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HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share User Manual

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Changing the system parameters

7–12

5.

The

Configure Networks

menu is displayed. Enter

2

to select the option to configure the

InfiniBand interconnect, as follows:

Configure Networks -------------------------------------------------------------
.

.

.

1) Configure Gigabit Ethernet Networks
2) Configure InfiniBand Interconnect
3) Configure Quadrics Interconnect
a) All of the above
n) Next Section
p) Previous Section
c) Cancel

Enter your choice [a]: 2

6.

The

Configure InfiniBand Interconnect

menu is displayed.

You must configure one interface for each partition where the HP SFS system is to be used.

If you want to use the

ipoib0

device as the interface for one of your partitions, enter

1

and then

change the partition key for the device.

7.

To add a new interface for a partition, select the

Add IB Interface

option, as shown in the

following example:

Configure InfiniBand Interconnect ----------------------------------------------

This section is used to configure the InfiniBand network on all servers.
This network is used as an interconnect to client systems. If you do not
have an InfiniBand interconnect you can proceed to the next section.

You must assign an IP address for ipoib0. In addition,
if you use fabric paritioning you must add an IB interface for each
partition that the SFS system should access.

Note: a network device is marked as Unused if a Start IP for the
network has not been entered. Once a Start IP is entered the device
is marked as Inuse.

1) ipoib0 Inuse
2) Add IB Interface
3) Delete IB Interface
a) All of the above
n) Next Section
p) Previous Section
c) Cancel

Enter your choice [1]: 2

8.

The

Add IB Interface

menu is displayed. Accept the default of

a

and then enter the information

for the interconnect partition.

Add IB Interface (ipoibN) ------------------------------------------------------

This section is used to add a new InfiniBand Interface.

Adding an InfiniBand interface is only required when the InfiniBand fabric
has been partitioned.

The Start IP is the IP assigned to the Administration server. The addresses
of the remaining servers are determined by incrementing the address of the
Administation server.

The partition key is used to associate the IB interface with an InfiniBand
fabric partition. Enter the partition key used when creating the InfiniBand
switch partition.

1) Type of network vib
2) Start IP None
3) Netmask 255.255.255.0
4) MTU 1500