QLogic 7104-7M-CABLE User Manual
6–Configuring Drivers and Services
OpenFabrics Drivers and Services Configuration and Startup
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The IPoIB network interface is now configured.
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Restart (as a root user) by typing:
# /etc/init.d/openibd restart
OpenSM
OpenSM is an optional component of the OpenFabrics project that provides a
Subnet Manager (SM) for InfiniBand networks. This package can be installed on
all machines, but only needs to be enabled on the machine in the cluster that will
act as a subnet manager. You do not need to use OpenSM if any of your
InfiniBand switches provide a subnet manager, or if you are running a host-based
SM.
Subnet Manager (SM) for InfiniBand networks. This package can be installed on
all machines, but only needs to be enabled on the machine in the cluster that will
act as a subnet manager. You do not need to use OpenSM if any of your
InfiniBand switches provide a subnet manager, or if you are running a host-based
SM.
If you are using the Installer tool, you can set the OpenSM default behavior at the
time of installation.
time of installation.
If you are using the rpm install method, note that after installing the opensm
package, OpenSM is configured to be off after the next machine reboot. It only
needs to be enabled on the node that acts as the subnet manager, so use the
chkconfig command (as a root user) to enable it on the node where it will be
needs to be enabled on the node that acts as the subnet manager, so use the
chkconfig command (as a root user) to enable it on the node where it will be
run:
# chkconfig opensmd on
The command to disable it on reboot is:
# chkconfig opensmd off
You can start opensmd without rebooting your machine by typing:
# /etc/init.d/opensmd start
You can stop opensmd again by typing:
# /etc/init.d/opensmd stop
If you want to pass any arguments to the OpenSM program, modify the following
file, and add the arguments to the OPTIONS variable:
file, and add the arguments to the OPTIONS variable:
/etc/init.d/opensmd
NOTE:
The configuration must be repeated each time the system is rebooted.
IPoIB-CM (Connected Mode) is enabled by default. The setting in
/etc/infiniband/openib.conf
is SET_IPOIB_CM=yes. To use
datagram mode, use change the setting to SET_IPOIB_CM=no.