On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 23:54, Damaru wrote: > Fabian, > > > On 3/3/06, Fabian Tillier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 3/3/06, Damaru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I am planning to setup an iSCSI target and an iSCSI initiator via > > > infiniband in point to point mode. is it possible with two linux > > > machines to connect in p2p ? what hardware and software do I need? > > > > Yes, it is possible. You'll need an HCA in each system, a cable to > > connect the two. Beside the IB stack, you'll need to run OpenSM on > > one of the nodes to bring the ports active. > > Thanks for the info. May I know what is OpenSM and why is it needed ?
An SM is needed in any IB subnet. OpenSM is an open source SM. A point to point configuration (2 HCAs back to back is still an IB subnet). -- Hal > > regards, > Damaru > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > openib-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general > > To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
