* Fix a bug - In the previous version only the last attributes in the allow
line of the rules file was used.
* Change the default value for the rescan timeout to 60.
+* Add the option to automatically execute srp_daemon when the InfiniBand driver
+ starts without using the device mapper. Its enabled by setting the value of
+ SRP_DAEMON_ENABLE in /etc/infiniband/openib.conf to "yes".
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3. Software Dependencies
srp_daemon.sh sends its log to /var/log/srp_daemon.log.
- It is possible to configure this script to execute automatically when the
- InfiniBand driver starts by changing the value of SRPHA_ENABLE in
+ InfiniBand driver starts by changing the value of SRP_DAEMON_ENABLE in
+ /etc/infiniband/openib.conf to "yes".
+ Another option to to configure this script to execute automatically when the
+ InfiniBand driver starts is by changing the value of SRPHA_ENABLE in
/etc/infiniband/openib.conf to "yes". However, this option also enables
SRP High Availability that has some more features. (Please read the High
Availability section).
a. It is recommended to use the -n flag for all srp_daemon invocations.
b. ibsrpdm does not have a corresponding option.
c. srp_daemon.sh always uses the -n option (whether invoked manually by
- the user, or automatically at startup by setting SRPHA_ENABLE to yes).
+ the user, or automatically at startup by setting SRPHA_ENABLE or
+ SRP_DAEMON_ENABLE to yes).
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10. High Availability (HA)