[ofw] WinOF 2.0 GA (General Availability) release at OFA download site.

[Smith, Stan]

Downloads available at http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/WinOF/v2.0

WinOF (Windows OpenFabrics) 2.0
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1) The WinOF 2.0 release is based on openib-windows source svn revision
   'branches\WOF2-0' svn.1763.

   Last WinOF release (1.1) based on svn 1177.

   Revision 2.0? Because of changes in user-2-kernel ABI and some kernel-2-kernel APIs.

   Applications not included in the WinOF 2.0 release will need to be rebuilt
   using WinOF 2.0 header files.

2) Stability enhancements across the board.
   IB Core
        Nonexistent GUID in registry crash fixed.
   IPoIB
        HCA hardware TCP/IP checksum offload if HCA supports it.
        PathRecord caching for large cluster environments.
   SRP
        Disconnect hang fixed.
        BSOD fixed.
   VNIC
   DAT/DAPL

3) New Functionality

   Windows Server 2008 and Vista now supported:
      Digitally signed Installer file (.msi).

   Microsoft Network Direct (ND) supported for Windows Server 2008 & Vista;
      InfiniBand ND provider.

   WDK (Windows Driver Kit) build environment used to construct WinOF 2.0 release.

   OS flavors:
        WLH  - Windows LongHorn (aka Windows Server 2008, HPC & Vista)
        WNET - Windows Server 2003 & XP(64bit)
        WXP  - Windows XP (32bit)

   IPoIB:
       multicast garbage collector.
       Partitioning support - see manual.htm 'part_man.exe'; requires IGMP v2.
       IGMP v2 support only; no v3.
       LSO (Large Segment Offload) available, enabled if HCA supported.

   WinVerbs: OFED verbs API for Windows (technology preview)

4) Kernel mode drivers digitally signed by the OpenFabrics Alliance.

5) Network accessible WinOF symbol store available.
   Point windbg at
       http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/WinOF/v2.0/{wlh,wnet,wxp}/SymStor

   Free build symbol files (.pdb) installed as
        %ProgramFiles%\WinOF\[IBcore,net,srp]

6) Checked/Debug signed drivers & symbols available as install feature.


Vista installs require a command window with Administrator privileges.
Double-clicking on .msi file will fail in Vista; for all other OS flavors, double-click on
the .msi file works fine.
Execute this command from a Vista command window 'msiexec /i WinOF_xxx_xxx.msi'.


*** Please ***
  read the Release_notes.htm file!
  make 'sure' your HCA firmware is recent; vstat.exe displays HCA firmware version.

Thanks to all parties involved in development and Debug!!

  Special thanks to the WWG (Windows Working Group) [in no special order]
    Microsoft, Mellanox, Qlogic, Voltaire, Intel and the OpenFabrics Alliance.