Enabling Client Access; Setting Up Voltaire Infiniband - HP IBRIX X9000 Installation Manual

InfiniBand tests for end to end:
On listener host, run ib_read_bw.
On sender, run ib_read_bw <ip address>. You might need to specify a port number
with -i.
Run ibnetdiscover. This is a Voltaire tool that does a LID crawl.
Troubleshoot switches:
Run the Voltaire switch port_verify utility. This utility reports status for the ports and indicates
any problems. Also use port_verify -v.
Verify that Link Aggregation is set up to optimize switch redundancy and network load
optimization:
lag-mode show
To set up Link Aggregation, use this command:
lag-mode set full
NOTE:
ports are also set up for aggregation.

Enabling client access

To enable client access to file systems, complete these steps:
Export the file systems to NFS.
On the client, mount the exported NFS shares over the InfiniBand network.

Setting up Voltaire InfiniBand

NOTE: The installation procedure of the third-party InfiniBand drivers could be different than
what is shown here. Refer to the third party documentation for the most accurate information or
contact your vendor's support.
1. Install the Voltaire OFED drivers on each couplet and client:
[root@ib VoltaireOFED-1.4.2_2-k2.6.18-128.el5-x86_64]# ./install.sh
installation will replace your iscsi-initiator-utils
RPM Uninstalling the previous version of OFED. This may take few moments.
Preparing to install
Verifying installation
Installing 64 bit RPMS
Preparing...
1:libibverbs
2:librdmacm
3:libibcommon
4:libibumad
5:libibmad
6:opensm-libs
7:dapl
8:ibvexdmtools
9:compat-dapl
10:libibcm
11:libsdp
...
IMPORTANT:
and NFS protocol. You will need to rename the modules, run depmod -a, and reboot.
Complete steps 2–4 in the procedure
2. Install the UFM Client software on the couplets and clients:
146 Setting up InfiniBand couplets
If LAG is full on the InfiniBand switch, ensure that the connecting Ethernet switch
The installation overwrites pre-existing /lib/modules vital to X9000 software
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