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Merge pull request #513 from hu-weihua/ibdoc

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Add reboot again recommendation in IB doc for rh7
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Xiaopeng Wang
2015-12-14 08:37:54 +08:00
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docs/source/advanced/networks/infiniband/mlnxofed_ib_install_v2_diskful.rst
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@ -55,8 +55,16 @@ Configuration for Diskful Installation
rsetboot <node> net
rpower <node> reset
After installation, you can login target ndoe and issue ``ibstat`` command to verify if your IB driver works well. if everything is fine, you can get the IB apater information ::
**[Note]**:
* In RHEL7.x, after performing all steps above, ``openibd`` doesn't work well. you can resolve this problem depending on `Mellanox OFED Linux Release Notes <http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/prod_software/Mellanox_OFED_Linux_Release_Notes_3_1-1_0_5.pdf>`_ by yourself. But reboot one more time can resolve all of these complex issues. so **we strongly recommend reboot machine again to avoid unexpected problem in RHEL7.x.**
* If you performed firmware updates, i.e. you didn't pass ``--without-fw-update`` to option ``-m`` of ``mlnxofed_ib_install``, **reboot machine for all distro**
After steps above, you can login target ndoe and find the Mellanox IB drives are located under ``/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/extra/``.
Issue ``ibstat`` command you can get the IB apater information ::
[root@server ~]# ibstat
CA 'mlx4_0'
CA type: MT4099
@ -84,4 +92,4 @@ Configuration for Diskful Installation
SM lid: 0
Capability mask: 0x02594868
Port GUID: 0x5cf3fc000004ec04
Link layer: InfiniBand
Link layer: InfiniBand