Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED)
Version 1.3-alpha
Release Notes
- September 2007
+ October 2007
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Table of Contents
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1. Overview, which includes:
- - OFED Distribution Rev 1.2.5 Contents
+ - OFED Distribution Rev 1.3 Contents
- Supported Platforms and Operating Systems
- Supported HCA and RNIC Adapter Cards and Firmware Versions
- Tested Switch Platforms
- Third party Test Packages
- OFED sources
-2. Main Changes from OFED 1.1
-3. Main Changes from OFED 1.2
+3. Main Changes from OFED 1.2.5
4. Fixed Bugs
5. Known Issues
1. Overview
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These are the release notes of OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED)
-release 1.2.5 The OFED software package is composed of several software modules,
+release 1.3 The OFED software package is composed of several software modules,
and is intended for use on a computer cluster constructed as an InfiniBand
subnet or iWARP network.
-This package is based on OFED 1.2 with addition of mlx4 driver to support
-Mellanox HCA ConnectX IB. Due to mlx4 addition there are changes made also
-to the core and mthca driver driver
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Note: If you plan to upgrade the OFED package on your cluster, please upgrade
all of its nodes to this new version.
-1.1 OFED 1.2.5 Contents
+1.1 OFED 1.3 Contents
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The OFED package contains the following components:
o OpenFabrics core and ULPs:
- IB HCA drivers (mthca, mlx4, ipath, ehca)
- - iWARP RNIC driver (cxgb3)
+ - iWARP RNIC driver (cxgb3, nes)
- core
- Upper Layer Protocols: IPoIB, SDP, SRP Initiator, iSER Host, RDS,
- uDAPL and VNIC.
+ uDAPL and qlgc_vnic.
o OpenFabrics utilities:
- OpenSM (OSM): InfiniBand Subnet Manager
- Diagnostic tools
o Documentation
Notes:
-1. mlx4 driver is in GA quality.
+1. nes driver is in Beta quality.
2. cxgb3 driver is Beta quality.
-3. The Virtual NIC (VNIC) driver is presented as a technology preview on OFED 1.2.
-4. All other OFED components are of production quality.
-5. See release notes for each package in the docs directory.
-6. Any Topspin copyright belongs to Cisco Systems, Inc.
+3. All other OFED components are of production quality.
+4. See release notes for each package in the docs directory.
+5. Any Topspin copyright belongs to Cisco Systems, Inc.
1.2 Supported Platforms and Operating Systems
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- ia64
o Linux Operating Systems:
- - RedHat EL4 up3: 2.6.9-34.ELsmp
- RedHat EL4 up4: 2.6.9-42.ELsmp
- RedHat EL4 up5: 2.6.9-55.ELsmp
- RedHat EL5: 2.6.18-8.el5
- SLES10: 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
- - kernel.org: 2.6.20.x and 2.6.22
- - SLES10 SP1: 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp (partially tested)
+ - kernel.org: 2.6.23.x
+ - SLES10 SP1: 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp
1.3 HCAs and RNICs Supported
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Kernel sources: ~vlad/ofed_kernel.git
User level Sources are located in all git trees starting with: ofed_1_2/
-The kernel sources are based on Linux 2.6.20 mainline kernel. Its patches
+The kernel sources are based on Linux 2.6.23 mainline kernel. Its patches
are included in the OFED sources directory.
For details see HOWTO.build_ofed.
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-2. Main Changes from OFED 1.1
+2. Main Changes from OFED 1.2.5
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Note: For details regarding the various changes, please see the release notes
for each package in the docs directory.
2.1 General changes
- o Kernel code based on 2.6.20
- o New kernel modules: SA Cache, RDS, VNIC, bonding
- o High availability of SRP and IPoIB in GA level
- o Added iWARP support (with Chelsio driver)
- o MAN pages for libraries (libibverbs and librdmacm)
+ o Kernel code based on 2.6.23-rc8
+ o Quality of Service support in OpenSM, CMA, IPoIB, SRP
+ o Added Neteffect driver (nes)
2.1 IPoIB
o IPoIB Connected Mode