[ofa-general] OFED 1.3 GA release

[Tziporet Koren]

I am happy to announce the OFED 1.3 GA release. 
The release can be found under: 
http://www.openfabrics.org/builds/ofed-1.3/release/OFED-1.3.tgz

It will soon be available on the OpenFabrics download page: 
http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads.htm 

This release was produced by a joint effort of all the companies in the
EWG group.
I wish to thank all who contributed its success. 

Tziporet 
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OFED 1.3 GA Release summary: 
============================ 
The OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) version 1.3 software
package 
supports InfiniBand and iWARP fabrics. It is composed of several
software 
modules intended for use on a computer cluster constructed as an
InfiniBand 
subnet or an iWARP network. 


OFED package contains the following components: 
=============================================== 
The OFED Distribution package generates RPMs for installing the
following: 

- OpenFabrics core and ULPs:
  - IB HCA drivers (mthca, mlx4, ipath, ehca)
  - iWARP RNIC driver (cxgb3, nes)
  - core
  - Upper Layer Protocols: IPoIB, SDP, SRP Initiator and target, iSER
    Initiator, RDS, uDAPL and qlgc_vnic
- OpenFabrics utilities:
  - OpenSM (OSM): InfiniBand Subnet Manager
  - Diagnostic tools
  - Performance tests
- MPI:
  - OSU MPI stack supporting the InfiniBand and iWARP interface
  - Open MPI stack supporting the InfiniBand and iWARP interface
  - OSU MVAPICH2 stack supporting the InfiniBand and iWARP interface
  - MPI benchmark tests (OSU benchmarks, Intel MPI benchmarks, Presta)
- Extra packages:
  - open-iscsi: open-iscsi initiator with iSER support
  - ib-bonding: Bonding driver for IPoIB interface
- Sources of all software modules (under conditions mentioned in the
modules'
  LICENSE files)
- Documentation

Third Party Packages 
-------------------- 
The following third party packages have been tested with OFED 1.3: 
1. Intel MPI, Version 3.0 - Package ID: l_mpi_p_3.0.043 
2. HP MPI, Version 2.2.5.1 

Main Changes from OFED 1.2.5 
============================
General changes:
  o Kernel code based on 2.6.24
  o Quality of Service support in OpenSM, CMA, IPoIB, SRP, SDP and RDS.
    (See documents QoS_in_OFED.txt and QoS_management_in_OpenSM.txt for
details)
  o Added Neteffect driver (nes)
  o Added SRP target package: Based on Mellanox IBGD SRPT and interfaces
    with SCST scsi target
  o New verbs to support Extended RC (XRC).
  o Updated SA cache Integrated with sa_query module; use of SA events
    (GID up/down) to provide additional synchronization; User-space
    control for dynamic enable/disable and update
Package and install:
  o There is a new install.pl script. See OFED_Installation_Guide.txt
for
    more details on the new installation and build procedures.
  o User space packages are now in different source RPMs (as opposed to
    one source RPM in previous OFED releases).
  o The option for a build without installing is no longer supported.
  o Added the script make-dist to generate a tarball with kernel sources
    for each kernel.
ULPs and utilities:
  o See the attached release note for major changes in the ULPs and
utilities.
    In addition, each component's  release notes includes all changes
from OFED 1.2.5.


Supported Platforms and Operating Systems 
========================================= 
CPU architectures:
------------------
   - x86_64
   - x86
   - ppc64
   - ia64

Linux Operating Systems:
------------------------
   - RedHat EL4 up4:       2.6.9-42.ELsmp
   - RedHat EL4 up5:       2.6.9-55.ELsmp
   - RedHat EL4 up6:       2.6.9-67.ELsmp
   - RedHat EL5:           2.6.18-8.el5
   - RedHat EL5 up1:       2.6.18-53.el5
   - Fedora C6:            2.6.18-8.fc6        *
   - SLES10:               2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
   - SLES10 SP1:           2.6.16.46-0.12-smp
   - SLES10 SP1 up1:       2.6.16.53-0.16-smp
   - OpenSuSE 10.3:        2.6.22-*-*          *
   - kernel.org:           2.6.23 and 2.6.24

   * OSes that are partially tested

HCAs and RNICs Supported 
------------------------ 
This release supports IB HCAs by Mellanox Technologies, Qlogic and IBM
as 
well as iWARP RNICs by NetEffect and Chelsio Communications . 

o Mellanox Technologies HCAs (SDR and DDR Modes are Supported):
  - InfiniHost (fw-23108 Rev 3.5.000)
  - InfiniHost III Ex (MemFree: fw-25218 Rev 5.3.000
                       with memory: fw-25208 Rev 4.8.200)
  - InfiniHost III Lx (fw-25204 Rev 1.2.000)
  - ConnectX IB (fw-25408 Rev 2.3.000)

o Qlogic HCAs:
  - QHT6040 (PathScale InfiniPath HT-460)
  - QHT6140 (PathScale InfiniPath HT-465)
  - QLE6140 (PathScale InfiniPath PE-880)

o IBM HCAs:
  - GX Dual-port SDR 4x IB HCA
  - GX Dual-port SDR 12x IB HCA
  - GX Dual-port DDR 4x IB HCA
  - GX Dual-port DDR 12x IB HCA

o Chelsio RNICs:
  - S310/S320 10GbE Storage Accelerators
  - R310/R320 10GbE iWARP Adapters

o NetEffect RNICs:
  - NE020 10Gb iWARP Adapter

Infiniband Switches Supported 
----------------------------- 
This release was tested with switches and gateways provided by the
following 
companies: 
- Cisco 
- Voltaire 
- Qlogic 
- Flextronics 


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