[openib-general] OFED 1.0 - Official Release

[Tziporet Koren]

I am happy to announce that OFED 1.0 Official Release is now available.

The release can be found under:

https://openib.org/svn/gen2/branches/1.0/ofed/releases/

 

And later today it will be on the OpenFabrics download page:  
http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads.html.

 

This is the first release that was done in a joint effort of the
following companies:

*	Cisco
*	SilverStorm
*	Voltaire
*	QLogic
*	Intel
*	Mellanox Technologies

 

I wish to thank all who contributed to the success of this release.

 

Tziporet

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Release summary:

The OFED software package is composed of several software modules
intended for use on a computer cluster 

constructed as an InfiniBand network.

 

OFED package contains the following components:

  o   OpenFabrics core and ULPs:

        - HCA drivers (mthca, ipath)

        - core

        - Upper Layer Protocols: IPoIB, SDP, SRP Initiator, iSER Host,
RDS and uDAPL

  o   OpenFabrics utilities:

        - OpenSM: InfiniBand Subnet Manager

        - Diagnostic tools

        - Performance tests

  o   MPI:

        - OSU MPI stack supporting the InfiniBand interface

        - Open MPI stack supporting the InfiniBand interface

        - MPI benchmark tests (OSU BW/LAT, Pallas, Presta)

  o   Sources of all software modules (under conditions mentioned in the
modules'

      LICENSE files)

  o   Documentation

 

Notes:

1. SDP and RDS are in technology preview state.

2. The SRP Initiator and Open MPI are in beta state.

3. All other OFED components are in production state.

 

Supported Platforms and Operating Systems

    CPU architectures:

        * x86_64

        * x86

        * ia64

        * ppc64

 

    Linux Operating Systems:

        * RedHat EL4 up2: 2.6.9-22.ELsmp

        * RedHat EL4 up3: 2.6.9-34.ELsmp

        * Fedora C4: 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4

        * SLES10 RC2: 2.6.16.16-1.6-smp (or RC 2.5 2.6.16.14-6-smp)

        * SLES10 RC1: 2.6.16.14-6-smp

        * SUSE 10 Pro: 2.6.13-15-smp

        * kernel.org: 2.6.16.x

 

HCAs Supported

 

Mellanox HCAs:

        - InfiniHost

        - InfiniHost III Ex (both modes: with memory and MemFree)

        - InfiniHost III Lx

        Both SDR and DDR mode of the InfiniHost III family are
supported.

 

        For official FW versions please see:

        http://www.mellanox.com/support/firmware_table.php

 

Qlogic HCAs:

        - QHT6040 (PathScale InfiniPath HT-460)

        - QHT6140 (PathScale InfiniPath HT-465)

        - QLE6140 (PathScale InfiniPath PE-880)

 

Switches Supported

This release was tested with switches and gateways provided by the
following companies:

        - Cisco

        - Voltaire

        - SilverStorm

        - Flextronics

 

 

Attached are the release notes

 

 

Tziporet Koren

Software Director

Mellanox Technologies

mailto: tziporet at mellanox.co.il <mailto:tziporet at mellanox.co.il> 
Tel +972-4-9097200, ext 380

 

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