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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">I am happy to announce on OFED 1.2.5 GA release.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The release can be found under:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.openfabrics.org/builds/ofed-1.2.5/release/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.openfabrics.org/builds/ofed-1.2.5/release/</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">And later it will be on the OpenFabrics download page: </FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads.htm"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads.htm</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">This release was done in a joint effort of all companies in the EWG group.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">I wish to thank all who contributed to the success of this release.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Tziporet</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">===============================================================================</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Release summary:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">================</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) version 1.2.5 software package </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">supporting InfiniBand and iWARP fabrics. It is composed of several software </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">modules intended for use on a computer cluster constructed as an InfiniBand </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">subnet or an iWARP network.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">OFED package contains the following components:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">===============================================</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The OFED Distribution package generates RPMs for installing the following:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">OFED 1.2.5 Contents</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">-------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The OFED package contains the following components:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o OpenFabrics core and ULPs:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - IB HCA drivers (mthca, mlx4, ipath, ehca)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - iWARP RNIC driver (cxgb3)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - core</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Upper Layer Protocols: IPoIB, SDP, SRP Initiator, iSER Host, RDS,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> uDAPL and VNIC.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o OpenFabrics utilities:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - OpenSM (OSM): InfiniBand Subnet Manager</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Diagnostic tools</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Performance tests</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o MPI:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - OSU MPI stack supporting the InfiniBand and iWARP interface</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Open MPI stack supporting the InfiniBand and iWARP interface</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - OSU MVAPICH2 stack supporting the InfiniBand and iWARP interface</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - MPI benchmark tests (OSU benchmarks, Intel MPI benchmarks, Presta)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o Extra packages:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - open-iscsi: open-iscsi initiator with iSER support</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - ib-bonding: Bonding driver for IPoIB interface</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o Sources of all software modules (under conditions mentioned in the modules'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> LICENSE files)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o Documentation</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Third Party Packages</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">--------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The following third party packages have been tested with OFED 1.2.5:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">1. Intel MPI, Version 3.0 - Package ID: l_mpi_p_3.0.043</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">2. HP MPI, Version 2.2.5</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Main Changes from OFED 1.2</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">==========================</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Changes in components:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> The following components are different between OFED 1.2 and OFED 1.2.5:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> User space:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - libmlx4 (new)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - mstflint (was enhanced to support ConnectX IB)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - ofascripts</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - perftest</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - MVAPICH</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - opensm</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> Kernel:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Code is based on kernel 2.6.22</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - mthca</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - mlx4_core (new)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - mlx4_ib(new)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - core (the verbs providers)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> -</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">cxgb3</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - RDS</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">See each package release notes for the specific changes from OFED 1.2</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Supported Platforms and Operating Systems</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">=========================================</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o CPU architectures:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - x86_64</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - x86</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - ia64</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - ppc64</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o Linux Operating Systems:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - RedHat EL4 up3: 2.6.9-34.ELsmp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - RedHat EL4 up4: 2.6.9-42.ELsmp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - RedHat EL4 up5: 2.6.9-55.ELsmp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - RedHat EL5: 2.6.18-8.el5</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - SLES9 SP3: 2.6.5-7.244-smp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - SLES10: 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - SLES10 SP1: 2.6.16.46-0.12-smp (partially tested)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - kernel.org: 2.6.20.x and 2.6.22.x</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">HCAs and RNICs Supported</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">This release supports IB HCAs by Mellanox Technologies, Qlogic and IBM as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">well as iWARP RNICs by Chelsio Communications.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o Mellanox Technologies HCAs (SDR and DDR modes are supported):</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - InfiniHost (fw-23108 Rev 3.5.000)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - InfiniHost III Ex (MemFree: fw-25218 Rev 5.2.000</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> with memory: fw-25208 Rev 4.8.200)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - InfiniHost III Lx (fw-25204 Rev 1.2.000)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - ConnectX IB (fw-25408 Rev 2.2.000)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> For official firmware versions please see:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT><A HREF="http://www.mellanox.com/support/firmware_table.php"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.mellanox.com/support/firmware_table.php</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o Qlogic HCAs:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - QHT6040 (PathScale InfiniPath HT-460)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - QHT6140 (PathScale InfiniPath HT-465)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - QLE6140 (PathScale InfiniPath PE-880)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o IBM HCAs:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - GX Dual-port 4x IB HCA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - GX Dual-port 12x IB HCA</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> o Chelsio RNICs:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - S310/S320 10GbE Storage Accelerators</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - R310E 10GbE iWARP Adapters</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Infiniband Switches Supported</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">-----------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">This release was tested with switches and gateways provided by the following</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">companies:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Cisco</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Voltaire</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Qlogic</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> - Flextronics</FONT>
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