[openib-general] OFED 1.0 - Official Release

Fri Jun 16 08:58:04 PDT 2006

Tziporet,

I see a few C code changes from pre1 in the form of patches.  What are
these and why were they added after pre1?

$ diff -r
OFED-1.0-pre1/SOURCES/openib-1.0/patches/OFED-1.0/SOURCES/openib-1.0/pat
ches/ 2>&1 | less
...
Only in OFED-1.0-pre1/SOURCES/openib-1.0/patches/fixes:
handle_reconnect_of_offline_host.patch
Only in OFED-1.0/SOURCES/openib-1.0/patches/fixes: sdp_fix.patch

Scott Weitzenkamp
SQA and Release Manager
Server Virtualization Business Unit
Cisco Systems

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	From: openib-general-bounces at openib.org
[mailto:openib-general-bounces at openib.org] On Behalf Of Tziporet Koren
	Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:55 AM
	To: OpenFabricsEWG; openib
	Subject: [openib-general] OFED 1.0 - Official Release

	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

========================================================================
=======

	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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