[ofw] ***SPAM*** Notes from WinOF BoF at Sonoma

[John Russo]

Hal,

	It means that developers will be asked to take on these items.

-----Original Message-----
From: Hal Rosenstock [mailto:hal.rosenstock at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:28 PM
To: John Russo
Cc: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
Subject: Re: [ofw] ***SPAM*** Notes from WinOF BoF at Sonoma

2009/3/26 John Russo <john.russo at qlogic.com>:
>                We were able to come up with a prioritized wish list for
> WinOF 2.2 and a target date (based on Microsoft’s rollout of Version 3 of
> the HPC package.  These are not committed items and we do not have agreement
> on if/who would take on each feature at this time.  It is simply a list to
> work from for roadmap planning.
>
>
>
>                Target date:
>
>                               Microsoft will release HPC V3 in Q1 of 2010.
> (They will lock down by Nov. 2009)
>
>                               WinOF 2.2 should GA no later than 3 months
> after the HPC release
>
>
>
>                Prioritized Feature List
>
> §  Tie into a number of Fabric Diagnostics/Data report tools that will be
> made available by Microsoft.
>
> §  HA (IB Bonding)
>
> §  OpenSM parity

Does this mean there are developers (that will be) assigned to these items ?

-- Hal

> ----------------------------------------------------------     Below this
> line are “nice to have” features
>
> §  ND over Verbs (if not included in 2.1)
>
> §  Diskless Boot / PXE Boot.
>
> §  IPoIB Performance Improvements
>
> §  SRP Target
>
>
>
>                Other topics
>
> §  Does NDIS6 driver REQUIRE WinServer2008?
>
> o   Would we have to ship two packages (one for 2008 and later, one for 2003
> and earlier)?
>
> §  At what point to we trim the support matrix e.g. eliminate Windows XP
> from the list.
>
> §  Put time in schedule for Logo testing before GA
>
> o   Once we know the code passes testing each company will be able to submit
> independently
>
> o   This would also allow all of the vendors to “share the pain” of
> qualification.
>
>
>
> §  Feedback on WinOF 2.0
>
> o   Everyone was very happy with the improved installation in WinOF 2.0
>
> o   An “Update” button would be appreciated.
>
> o   Eric will continue to push for Microsoft to allow WinOF to be logo
> certified for the group.
>
>
>
>
>
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