[ewg] [PATCH] ofed_docs: update NFSRDMA docs
Jon Mason
jon at opengridcomputing.com
Fri Oct 9 12:39:44 PDT 2009
Update the OFED documentation for NFSRDMA to be correct for 1.5.
Signed-Off-By: Jon Mason <jon at opengridcomputing.com>
diff --git a/nfs-rdma.release-notes.txt b/nfs-rdma.release-notes.txt
index fb25efb..5e6a2f2 100644
--- a/nfs-rdma.release-notes.txt
+++ b/nfs-rdma.release-notes.txt
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
Author: NetApp and Open Grid Computing
- Adapted for OFED 1.4 (from linux-2.6.27.8/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt)
- by Jeff Becker
+ Adapted for OFED 1.5 (from linux-2.6.30/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt)
+ by Jon Mason
Table of Contents
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Overview
- - OFED 1.4 limitations
+ - OFED 1.5 limitations
- Getting Help
- Installation
- Check RDMA and NFS Setup
@@ -32,27 +32,29 @@ Overview
the full Connectathon test suite and operates over both Infiniband and iWARP
RDMA adapters.
-OFED 1.4.1 limitations:
+OFED 1.5 limitations:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NFS-RDMA is supported for the following releases:
- - Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.1
- Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.2
- Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.3
+ - Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 10, Service Pack 2
+ - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 10, Service Pack 3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 11
And the following kernel.org kernels:
- 2.6.22
- - 2.6.26
- - 2.6.27
+ - 2.6.25
+ - 2.6.30
- All other Linux Distrubutions and kernel versions are NOT supported on OFED 1.4.1
+ All other Linux Distrubutions and kernel versions are NOT supported on OFED
+ 1.5
Getting Help
~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you get stuck, you can ask questions on the
- nfs-rdma-devel at lists.sourceforge.net, or general at lists.openfabrics.org
+ nfs-rdma-devel at lists.sourceforge.net, or linux-rdma at vger.kernel.org
mailing lists.
Installation
@@ -68,12 +70,12 @@ Installation
Testing has been performed using several Mellanox-based IB cards and
the Chelsio cxgb3 iWARP adapter.
- - Install OFED 1.4.1
+ - Install OFED 1.5
- NFS/RDMA has been tested on RHEL5.1, RHEL5.2, RHEL 5.3, SLES10SP2, SLES11,
- kernels 2.6.22, 2.6.26, and 2.6.27. On these kernels, NFS-RDMA will be
- installed by default if you simply select "install all", and can be
- specifically included by a "custom" install.
+ NFS/RDMA has been tested on RHEL5.2, RHEL 5.3, RHEL5.4, SLES10SP2,
+ SLES10SP3, SLES11, kernels 2.6.22, 2.6.25, and 2.6.30. On these kernels,
+ NFS-RDMA will be installed by default if you simply select "install all",
+ and can be specifically included by a "custom" install.
In addition, the install script will install a version of the nfs-utils that
is required for NFS/RDMA. The binary installed will be named "mount.rnfs".
@@ -81,8 +83,8 @@ Installation
later.
Upon successful installation, the nfs kernel modules will be placed in the
- directory /lib/modules/'uname -a'/updates. It is recommended that you reboot to
- ensure that the correct modules are loaded.
+ directory /lib/modules/'uname -a'/updates. It is recommended that you reboot
+ to ensure that the correct modules are loaded.
Check RDMA and NFS Setup
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ NFS/RDMA Setup
Mount the NFS/RDMA server:
- $ mount -o rdma,port=20049 <IPoIB-server-name-or-address>:/<export> /mnt
+ $ mount.rnfs <IPoIB-server-name-or-address>:/<export> /mnt -o proto=rdma,port=20049
To verify that the mount is using RDMA, run "cat /proc/mounts" and check
the "proto" field for the given mount.
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