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3–Step-by-Step Installation Checklist

Software Installation

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Software Installation

The following steps summarize the basic QLogic OFED 1.4 software installation

and startup. These steps must be performed on each node in the cluster.

1. Make sure that the host channel adapter hardware installation has been

completed according to the instructions in “Hardware Installation” on

page 4-1.

2. Verify that the Linux kernel software is installed on each node in the cluster.

The required kernels and supported Linux distributions for both QLogic

InfiniPath and OpenFabrics are defined in Table 5-1.

3. Make sure that your environment has been set up as described in “Set Up

Your Environment” on page 5-3.

4. Download your version of the QLogic InfiniPath/OpenFabrics software from

the QLogic web site to a local server directory. See “Choose the Appropriate

Download Files” on page 5-5.

5. Install the selected packages on each cluster node using the corresponding

method as described in one of the following sections:

 “Install QLogicIB-Basic with the Installer Tool” on page 5-8

 “Using rpm to Install InfiniPath and OpenFabrics” on page 5-15

 “Install QLogic OFED User-level Software with the rpm Command” on

page 5-18

 “Install QLogic OFED Using Rocks” on page 5-21

 “Install QLogic OFED Using a Platform OCS Kit” on page 5-23

 “Install the QLogic InfiniBand Fabric Suite Software” on page 5-24

6. The system can be rebooted after all the software has been installed.

7. The configuration file for the ib_ipath driver is set up correctly at

installation and is loaded automatically during system boot once the RPMs

have been installed. However, if you want to change the configuration file,

see “Managing the InfiniPath Driver” on page 6-14.

8. If you want to configure the optional OpenFabrics driver ipoib (and it has

not been configured with the Install tool), or if you have used the rpm install

method, configure the driver as described in “Configure the IPoIB Network

Interface” on page 6-2.

9. If you want to use the optional OpenFabrics services (OpenSM, SRP,or

VNIC), configure them as described in “OpenSM” on page 6-3, “SRP” on

page 6-4, or “Configuring and Administering the VNIC Interface” on

page 6-6.