Re: How to tune mlx4_core various parameters found in...
Hi Mous, the list of parameters you present is applicable for various modes and applications.The Tuning guide i provided you is not only for IPoIB, it is also more general purposes IB only applications...
View ArticleCVE 2014-8159 vulnerability
Redhat released yesterday a new kernel and seems that there is local root hole in (u)verbs implementation. Has anyone figured out is MLNX OFED affected as well? It was found that the Linux kernel's...
View ArticleRe: Cable Options (MCX354A-FCBT-LOW P)
I went ahead and bought the unit from Ebay, 6012, with 2 PSUs.Now I have my MCX354A cards, some passive copper cables (2m distance is fine for my home lab) and am ready to start learning. Thanks for...
View ArticleRe: CVE 2014-8159 vulnerability
Seems that MLNX_OFED-2.4 does not have this check, so it's time to patch and rebuild IB drivers :-(diff -ur linux-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c...
View ArticleDebugging drops reported as vport_rx_dropped by ethtool
Hello, I am working on trying to minimize drops of UDP/IPv4 data received at high data rates on a ConnectX-3 NIC. Currently, I see quite a few drops reported under vport_rx_dropped via ethtool -S...
View Articleустановка OFED на Ubuntu 14.10 (проблемы с прошивкой сетевого адаптера)
Доброго времени суток! Возникла проблема с установкой библиотеки OFED на Ubuntu 14.10. На сервере установлена сетевая карточка Mellanox Technologies MT25204 [InfiniHost III Lx HCA]. Скачал пакет...
View ArticleRe: установка OFED на Ubuntu 14.10 (проблемы с прошивкой сетевого адаптера)
Here are the steps that might solve the issueBefore installing MOFEDDownload Mellanox Firmware toolRunmst startmst statusflind -d /dev/mst/PATH_TO_DEVICE qObtain PSIDFind the latest firmware on...
View ArticleRe: Debugging drops reported as vport_rx_dropped by ethtool
Hello,Your analysis seems to right. You can check the current ringbuff setting with ethtool -g, ethtool -G can control these parameters. It would look like something as below (assuming default is 512,...
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Re: Debugging drops reported as vport_rx_dropped by ethtool
Hi Erez, I was under the impression that the ring buffer setting corresponded to memory on the NIC itself rather than in kernel space. Is the ring buffer referenced by ethtool -g/-G actually in kernel...
View ArticleRe: CVE 2014-8159 vulnerability
Thanks for the heads up! Mellanox has released an updated version of the 2.4-1 release to address issue : Mellanox Products: Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution for Linux (MLNX_OFED)
View ArticleFabric Inspector licensing model
Hi, I want to license facbric inspector for my MSX-6012F-2BFS IB switch,as a diagnostic extension to the MLNX-OS 3.4.0012The Mellanox store gives the cost per node, what does that mean ?Is the cost per...
View ArticleRe: MLNX_OFED install failed at Ubuntu 14.04.2
It fails on iser compilation against this kernel.
View ArticleRe: установка OFED на Ubuntu 14.10 (проблемы с прошивкой сетевого адаптера)
Could you try to run 'mstflint' command instead of 'flint'?
View ArticleVSphere 6.0
Since yesterday VSphere 6.0 is available for download.Will there be new drivers available for download?Or should the driver for 5.5 be used following the instructions for unsupported versions?
View ArticleRe: Cable Options (MCX354A-FCBT-LOW P)
Hi Nick, if you send me your personal email address, I have some interesting info for you.My email:dvs AT vonspalden DOT de BRspeedy
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IS5022 & card compatibility
Hello, I apologize I am a bit of a newb... Does anyone know if the IS5022 switch is compatible with the MHGS18-XTC cards? Also am I correct in understanding that if they are compatible I will need to...
View ArticleRe: VSphere 6.0
Mellanox's new vSpher OFED driver for VPI was always release very~ lately after new vSphere release. I think it'll release at end of this year or 2Q of next year...:(
View ArticleRe: VSphere 6.0
In the meantime I took one of the servers out of production and installed a clean version of ESX 6.0. If you would like to use the infiniband driver package then remove the inbox ethernet drivers with#...
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Re: VSphere 6.0
Hi!I know that procedure but Mellanox VPI isn't a unified fabric adapter in vSphere environment anymore.Just show a full capability in Linux environment. Mellanox shows a some possibility about multi...
View ArticleRe: установка OFED на Ubuntu 14.10 (проблемы с прошивкой сетевого адаптера)
Попробовал: root@ivan-X7DWT:~# mst startStarting MST (Mellanox Software Tools) driver setLoading MST PCI module - SuccessLoading MST PCI configuration module - SuccessCreate devicesroot@ivan-X7DWT:~#...
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