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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I did the iperf tests on
servers with OFED-1.2-RC3.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It also gives the same
result. Actually, it is even worse: when the interface dies, it gets in PORT_INIT
state, but it doesn’t go to PORT_ACTIVE again. At least not within 10
minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ll give you the
test script I ran:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.114
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 5001 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.114
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 5002 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.114
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 5003 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.115
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 6001 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.115
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 6002 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.115
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 6003 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.116
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 7001 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.116
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 7002 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.116
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 7003 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.117 LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so
SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 8001 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.117
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 8002 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ssh 10.224.158.117
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -s -p 8003 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>sleep 5<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>for i in 14 15 16 17<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>do<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>        ssh
10.224.158.111 LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -c 192.168.2.$i -p
$((i-9))001 -t 120 -d -P 5 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>        ssh
10.224.158.112 LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -c 192.168.2.$i -p
$((i-9))002 -t 120 -d -P 5 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>        ssh 10.224.158.113
LD_PRELOAD=libsdp.so SIMPLE_LIBSDP=OK iperf -c 192.168.2.$i -p $((i-9))003 -t
120 -d -P 5 &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>done<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Any ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Koen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Van:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
general-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org
[mailto:general-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Namens </span></b><st1:PersonName ProductID="SEGERS Koen" w:st="on">SEGERS
 Koen</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Verzonden:</span></b> dinsdag 22 mei 2007
10:55<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Aan:</span></b> Ami Perlmutter; Shirley Ma<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>CC:</span></b>
general-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org; general@lists.openfabrics.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Onderwerp:</span></b> RE: [ofa-general] GPFS
node loses IB-connection</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>GPFS keeps its connection
constantly open.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We did some more tests
with iperf:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If we don’t run
bidirectional tests, all connections keeps running smoothly. If we add
bidirectional tests, it becomes unstable. Certainly if this is done on multiple
nodes. Is this normal?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The failed iperf tests
give the same error in the switch log:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:14:59
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[618]: %IB-6-INFO: Generate SM OUT_OF_SERVICE trap for
GID=fe:80:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:05:ad:00:00:08:a8:71<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:14:59
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[618]: %IB-6-INFO: Generate SM DELETE_MC_GROUP trap for
GID=ff:12:60:1b:ff:ff:00:00:00:00:00:01:ff:08:a8:71<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:14:59
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[618]: %IB-6-INFO: Configuration caused by discovering
removed ports<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:00
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[621]: %IB-6-INFO: Program switch port state to down,
node=00:05:ad:00:00:0b:a2:cc, port= 6, due to non-responding CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:00
topspin-120sc port_mgr.x[497]: %PORT-6-INFO: port down - port=1/6, type=ib4xTXP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:00 topspin-120sc
diag_mgr.x[508]: %DIAG-6-INFO: in portTblFindEntry() - IfIndex=70(1/6)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:00
topspin-120sc diag_mgr.x[508]: %DIAG-6-INFO: cannot find entry -
IfIndex=70(1/6)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:04
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[618]: %IB-6-INFO: Configuration caused by discovering new
ports<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:04
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[618]: %IB-6-INFO: Configuration caused by multicast
membership change<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:04
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[618]: %IB-6-INFO: Generate SM IN_SERVICE trap for
GID=fe:80:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:05:ad:00:00:08:a8:71<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:05
topspin-120sc port_mgr.x[497]: %PORT-6-INFO: port up - port=1/6, type=ib4xTXP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:07
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[632]: %IB-6-INFO: Generate SM CREATE_MC_GROUP trap for
GID=ff:12:60:1b:ff:ff:00:00:00:00:00:01:ff:08:a8:71<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>May 22 08:15:08
topspin-120sc ib_sm.x[618]: %IB-6-INFO: Configuration caused by multicast
membership change<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>RC3 is just installed.
Results will follow soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Koen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Van:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Ami Perlmutter
[mailto:amip@dev.mellanox.co.il] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Verzonden:</span></b> dinsdag 22 mei 2007
10:33<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Aan:</span></b> Shirley Ma<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>CC:</span></b> <st1:PersonName
ProductID="SEGERS Koen" w:st="on">SEGERS Koen</st1:PersonName>;
general-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org; general@lists.openfabrics.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Onderwerp:</span></b> Re: [ofa-general] GPFS
node loses IB-connection</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>does the application constantly open and close connections? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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