release note update for CCL Proxy and Platform BIOS recommendations

Signed-off-by: Arlin Davis <arlin.r.davis@intel.com>

diff --git a/doc/uDAPL_release_notes.txt b/doc/uDAPL_release_notes.txt
index d901235c56c4f044dde1414c8e9f4e75b85e82ae..35f5581da4037a0fd28463446ca749c3b686ee9f 100755 (executable)
--- a/doc/uDAPL_release_notes.txt
+++ b/doc/uDAPL_release_notes.txt
@@ -308,14 +308,39 @@
        host-originated writes (e.g. for debugging purpose). To do this, set the environment variable
        "DAPL_MCM_ALWAYS_PROXY=1". This variable applies to the provider, not the proxy.
 
-       * Use the MCM provider with Intel MPI 5.1 or greater for best out of box experiences with MIC.
+       (3) Use the MCM provider with Intel MPI 5.1 or greater for best out of box experiences with MIC.
 
-       (1) Recommended settings:
+               Recommended settings:
 
                export I_MPI_MIC=1
                export I_MPI_DEBUG=2
                export I_MPI_FALLBACK=0
                
+       (4) Server Platform Notes:
+       
+       For optimal CCL Proxy performance, installed on Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-26xx v2 and v3 platforms, 
+       please update to the latest platform BIOS and set the following Processor, Power, and Memory settings.
+
+       https://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx
+  
+       [BIOS::Advanced::Processor Configuration]
+               Intel(R) QPI Frequency Select=Auto Max    
+               Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology=Enabled            
+               Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(R) Tech=Enabled           
+               Processor C3=Disabled                             
+               Processor C6=Enabled                                   
+               Intel(R) Virtualization Technology=Disabled        
+               Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O=Disabled              
+               Direct Cache Access (DCA)=Enabled                  
+               Extended ATR=0x01                                  
+       
+       [BIOS::Advanced::Power & Performance]
+               CPU Power and Performance Policy=Performance       
+
+       [BIOS::Advanced::Memory Configuration::Memory RAS and Performance Configuration]
+               Select Memory RAS Configuration=Maximum Performance 
+               NUMA Optimized=Enabled 
+                       
        ====================================================================
        6.0 Mellanox Fabric Collective Accelerator (FCA) build for Intel MPI
        ====================================================================
@@ -412,7 +437,7 @@
        DAPL_DBG_TYPE_VER        = 0x1000000,  /* print dapl ver and build date during dev open */
        
        =============================
-       8.0 SAMPLE uDAPL APPLICATION:
+       9.0 SAMPLE uDAPL APPLICATION:
        =============================
        
        There are 2 sample programs, with manpages, provided with this package.