... FAIL:REASON:...
Hello,root@gpu-cluster-1:/home/run# mst statusMST modules:------------ MST PCI module loaded MST PCI configuration module loaded MST devices:------------/dev/mst/mt4099_pciconf0 - PCI...
View ArticleRDMA Vs IPoIB question
I have a question that whether user applications can choose to adopt RDMA or IPoIB, when IPoIB is enabled? In other words, when IPoIB is enabled, can we still use the RDMA effect while communicating...
View ArticleReceive Side Scaling
Hello,I'm running RHEL 7 acting as a router and performing throughput tests.My machine is a 6 physical cores Xeon with Connect-X 3 EN dual-port.The Spirent generator sends packets from many different...
View ArticleMellonex QSFP cables - what is the difference between the QDR IB cables and...
Hi As per the title?! Is there any reason why I can't use a cable that is tagged as IB for an ethernet QSFP port - obviously with an Ethernet connect-x card? I realise that this will not be...
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InfiniBand: Mellanox Technologies MT25208 [InfiniHost III Ex] (rev a0) vs...
Hi Guys I really need some help here, I'm setting up a small cluster and decided instead of using 10gig ethernet I'll play with infiniband SO here I am at step one with 3 * Cisco SFS-HCA-250-A1...
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Re: RDMA Vs IPoIB question
Hi, Sure - IPoIB operates on a higher layer and you could just tell your application specifically to use the IPoIB interface (ibx) or ignore it and only specify the Mellanox NIC (mlx4 or mlx5) and call...
View ArticleRe: Port 1 IB Port 2 Ethernet - ESXI 5.1 (5.5)
To my best knowledge this driver still does not support different protocol types on different ports
View ArticleFCA version available with the latest HPCX package
Hello, I've installed the latest HPC-X™ Rev 1.2 package from a tarfile for OFED 1.5.3+ on RHEL6u4 system. The User Manual states that the default FCA is v2.5. I was wondering if I need to install or...
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Re: FCA version available with the latest HPCX package
Please, refer to README in the HPC-X package in order to see how to enable FCA v3. The clue is 'hcoll' component.In order to detect OSHMEM version, run oshem_info --version command.
View ArticleRe: RDMA Vs IPoIB question
Thanks Ferber. I got your point. it generally depends that whether my application supports VERBS interface to support RDMA or not. If yes, the it is possible to access the RDMA protocol even if my...
View ArticleHow Do I change the port mode on an MHGH28-XTC
Hi, I have been looking all over to find a command to change the port mode form IB to EN on the MHGH28-XTC cards so we can use them for 10gbe. Can someone help with this? Thanks, Winman1024
View ArticleRe: How Do I change the port mode on an MHGH28-XTC
MHGH28-XTC Looks to be IB DDR hca and is not capable of switching to Ethernet. Regardless, the general command in linux would be "/sbin/connectx_port_config [-d|--device <PCI device id>]...
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