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

[Jeremy Enos]

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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