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This section describes how to configure LNET as an InfiniBand network.
The following example shows how to configure LNET as an InfiniBand network:


OFED InfiniBand Options
:For the SilverStorm/Infinicon InfiniBand Lustre Network Driver (iiblnd), the network and HCA can be specified by entering:


For the SilverStorm/Infinicon InfiniBand Lustre network driver (iiblnd), the network and HCA may be specified as:
:<pre>
;options lnet networks="o2ib3(ib3)"
</pre>
:The node specified is on ''o2ib'' network ''3'' using HCA ''ib3''.


options lnet networks="o2ib3(ib3)"


In this example the node specified is on ''o2ib'' network ''3'' using HCA ''ib3''.
For information about other LNET options, see Section 31.2.1: ''LNET Options'' in the [[Lustre Documentation|''Lustre Operations Manual'']].


 
For information about building and configuring Infiniband support for Lustre, see the topic "''How to build and configure Infiniband support for Lustre''" in Appendix B:''Lustre Knowledge Base'' in the [[Lustre Documentation|''Lustre Operations Manual'']].
To configure LNET as an InfiniBand network see the example below.
 
For the SilverStorm/Infinicon InfiniBand Lustre Network Driver (iiblnd), the network and HCA can be specified by entering:
 
options lnet networks="o2ib3(ib3)"
 
The node specified is on ''o2ib'' network ''3'' using HCA ''ib3''.
 
InfiniBand connectivity can be achieved using commands and options provided by the OFED InfiniBand software suite <link to where it can be downloaded> provides commands and options to  monitor and control aspects of the InfiniBand fabric. These commands are installed on and run from the Linux InfiniBand host.

Revision as of 15:54, 7 October 2009

The following example shows how to configure LNET as an InfiniBand network:

For the SilverStorm/Infinicon InfiniBand Lustre Network Driver (iiblnd), the network and HCA can be specified by entering:
options lnet networks="o2ib3(ib3)"
The node specified is on o2ib network 3 using HCA ib3.


For information about other LNET options, see Section 31.2.1: LNET Options in the Lustre Operations Manual.

For information about building and configuring Infiniband support for Lustre, see the topic "How to build and configure Infiniband support for Lustre" in Appendix B:Lustre Knowledge Base in the Lustre Operations Manual.