[ewg] [PATCH] ofed_docs: update NFSRDMA docs

Vladimir Sokolovsky vlad at dev.mellanox.co.il
Sun Oct 11 01:08:05 PDT 2009


Jon Mason wrote:
> Update the OFED documentation for NFSRDMA to be correct for 1.5.
> 
> Signed-Off-By: Jon Mason <jon at opengridcomputing.com>
> 
> diff --git a/nfs-rdma.release-notes.txt b/nfs-rdma.release-notes.txt
> index fb25efb..5e6a2f2 100644
> --- a/nfs-rdma.release-notes.txt
> +++ b/nfs-rdma.release-notes.txt
> @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
>  
>   Author: NetApp and Open Grid Computing
>   
> - Adapted for OFED 1.4 (from linux-2.6.27.8/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt)
> - by Jeff Becker
> + Adapted for OFED 1.5 (from linux-2.6.30/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt)
> + by Jon Mason
>  
>  Table of Contents
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>   - Overview
> - - OFED 1.4 limitations
> + - OFED 1.5 limitations
>   - Getting Help
>   - Installation
>   - Check RDMA and NFS Setup
> @@ -32,27 +32,29 @@ Overview
>    the full Connectathon test suite and operates over both Infiniband and iWARP
>    RDMA adapters.
>  
> -OFED 1.4.1 limitations:
> +OFED 1.5 limitations:
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>    NFS-RDMA is supported for the following releases:
> -  - Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.1
>    - Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.2
>    - Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.3
> +  - Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.4
>    - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 10, Service Pack 2
> +  - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 10, Service Pack 3 
>    - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 11
>  
>    And the following kernel.org kernels:
>    - 2.6.22
> -  - 2.6.26
> -  - 2.6.27
> +  - 2.6.25
> +  - 2.6.30
>  
> -  All other Linux Distrubutions and kernel versions are NOT supported on OFED 1.4.1
> +  All other Linux Distrubutions and kernel versions are NOT supported on OFED
> +  1.5
>  
>  Getting Help
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>  
>    If you get stuck, you can ask questions on the
> -  nfs-rdma-devel at lists.sourceforge.net, or general at lists.openfabrics.org
> +  nfs-rdma-devel at lists.sourceforge.net, or linux-rdma at vger.kernel.org
>    mailing lists.
>  
>  Installation
> @@ -68,12 +70,12 @@ Installation
>      Testing has been performed using several Mellanox-based IB cards and 
>      the Chelsio cxgb3 iWARP adapter.
>  
> -  - Install OFED 1.4.1
> +  - Install OFED 1.5
>  
> -    NFS/RDMA has been tested on RHEL5.1, RHEL5.2, RHEL 5.3, SLES10SP2, SLES11,
> -    kernels 2.6.22, 2.6.26, and 2.6.27.  On these kernels, NFS-RDMA will be
> -    installed by default if you simply select "install all", and can be
> -    specifically included by a "custom" install.
> +    NFS/RDMA has been tested on RHEL5.2, RHEL 5.3, RHEL5.4, SLES10SP2,
> +    SLES10SP3, SLES11, kernels 2.6.22, 2.6.25, and 2.6.30.  On these kernels,
> +    NFS-RDMA will be installed by default if you simply select "install all",
> +    and can be specifically included by a "custom" install.
>  
>      In addition, the install script will install a version of the nfs-utils that
>      is required for NFS/RDMA.  The binary installed will be named "mount.rnfs".
> @@ -81,8 +83,8 @@ Installation
>      later.
>  
>      Upon successful installation, the nfs kernel modules will be placed in the
> -    directory /lib/modules/'uname -a'/updates. It is recommended that you reboot to
> -    ensure that the correct modules are loaded.
> +    directory /lib/modules/'uname -a'/updates. It is recommended that you reboot
> +    to ensure that the correct modules are loaded.
>  
>  Check RDMA and NFS Setup
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> @@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ NFS/RDMA Setup
>  
>      Mount the NFS/RDMA server:
>  
> -    $ mount -o rdma,port=20049 <IPoIB-server-name-or-address>:/<export> /mnt
> +    $ mount.rnfs <IPoIB-server-name-or-address>:/<export> /mnt -o proto=rdma,port=20049 
>  
>      To verify that the mount is using RDMA, run "cat /proc/mounts" and check
>      the "proto" field for the given mount.

Applied,

Regards,
Vladimir



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