[openib-general] OFED 1.1 build issue

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 08:02, Davide Pasquale wrote:
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> On 18 Jan 2007 07:34:43 -0500, Hal Rosenstock <halr at voltaire.com>
> wrote:
>         On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 06:19, Davide Pasquale wrote:
>         > Starting opensm I see this error in /var/log/osm.log:
>         >
>         > OpenSM Rev:openib-2.0.5 OpenIB svn Exported revision
>         > Jan 18 12:11:39 628147 [95AA8160] -> osm_vendor_bind:
>         Binding to port 
>         > 0x18feffff8c7a8d
>         > Jan 18 12:11:39 629557 [95AA8160] -> osm_vendor_bind:
>         Binding to port
>         > 0x18feffff8c7a8d
>         > Jan 18 12:11:39 630605 [41401960] -> SM port is down
>         > Jan 18 12:11:39 630693 [41401960] ->
>         __osm_sm_state_mgr_signal_error: 
>         > ERR 3207: Invalid signal OSM_SM_SIGNAL_DISCOVER in state
>         > IB_SMINFO_STATE_DISCOVERING
>         > Jan 18 12:11:49 631170 [41E02960] -> SM port is down
>         > Jan 18 12:11:49 631238 [41E02960] ->
>         __osm_sm_state_mgr_signal_error: 
>         > ERR 3207: Invalid signal OSM_SM_SIGNAL_DISCOVER in state
>         > IB_SMINFO_STATE_DISCOVERING
>         >
>         > and the SM port is always down.
>         
>         The error message is benign.
>         
>         Is the SM port plugged into any other IB device ? 
>         
>         -- Hal
> 
> Hi Hal,
> 
> we are using HP Blade System and each blade has an infiniband card
> onboard.
> The SM port is plugged in the Infiniband switch internal to the blade
> enclosure.
> Is this information helpful for you ? 

The port being down has nothing to do with SM operation. For some
reason, there is no connectivity or negotiation between the blades and
the switch. 

-- Hal

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