Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED)
- CHELSIO T4/T5 RNIC RELEASE NOTES
+ CHELSIO T4/T5/T6 RNIC RELEASE NOTES
May 2017
# rmmod iw_cxgb4; rmmod cxgb4; modprobe cxgb4; modprobe iw_cxgb4
NOTE: The driver package on service.chelsio.com is getting updated
-periodically, including the T4/T5/T6 device firmare. It is recommended
+periodically, including the T4/T5/T6 device firmware. It is recommended
to use latest available firmware at service.chelsio.com. This driver
should work with latest available firmware. In case of any issue please
contact Chelsio support at support@chelsio.com.
# modprobe iw_cxgb4 mpa_rev=2
-MPA v2 is an enahanced RDMA connection establishment. More details are
+MPA v2 provides enhanced RDMA connection establishment. More details are
available at:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6581
Open MPI will work without any specific configuration via the openib btl.
Users wishing to performance tune the configurable options may wish to
-inspect the receive queue values. Those can be found in the "Chelsio T4"
-section of mca-btl-openib-hca-params.ini.
+inspect the receive queue values. Those can be found in the "Chelsio"
+sections of mca-btl-openib-hca-params.ini.
To run OpenMPI applications:
Passwordless SSH Setup).
On each node, create /etc/mv2.conf with a single line containing the
-IP address of the local T4 interface. This is how MVAPICH2 picks which
+IP address of the local cxgb4 interface. This is how MVAPICH2 picks which
interface to use for RDMA traffic.
On each node, edit /etc/hosts file. Comment the entry if there is an
Testing connectivity with ping and rping:
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-Configure the ethernet interfaces for your T4 device. After you modprobe
-iw_cxgb4 you will see ethernet interfaces for the T4 device. Configure
+Configure the ethernet interfaces for your cxgb4 device. After you modprobe
+iw_cxgb4 you will see ethernet interfaces for the cxgb4 device. Configure
them with an appropriate ip address, netmask, etc. You can use the
-Linux ping command to test basic connectivity via the T4 interface.
+Linux ping command to test basic connectivity via the cxgb4 interface.
To test RDMA, use the rping command that is included in the
librdmacm-utils rpm: