[ewg] [PATCH] docs: Add a note about ipoib interface mode under SLES11

Moni Shoua monis at Voltaire.COM
Mon Nov 30 04:25:03 PST 2009


This answers bugzilla 1848

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diff --git a/ipoib_release_notes.txt b/ipoib_release_notes.txt
index 0aba56d..fdb7512 100644
--- a/ipoib_release_notes.txt
+++ b/ipoib_release_notes.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ Usage and configuration:
      kernel. To avoid this leave the IPoIB interfaces enslaved when unloading
      ib_ipoib.
 
+17. On SLES 11, sysconfig scripts overide the interface mode and set it to
+    datagram on each call to ifup, ifdown, etc. To avoid this, add the line
+    IPOIB_MODE=connected 
+    to the interface configuration file (e.g. ifcfg-ib0)
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 4. IPoIB Configuration Based on DHCP
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