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2.1
Feature Overview
The Fast Fabric Toolset is designed to both simplify and expedite common
InfiniBand (IB) cluster management tasks. Fast Fabric can assist in generic
management tasks as well as InfiniBand installation, upgrade, configuration and
verification tasks.
Fast Fabric has the following key capabilities:
Accelerates initial fabric installation
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Verifies key fabric installation metrics:
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Aids in diagnosis of fabric problems
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Fast Fabric Overview
Verify host management network connectivity
Verify host OS levels
Sets up ssh keys
Performs initial InfiniBand software installation
Configures Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB) IP addresses
Performs InfiniBand driver upgrades or the installation of additional InfiniBand
drivers
Components in fabric
Link error counters
Link widths and speeds
IB and PCI bus bandwidth
IB end-to-end latency
IPoIB connectivity
Subnet Agent (SA) visibility of all nodes
IB connectivity of all switches and nodes
Fabric error isolation
Fabric topology analysis
Fabric route analysis
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