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QLogic OFED+ Host software package version 6.0.1.0.30 includes the following new feature:
OFED has been upgraded to version 1.5.1.
QLogic OFED+ Host software package version 6.0.0.2.7 and 6.0.0.1.2 do not have any new
features.
QLogic OFED+ Host software package version 6.0.0.0.54 includes the following new
features:
OFED has been upgraded to version 1.5.
CLI commands INSTALL and iba_config now have a --answer keyword=value
option. This option permits command line control over selected questions during both
interactive and non-interactive installations. Refer to the QLogic FastFabric Command
Line Interface Reference Guide for a list of valid keywords.
CLI command INSTALL now allows -E and -D options to be specified in conjunction
with other installation options (such as -U, -a or -i). As such, a single command can
install a component (or many components) and change its autostart to a non-default
value. This option can be especially useful as part of the FF_INSTALL_OPTIONS or
FF_UPGRADE_OPTIONS specified in fastfabric.conf.
CLI command INSTALL now has a --fwupdate option that can force a firmware
downgrade or unconditional firmware rewrite.
CLI command INSTALL now supports aliases of psm_mpi and verbs_mpi to limit
which MPIs are installed. CLI command mpi will install all available MPIs for both
verbs and PSM.
When Dispersive Routing is enabled, it allows packets sent via an MPI program run
over PSM to take any one of several routes through a fabric, thus often increasing
performance. The number of routes is determined by the value of 2 to the power of
the Lid Mask Control setting (LMC). Because LMC defaults to 0, the default number of
routes through the fabric is 2
0
or 1. LMC can be set as high as 3, allowing a total
number of 2
3
or 8 routes through the fabric. Providing these additional routes can
reduce fabric congestion, and thus improve performance.
Boot over InfiniBand support has been provided using gPXE boot. This feature
provides a mechanism by which a boot image is loaded onto a server without
requiring the use of Ethernet.
CLI commands iba_config and INSTALL now support a -V option. When run with
this option, the version number for the software is reported.
PSM and all QLogic MPIs now support dispersive routing.
PSM and all QLogic MPIs now support the use of the QLogic Distributed SA for
obtaining proper Path, vFabric, QOS and Partitioning information during job startup.
PSM and all QLogic MPIs now support specification of the SL and PKey for a given
job. This can be used when the QLogic Distributed SA is not being used.