QLogic 7104-2M-CABLE User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents

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• 1 Introduction

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  • Who Should Read this Guide

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  • How this Guide is Organized

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  • Overview

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  • Interoperability

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  • Conventions Used in this Guide

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    • Table 1-1. Typographical Conventions

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  • Documentation

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  • Contact Information

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• 2 Feature Overview

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  • Features

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    • Other Changes

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    • Continued Support

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      • Table 2-1. QLogic Adapter Model Numbers

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  • Software Components

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• 3 Step-by-Step Installation Checklist

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  • Hardware Installation

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  • Software Installation

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• 4 Hardware Installation

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  • Hardware Installation Requirements

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    • Hardware

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      • Table 4-1. Adapter Models and Related Platforms

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      • Form Factors

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    • Cabling and Switches

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      • Table 4-2. QLogic InfiniBand Cables

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      • Optical Fibre Option

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    • Configuring the BIOS

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  • Safety with Electricity

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  • Unpacking Information

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    • Verify the Package Contents

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    • List of the Package Contents

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      • Figure 4-1. QLogic QLE7280 with IBA7220 ASIC

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      • Figure 4-2. QLogic QLE7140 Card with Riser, Top View

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      • Figure 4-3. QLogic QHT7040/QHT7140 Full and Low Profile Cards with Riser, Top View

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    • Unpacking the QLogic Adapter

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  • Hardware Installation

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    • Hardware Installation for QLE7240, QLE7280, or QLE7140 with PCI Express Riser

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      • Dual Adapter Installation

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      • Installation Steps

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        • Figure 4-4. PCIe Slot in a Typical Motherboard

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        • Figure 4-5. QLogic PCIe Host Channel Adapter Assembly with Riser Card

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        • Figure 4-6. Assembled PCIe Host Channel Adapter with Riser

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    • Hardware Installation for QHT7140 with HTX Riser

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      • Figure 4-7. HTX Slot

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      • Figure 4-8. QLogic QHT7140 Adapter with Riser Card

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      • Figure 4-9. Assembled QHT7140 with Riser

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    • Hardware Installation for QLE7240, QLE7280, and QLE7140 Without a PCI Express Riser

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    • Hardware Installation for the QHT7140 Without an HTX Riser

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      • Figure 4-10. QHT7140 Without Riser Installed in a 3U Chassis

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  • Switch Configuration and Monitoring

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  • Cabling the Adapter to the InfiniBand Switch

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  • Completing the Installation

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• 5 Software Installation

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  • Cluster Setup

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    • Types of Nodes in a Cluster Environment

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    • Supported Linux Distributions

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      • Table 5-1. InfiniPath/OpenFabrics Supported Distributions and Kernels

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    • Distribution Identifiers

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      • Table 5-2. Distribution Identifiers

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  • Compiler Support

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  • Set Up Your Environment

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    • Table 5-3. Required Operating System Packages

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    • Table 5-4. Specific Component Requirements

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  • Choose the Appropriate Download Files

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    • Table 5-5. Available Packages for QLogic OFED 1.4 Release

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  • Install QLogicIB-Basic with the Installer Tool

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    • Table 5-6. INSTALL Options

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  • About rpm Installation

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    • Using rpm to Install InfiniPath and OpenFabrics

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    • RPM Organization

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  • Install QLogic OFED User-level Software with the rpm Command

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  • Rebuild or Reinstall the kernel-ib Driver with rpm After a Kernel Upgrade

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  • Rebuild the kernel-ib Driver on an Unsupported Distribution or an Unsupported Distribution/Kernel Pair

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  • Install QLogic OFED Using Rocks

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    • Install Frontend and Compute Nodes

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    • Rocks Installation on an Existing Frontend Node

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  • Install QLogic OFED Using a Platform OCS Kit

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  • Install the QLogic InfiniBand Fabric Suite Software

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  • Install Lustre Software

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  • Installed Layout

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  • Remove Software Packages

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    • Uninstall Using the Installer Tool

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    • Uninstall InfiniPath and OpenFabrics RPMs

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    • Uninstall Software with Rocks or Platform OCS

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    • Install a Previous Version of QLogicIB-Basic

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    • Downgrading RPMs

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• 6 Configuring Drivers and Services

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  • InfiniPath and OpenFabrics Driver Overview

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  • OpenFabrics Drivers and Services Configuration and Startup

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    • Configure the IPoIB Network Interface

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    • OpenSM

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    • SRP

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      • Using QLogic SRP

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      • Using OFED SRP

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    • Configuring and Administering the VNIC Interface

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    • MPI over uDAPL

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  • Other Configuration: Changing the MTU Size

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  • Managing the InfiniPath Driver

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    • Configure the InfiniPath Driver State

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    • Start, Stop, or Restart InfiniPath

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    • Unloading the Driver/Modules Manually

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  • Further Information on Configuring and Loading Drivers

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• 7 Installation Verification and Additional Settings

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  • LED Link and Data Indicators

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    • Table 7-1. LED Link and Data Indicators

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  • Adapter and Other Settings

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  • Customer Acceptance Utility

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    • Table 7-2. ipath_checkout Options

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• A Installation Troubleshooting

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  • Hardware Issues

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    • Node Spontaneously Reboots

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    • Some HTX Motherboards May Need Two or More CPUs in Use

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  • BIOS Settings

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    • Enable Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

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    • Issue with Supermicro® H8DCE-HTe and the QHT7040

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  • Software Installation Issues

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    • Missing Kernel RPM Errors

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    • Resolving Conflicts

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    • openmpi_gcc Fails to Install Because of Dependency on gfortran (RHEL 4)

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    • mpirun Installation Requires 32-bit Support

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    • Lockable Memory Error on Initial Installation of InfiniPath

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  • Configuration Issues

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    • ibsrpdm Command Hangs when Two Adapters are Installed but only Unit 1 is Connected to the Switch

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    • Outdated ipath_ether Configuration Setup Generates Error

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• B Write Combining

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  • Introduction

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  • Verify Write Combining is Working

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  • PAT and Write Combining

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  • MTRR Mapping and Write Combining

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    • Edit BIOS Settings to Fix MTRR Issues

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    • Use the ipath_mtrr Script to Fix MTRR Issues

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• C Configuration Files

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  • Table C-1. Configuration Files

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• D Package Descriptions

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  • Package Names with the QLogicIB-Basic Download

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  • Different Nodes May Use Different RPMs

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  • InfiniPath RPM Version Numbers and Identifiers

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  • OpenFabrics RPM Names

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  • InfiniPath and OpenFabrics RPMs

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  • Documentation RPMs

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    • Table D-1. Documentation RPMs

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  • InfiniPath RPMs

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    • Table D-2. InfiniPath RPMs

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    • Table D-3. InfiniPath-Devel/RPMs

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    • Table D-4. InfiniPath-MPI/RPMs

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  • OpenFabrics RPMs

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    • Table D-5. OpenFabrics/RPMs

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    • Table D-6. OpenFabrics-Devel/RPMs

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    • Table D-7. OpenSM/RPM

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    • Table D-8. OpenSM-Devel/RPM

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  • Other Adapters

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    • Table D-9. Other Host Channel Adapters/RPMs

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    • Table D-10. Other Host Channel Adapters-Devel/RPMs

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  • Other MPIs

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    • Table D-11. OtherMPIs/RPMs

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• Index

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