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3.5.2
Installing the Software
The new tarball layout makes it easier to identify the software. The RPMs are now
organized in the following way:
InfiniPath_license, InfiniPath_release_notes, LEGAL (top level)
Documentation/
InfiniPath/
InfiniPath-Devel/
InfiniPath-MPI/
OpenFabrics/
OpenFabrics-Devel/
OpenSM/
OtherHCAs/
A complete list of RPMs is in
Before installing, please take note of the following:
Make sure that all previously existing OpenFabrics RPMs (including the previous
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OpenIB for PathScale Beta 1 and 2 RPMs) are uninstalled.
more information on uninstalling.
Installing all the RPMs on all nodes is easiest. However, if you do not plan to run
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OpenFabrics programs, you will only need to install the RPMs in the
InfiniPath and InfiniPath-MPI directories. If you plan to run only
OpenFabrics programs, install the RPMs in the InfiniPath and
OpenFabrics directories. If you plan to run both InfiniPath and OpenFabrics,
install all three of these RPMs.
You should only install the OpenSM RPM if you do not plan to use a switch-based
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subnet manager. It should normally be installed on just two nodes. If installed, it
is enabled to be on by default. This behavior can be modified. See
for more information.
The kernel modules in this release are installed in this directory:
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/lib/modules/'uname -r'/updates
This avoids replacing kernel modules which may be provided by your Linux
distribution, so they will be available if the InfiniPath software is removed. In this
release the module ipath_core.ko has been renamed to ib_ipath.ko, and
conflicts can arise if ipath_core.ko is also present. If it is found during
installation of the infinipath-kernel RPM, ipath_core.ko is renamed to
ipath_core.ko.bak.
The RPMs need to be available on each node on which they will be used. One way
to do this is to copy the RPMs to a directory on each node that will need them.
Another way is to put the RPMs in a directory accessible (e.g., via NFS) to every
IB0056101-00 C
Downloading and Installing InfiniPath and OpenFabrics Software
appendix
A.
3 – Software Installation
See section 3.20
for
section 3.10
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