[openib-general] Add bonding suuport to OFED

[Moni Shoua]

Hi, Vlad,
Can you please pull this to OFED-1.2?
I guess this requires some changes in the build scripts and configuration files.

I'd be happy to help and any way I can to help with that. Please let me know.

thanks
 - MoniS

Moni Shoua wrote:
> Originally, bonding is a High Availability solution for Ethernet network interfaces.
> It is a module that implements a virtual network device (not bounded to
> hardware) and enslaves "real" devices. Bonding device  controls its slaves according
> to the bonding policy and the slave's health.
> 
> I am adding a bonding device which is good for IPoIB interfaces. Feel free to install it 
> send comments.
> 
> You just have to build  source RPM, rebuild it and install the binary.
> 
> For now, I have tested the module under RH4-UP3 and SLES10 with OFED-1.1.
> 
> HOW TO BUILD THE SOURCE RPM
> ===========================
> git clone git://staging.openfabrics.org/~monis/ofed-bond-pkg.git mydir
> cd mydir/
> ./build_rpm.sh 
> ./build_rpm.sh  OR  ./build_rpm.sh --git-url
> 
> 
> After installing the binary RPM read the instructions in
> /usr/local/ofed/docs/ib-bonding.txt
> 
> Note: Using ib-bonding requires applying a patch for IPoIB and replacing
> ib_ipoib.ko. Please find the patch in the following message. 
> Please also note that the patch should be applied after 
> ipoib_8111_to_2_6_16.patch.
> 
>  - MoniS
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> openib-general mailing list
> openib-general at openib.org
> http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
> 
> To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
> 
>