[ofw] Windows v .614 doesn't detect IPoIB devices

[Jeremy Enos]

Nevermind...  just caught up with the WinOF thread.  I had scoped my 
attention (and mail client) to threads I was involved in.  I'll check it 
out.
thx-

    Jeremy

Jeremy Enos wrote:
> Feeling dumb for asking, but where would I get the WinOF install 
> package?  I can't find any mention of it in SVN or the Wiki.
> thx-
>
>     Jeremy
>
> Smith, Stan wrote:
>> The WinOF 1.0 install package addresses your cluster requirements in 
>> execution and documentation (Release Notes).
>>  
>> stan.
>>
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>> *From:* ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org 
>> [mailto:ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy Enos
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 31, 2007 1:00 PM
>> *To:* Jan Bottorff
>> *Cc:* ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [ofw] Windows v .614 doesn't detect IPoIB devices
>>
>> Offline, I was just making a similar point.  I didn't mention it, but 
>> I was doing this upgrade interactively (and of course expected 
>> everything to just work).   I was only doing this upgrade 
>> interactively because I haven't built my cluster yet from this 
>> 'golden client'.  Future upgrades will need to be non-interactive, 
>> which really needs to be an option for any installer utility as 
>> well.  Particularly with respect to the nature of IB users...  I 
>> estimate convenient, non-interactive needs to be very typical.  I 
>> look forward to the day that there is a reliable installer/updater 
>> with both interactive and non-interactive modes made available.
>>
>>     Jeremy
>>
>> Jan Bottorff wrote:
>>> That sounds a lot like the symptoms of the IB coinstaller DLL not
>>> getting updated with the new build. My experience has been, coinstallers
>>> don't get updated with the latest version automatically by an INF file.
>>> You need to get an install application to handle this. It only shows up
>>> when you are upgrading a system with an older incompatible coinstaller.
>>> Putting something in the release notes might be good. My general policy
>>> is: there is no assurance than an upgrade between periodic builds will
>>> work correctly. Upgrades between official releases will need to be
>>> tested as working.
>>>
>>> - Jan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org
>>> [mailto:ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Enos
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:43 PM
>>> To: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
>>> Subject: Re: [ofw] Windows v .614 doesn't detect IPoIB devices
>>>
>>> I think I may have cured this on my own... checked the driver version 
>>> for the Infiniband Fabric device, and it did not get updated with the 
>>> HCA (was still at 432, which apparently worked fine w/ HCA driver 
>>> version 459).  Once I forced the Infiniband Fabric device to update to 
>>> .614, the IPoIB devices appeared.
>>>
>>>     Jeremy
>>>
>>> Jeremy Enos wrote:
>>>   
>>>> So I'm putting together a windows image using version 614 of openib 
>>>> drivers.  Last time I did this, I was using version 459, and when the 
>>>> HCA driver was loaded, two IPoIB devices popped up and needed drivers 
>>>> loaded too.  The HCA driver for v 614 detects and loads fine, as well 
>>>> as the "Infiniband Fabric" found under System devices.  However, no 
>>>> new devices are detected for IPoIB.  The event log is pretty clean 
>>>> too... just 2 informational (blue flag) entries for the mthca driver 
>>>> loading.
>>>> My operating system is Windows Compute Cluster x64, using a Dell 1855 
>>>> blade with a daughter card HCA (Infinihost III pci-e based, using DLGL
>>>>     
>>>
>>>   
>>>> 4.7.600 fw).
>>>> I have read in some list threads that this behavior can be due to an 
>>>> out of date firmware, and I should check w/ my vendor for an updated 
>>>> version.  However, I think I've got the latest fw offered by my 
>>>> vendor, and as well I've heard reports that this fw version and same 
>>>> daughter card have worked fine for someone else with driver version
>>>>     
>>> 614.
>>>   
>>>> So what should I do next to solve this issue?
>>>> thx-
>>>>
>>>>    Jeremy Enos
>>>>    NCSA
>>>>
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