RHEL6/7: How to configure InfiniBand cards using the mlx5_core driver for IPoIB?

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Issue

  • I want to perform a certification for InfiniBand EDR 100Gbps Ethernet hardware. How to activate the IPoIB(Ethernet/InfiniBand) mode?
  • hwcert suite (rhcert-backend plan) scheduled the IPoIB (Ether/inifiniBand) test. How to proceed? With the mlx4_core driver I modified /etc/rdma/rdma.conf and /etc/rdma/mlx4.conf, rebuild the initrd and reboot. How about the mlx5_core driver for the newer cards? We want to do the switching with pure Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) tools.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and 7
  • InfiniBand/blockmode (IB)
  • InfiniBand EDR 100Gbps
  • Ethernet mode
  • mlx5_core driver

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