User Manual

Rev 2.1-1.0.6
Mellanox Technologies
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About this Manual
This Preface provides general information concerning the scope and organization of this User’s
Manual.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for system administrators responsible for the installation, configuration,
management and maintenance of the software and hardware of VPI (InfiniBand, Ethernet)
adapter cards. It is also intended for application developers.
Common Abbreviations and Acronyms
Table 2 - Abbreviations and Acronyms (Sheet 1 of 2)
Abbreviation / Acronym Whole Word / Description
B (Capital) ‘B’ is used to indicate size in bytes or multiples of
bytes (e.g., 1KB = 1024 bytes, and 1MB = 1048576 bytes)
b (Small) ‘b’ is used to indicate size in bits or multiples of bits
(e.g., 1Kb = 1024 bits)
FW Firmware
HCA Host Channel Adapter
HW Hardware
IB InfiniBand
iSER iSCSI RDMA Protocol
LSB Least significant byte
lsb Least significant bit
MSB Most significant byte
msb Most significant bit
NIC Network Interface Card
SW Software
VPI Virtual Protocol Interconnect
IPoIB IP over InfiniBand
PFC Priority Flow Control
PR Path Record
RDS Reliable Datagram Sockets
RoCE RDMA over Converged Ethernet