Cisco Systems GEM318P Manual De Usuario

This chapter describes host drivers and includes the following sections:

For expansions of acronyms and abbreviations used in this publication, see 

The Cisco IB HCA offers high-performance 10-Gbps and 20-Gbps IB connectivity to PCI-X and 
PCI-Express-based servers. As an integral part of the Cisco SFS solution, the Cisco IB HCA enables you 
to create a unified fabric for consolidating clustering, networking, and storage communications. 

After you physically install the HCA in the server, install the drivers to run IB-capable protocols. HCAs 
support the following protocols in the Linux environment:

IPoIB

SRP 

SDP

HCAs support the following APIs in the Linux environment:

MVAPICH MPI

uDAPL API

Intel MPI

HP MPI

Host drivers also provide utilities to help you configure and verify your HCA. These utilities provide 
upgrade and diagnostic features.