[ewg] [PATCH] ofed_docs: update NFSRDMA docs
Vladimir Sokolovsky
vlad at dev.mellanox.co.il
Sun Oct 11 01:08:05 PDT 2009
Jon Mason wrote:
> 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.
Applied,
Regards,
Vladimir
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