Introduction; Intended Audience; How This Guide Is Organized; Overview - Intel QLE7342 Installation Manual

Adapter Hardware
1.0

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents, intended audience, and organization of the Intel
Adapter Hardware Installation Guide.
The Intel
adapters. The following adapters are covered in this guide:
• QLE7340 PCI Express
• QLE7342 PCI Express
1.1

Intended Audience

This installation guide is intended for administrators responsible for installing the Intel
QLE7340 or QLE7342 adapter in their Linux
and instructions for administering an Intel
Host Software User Guide.
The Intel
specific hardware that you plan to use. Before installing the adapter, you should have
basic knowledge of your host and target operating systems.
This document does not contain all the information you need to use basic Linux
commands or to perform all system administration tasks. For this information, see the
software documentation you received with your system.
1.2

How this Guide is Organized

The Intel
• Chapter 1.0,
software, describes interoperability with other products, lists all related
documentation, and provides Intel contact information.
• Chapter 2.0, "Hardware Installation
the hardware installation procedures.
• Chapter 3.0, "Hardware
QLE7340, and QLE7342 adapters.
1.3

Overview

The material in this documentation pertains to an OFED+ cluster. A cluster is defined as
a collection of nodes, each attached to an InfiniBand
interconnect. The nodes are generally Linux
processors/cores.
The Intel
QLE7342 adapters have a raw data rate of 40Gbps.
The Intel
interconnect is designed to work with all InfiniBand
Note: If you are using the QLE7340 or QLE7342, and want to use QDR mode, then QDR-
capable switches must be used.
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Intel OFED+ Host Software is interoperable with other vendors' host channel adapters
running compatible OFED+ releases. There are several options for subnet management
in your cluster:
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Adapter Hardware Installation Guide contains instructions for installing the
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Adapter Hardware Installation Guide assumes that you are familiar with the
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Adapter Hardware Installation Guide is organized into these sections:
"Introduction", contains an overview of the host channel adapters and
Installation", includes instructions for installing the Intel
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adapters are InfiniBand
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adapters utilize Intel
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cluster. Additional detailed information
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cluster can be found in the Intel
Checklist", provides a high-level overview of
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-based fabric through the Intel
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-based computers having multiple
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4X. The Quad Data Rate (QDR) QLE7340 and
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True Scale Fabric switches and cabling. The Intel
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-compliant switches.
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OFED+
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True Scale Fabric Adapter Hardware
Installation Guide
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