How To Install OFED -Linux/VMware/Windows- 01 Feb, 2013 SAKURA Internet Research Center Senior Researcher / Naoto MATSUMOTO

1. 01 Feb, 2013
SAKURA Internet Research Center
Senior Researcher / Naoto MATSUMOTO

2. Infiniband Device list
40/56Gbit/s Infiniband mode
10/40Gbit/s Ethernet mode
*Mellanox VPI (Virtual Protocol Interconnect) Only
Infiniband HCA
(Host Channel Adapter)
Infiniband 40/56Gbit/s QDR Switch QSFP Cable (Copper/Fibre)
+
Infiniband OFED (OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution) Software

3. IB Networking Example
SERVER OpenSM *OpenSM
InfiniBand subnet manager and administration
Loop-Free
IB-SWITCH OpenSM OpenSM IB-SWITCH
IB-SWITCH IB-SWITCH IB-SWITCH IB-SWITCH

4. Install OFED for Linux
1) Download MLNX_OFED
# uname -a
Linux 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Dec 10 17:04:11 CST 2011
# wget http://mellanox.com/downloads/ofed/MLNX_OFED_LINUX-1.5.3-3.1.0
-rhel6.2-x86_64.tgz
2) Install MLNX_OFED Package
# yum install tcl tk glibc-develglibc-devel.i686
# tar xzvf ./MLNX_OFED_LINUX-1.5.3-3.1.0-rhel6.2-x86_64.tgz
# ./MLNX_OFED_LINUX-1.5.3-3.1.0-rhel6.2-x86_64/mlnxofedinstall
# chkcnfig opensmd on; opensm –c /etc/opensm/opensm.conf
# sync; sync; sync; reboot

5. Install OFED for VMware ESXi 5.1
1) Enable ESXi Shell & SSH
Troubleshooting Options > Enable ESXi Shell, Enable SSH and SSH login.
# vmware -v
VMware ESXi 5.1.0 build-799733
2) Download/Install MLNX_OFED
# cd /opt
# wget http://mellanox.com/downloads/Drivers/MLNX-OFED-ESX-1.8.0.0.zip
# esxcli software vib install -d /opt/MLNX-OFED-ESX-1.8.0.0.zip
# sync; sync; sync; reboot –f
# esxcfg-nics –l
vmnic_ib0 0000:01:00.00 ib_ipoib Up 56252Mbps Full
00:02:c9:34:1c:f1 1500 Mellanox Technologies MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3]

6. Install OFED for Windows
1) DownloadMLNX_OFED from Mellanox Web page.
2) Install MLNX_OFED Package.

7. IB Fabric Example
VM VM VM VM
VMware VMware
Windows Linux
Windows Linux
Windows Linux
40/56Gbit/s
Windows Linux
IP over Infiniband Network
High Speed Server Interconnect Fabric for Mixed PHYSICAL and VIRTUAL.

8. 10/40/56Gbit/s Benchmarks
RAMDISK SERVER SERVER RAMDISK
5.58 Gbit/sec
using
8.00 Gbit/sec THTTPD
13.68 Gbit/sec
RCOPY
18.23 Gbit/sec
SOURCE: SAKURA Internet Research Center. 12/2012 rev2 Project THORN.

9. IB Diagnostic Commands
# ibhosts *show InfiniBand host nodes in topology
Ca : 0x0002c9030010c36c ports 2 "hostname HCA-2"
Ca : 0x0002c9030010c360 ports 2 "hostname HCA-2"
Ca : 0x0002c9030010c328 ports 2 "sl6 HCA-1
# iblinkinfo *report link info for all links in the fabric
Switch 0x000b8cffff006f38 MT43132 Mellanox Technologies:
:
2 6[ ] ==( 4X 2.5 Gbps Active/ LinkUp)==> 8 1[ ] "sl6 HCA-1" ( )
2 7[ ] ==( 4X 2.5 Gbps Active/ LinkUp)==> 9 1[ ] "hostname HCA-2" ( )
2 8[ ] ==( 4X 2.5 Gbps Active/ LinkUp)==> 10 1[ ] "hostname HCA-2" ( )
# ibtracert 9 10 *trace InfiniBand path
From ca {0x0002c9030010c360} portnum 1 lid 9-9 "hostname HCA-2"
[1] -> switch port {0x000b8cffff006f38}[7] lid 2-2 "MT43132 Mellanox Technologies"
[8] -> ca port {0x0002c9030010c36d}[1] lid 10-10 "hostname HCA-2"
To ca {0x0002c9030010c36c} portnum 1 lid 10-10 "hostname HCA-2"

10. Thanks for your interest.
SAKURA Internet Research Center.