Multiple IB Fabrics on a Single BX5020?
Is it possible to use a single BX5020 gateway to connect multiple IB fabrics to multiple Ethernet networks? For instance, could I have one IB fabric connected to port A1, bridged to an Ethernet network...
View ArticleUbuntu: Load drivers at boot
Hi, Just installing the latest MLNX_EN 2.1-1.0.0 drivers on Ubuntu 13.04. The install seems to have gone smoothly and it is nice to have the latest drivers on this release. One thing I was baffled...
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Re: FlexBoot linux IBoIP
Hi!I was tried option 3.iSCSI boot over IPoIB and SRP boot.Both option was works well.ESXi installer can install on boot LUN 0.This LUNs isolated each ESXi host.Installation finished and reboot the...
View ArticleRe: Multiple IB Fabrics on a Single BX5020?
Hi Rusty, Answer is yes for the first question. Second question: it's a per Bridge Group Limitation ( A,B,C,D), but please note that the BX5020 supports/tested up to 5k vnics in total, mentioned in the...
View ArticleRe: How should I use the ipoibd daemon from Mellanox Openstack Havana repo...
Hi Ophir,thanks for the update!I was out of office last week. I will try the new ipoibd asap. Thank youAle
View ArticleRe: Linux VM communication on IPoIB Network
I found a real truth of IPoIB definition last day. There is a difference between IPoIB and Ethernet protocols. Basic solution is eIPoIB support in vSphere environment. I'll waitng next vSphere OFED...
View Article32 RSS queues
Our usage scenario is a >10Gbit/sec linux router where the forwarded traffic is loadbalanced across as much cpu cores as possible. At the moment we use Intel X520 nic's. But they are limited to 16...
View ArticleRe: Error messages from MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.0-3.0.0 driver?
Hi,YES, downgrade to previous version is possible. you just flush the card again; this time with the other version.i see you got the card rev'd up to 2.30.3110 (or maybe this is the "old" one). i...
View ArticleRe: 40Gb Ethernet in VMWare ESX 5.5?
Closing the loop. I purchased a pair of the 40GB VPI with 40GbE on it and swapped cards. ESXi and CentOS immediately saw them as 40 Gbps connections. No updating needed. Followup question. The mlx4_en...
View ArticleLinks does not come up randomly on reboots
Configuration:Host: CentOS 6.4Mellanox Card: ConnectX-3 ENMellanox Driver: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.1-1.0.0-rhel6.4-x86_64 with SRIOV enabledVirtualization: KVMI have two servers with the above config, with...
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Re: Linux VM communication on IPoIB Network
Hi!There is Funny situations. Windows VM DHCP Server to Windows DHCP client VM -> Success!Windows VM DHCP Server to Linux DHCP Client VM -> Success! Linux VM DHCP Server to Windows DHCP Client VM...
View ArticleConnectX IB Flash Recovery
Hi- is anyone able to shed any light on why this? Trying to configure ethernet over Infiniband and we have a ConnectX adapter showing as being in Flash Recovery mode: # lspci -v | grep Mellanox07:00.0...
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Re: Re: How should I use the ipoibd daemon from Mellanox Openstack Havana...
Hi Ophir,I have tested the new ipoibd service but unfortunately it's still not working :-(The new script generates this configuration: [root@n02 ~]# tail /sys/class/net/eth2/eth/{slaves,vifs}==>...
View ArticleRe: Links does not come up randomly on reboots
What is the firmware level the card is running?this SFP module you are talking about - what kind is it (PN, vendor, etc)
View ArticleRe: Links does not come up randomly on reboots
SFP module: GIGALIGHT 10Gbps 2km SFP+ Optical Transceiver GPP-31192-02C The randomness in link up was with Firmware version: 2.30.3110I upgraded the frmware to the latest[Firmware version: 2.30.8000],...
View ArticleRe: ConnectX IB Flash Recovery
try one of the following method 1) Run " ibv_devinfo" 2) Try downloading latest mft tool fromhttp://www.mellanox.com/page/management_tools After installation a) run " mst start" ( to start tool)b) run...
View ArticleRe: Installing MOFED 2.1 on selected path
Hi michael-t,I don't think that is not supported. I read the mlnxofedinstall perl script and I don't see an option there.Regards,- Pak
View ArticleCan I use CX-3 MCX354-FCBT with NON SWITCH-X product?
I think switch to MCX354-FCBT ConnectX-3 HCA. Now there is one question. Does MCX354-FCBT support 40GbE IPoIB mode with NON SwitchX product on vSphere ESXi 5.5? Is there user in same environment above?
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Re: ConnectX IB Flash Recovery
Hi: output to those commands as below:# ibv_devinfoNo IB devices found # mst startStarting MST (Mellanox Software Tools) driver setLoading MST PCI module - SuccessLoading MST PCI configuration module -...
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