Product specifications
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Feature Overview
- 3 Step-by-Step Cluster Setup and MPI Usage Checklists
- 4 InfiniPath Cluster Setup and Administration
- Introduction
- Installed Layout
- Memory Footprint
- BIOS Settings
- InfiniPath and OpenFabrics Driver Overview
- OpenFabrics Drivers and Services Configuration and Startup
- Other Configuration: Changing the MTU Size
- Managing the InfiniPath Driver
- More Information on Configuring and Loading Drivers
- Performance Settings and Management Tips
- Host Environment Setup for MPI
- Checking Cluster and Software Status
- 5 Using QLogic MPI
- Introduction
- Getting Started with MPI
- QLogic MPI Details
- Use Wrapper Scripts for Compiling and Linking
- Configuring MPI Programs for QLogic MPI
- To Use Another Compiler
- Process Allocation
- mpihosts File Details
- Using mpirun
- Console I/O in MPI Programs
- Environment for Node Programs
- Environment Variables
- Running Multiple Versions of InfiniPath or MPI
- Job Blocking in Case of Temporary InfiniBand Link Failures
- Performance Tuning
- MPD
- QLogic MPI and Hybrid MPI/OpenMP Applications
- Debugging MPI Programs
- QLogic MPI Limitations
- 6 Using Other MPIs
- A mpirun Options Summary
- B Benchmark Programs
- C Integration with a Batch Queuing System
- D Troubleshooting
- Using LEDs to Check the State of the Adapter
- BIOS Settings
- Kernel and Initialization Issues
- OpenFabrics and InfiniPath Issues
- Stop OpenSM Before Stopping/Restarting InfiniPath
- Manual Shutdown or Restart May Hang if NFS in Use
- Load and Configure IPoIB Before Loading SDP
- Set $IBPATH for OpenFabrics Scripts
- ifconfig Does Not Display Hardware Address Properly on RHEL4
- SDP Module Not Loading
- ibsrpdm Command Hangs when Two Host Channel Adapters are Installed but Only Unit 1 is Connected to the Switch
- Outdated ipath_ether Configuration Setup Generates Error
- System Administration Troubleshooting
- Performance Issues
- QLogic MPI Troubleshooting
- Mixed Releases of MPI RPMs
- Missing mpirun Executable
- Resolving Hostname with Multi-Homed Head Node
- Cross-Compilation Issues
- Compiler/Linker Mismatch
- Compiler Cannot Find Include, Module, or Library Files
- Problem with Shell Special Characters and Wrapper Scripts
- Run Time Errors with Different MPI Implementations
- Process Limitation with ssh
- Number of Processes Exceeds ulimit for Number of Open Files
- Using MPI.mod Files
- Extending MPI Modules
- Lock Enough Memory on Nodes When Using a Batch Queuing System
- Error Creating Shared Memory Object
- gdb Gets SIG32 Signal Under mpirun -debug with the PSM Receive Progress Thread Enabled
- General Error Messages
- Error Messages Generated by mpirun
- MPI Stats
- E Write Combining
- F Useful Programs and Files
- G Recommended Reading
- Glossary
- Index
IB6054601-00 H Index-5
QLogic Host Channel Adapter and QLogic OFED Software Users Guide
QLogic OFED Version 1.4
A
K
-k A-4, F-8
kDAPL Glossary-2
--keep F-8
Kernel
initialization issues D-3
supported 2-4
unsupported D-3
-kill-timeout A-4
L
-L 5-22, A-5
-l A-7
-label-output A-7
-labelstyle string A-7
Latency Glossary-3
Launch node Glossary-3
Layered driver Glossary-3
LB_LIBRARY_PATH 5-19
LD_BIND_NOW 5-17
LEDs, blink patterns D-1
libibverbs: Fatal … error message D-5
Library, InfiniPath library messages D-26
Library, run-time library path D-16
LID Glossary-3
lid F-16
Link error messages D-30
Link intermediate link failure D-9
Linker and compiler mismatch D-15
-listen-addr A-4
Lock memory C-5
Lockable memory, ipath_checkout warning
message C-6, D-24
-long-len 5-22, A-5
-long-len-shmem 5-22, A-5
Low bandwidth D-9
lsmod F-3, F-11
Lustre Glossary-3
M
-M A-4
-m A-1
MAC address Glossary-3
-machinefile A-1
Machines file Glossary-3
MADs Glossary-3
Managed switch Glossary-3
Management tips 4-22
Memory allocation failed error
message D-28
Memory footprint 4-3
MGID Glossary-3
MLID Glossary-3
mlid F-16
Model numbers for adapters 2-3
Modes, shared memory 5-13
modprobe F-3
modprobe: error inserting… error
message D-3
MPD Glossary-3
as alternative to mpirun 5-23
-mpd A-1
MPI Glossary-3
see also MPI, QLogic MPI
bandwidth measurement, see
Benchmarking
documentation G-1
HP 6-7
Intel 6-10
job failures D-6
kill C-4
latency measurement in host rings, see
Benchmarking
latency measurement, see Benchmarking
Linux file I/O in 5-2
managing with mpi-selector utility 6-6
MPI-IO and ROMIO 5-2
MVAPICH 6-5
Open 6-3
other (non-QLogic) 5-2
other implementations 6-1