Product specifications

Table Of Contents

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1 Introduction

This section describes the objectives, intended audience, and organization of the

QLogic Host Channel Adapter and QLogic OFED Software User Guide.

The QLogic Host Channel Adapter and QLogic OFED Software User Guide

shows end users how to use their InifiniPath cluster. End users include both the

cluster administrator and the Message-Passing Interface (MPI) application

programmers, who have different but overlapping interests in the details of the

technology.

For specific instructions about installing the QLogic QLE7140, QLE7240, and

QLE7280 PCI Express

(PCIe

) adapters, the QHT7140/QHT7040

HyperTransport eXpansion (HTX™) adapters, and the initial installation of the

InfiniPath

Software, see the QLogic HCA and QLogic OFED Software Install

Guide.

Who Should Read this Guide

This guide is intended for end users responsible for administration of an InfiniPath

cluster network as well as for end users who want to use that cluster.

This guide assumes that all users are familiar with cluster computing, that the

cluster administrator is familiar with Linux

administration, and that the application

programmer is familiar with MPI.

How this Guide is Organized

The QLogic Host Channel Adapter and QLogic OFED Software User Guide is

organized into these sections:

 Section 1, Introduction

 Section 2, Feature Overview, lists the features for this release, the

supported QLogic adapter models, the supported distributions and kernels,

and a list of the software components.

 Section 3, Step-by-Step Cluster Setup and MPI Usage Checklists, describes

how to setup your cluster to run high-performance MPI jobs.