Specifications

True Scale Fabric OFED+ Host Software
February 2014 RN 7.2.2.0.8
Order Number: H31512002US 5
OFED+ Host SW
1.0 Overview of the Release
1.1 Introduction
These Release Notes provide a brief overview of the changes introduced into the Intel
®
True Scale Fabric OFED+ by this release. References to more detailed information are
provided where necessary. The information contained in this document is intended for
supplemental use only; it should be used in conjunction with the documentation
provided for each component.
These Release Notes list the new features of the release, as well as the system issues
that were closed in the development of Release 7.2.2.0.8.
1.2 Audience
The information provided in this document is intended for installers, software support
engineers, and service personnel.
1.3 If You Need Help
If you need assistance while working with the OFED+ Host Software, contact your
Intel
®
approved reseller or Intel
®
True Scale Technical Support:
• By E-mail:
[e-mail]
• On the Support tab at web site:
http://www.intel.com/infiniband
For OEM-specific server platforms supported by this release, contact your OEM.
1.4 New Features and Enhancements
The new features and enhancements added since Release 7.2 and the two previous
major/minor releases for the OFED+ Host Software are listed below.
1.4.1 Release 7.2.2.0.8 Enhancements
• Added support for
— RedHat EL 5.10 and 6.5
— CentOS 5.10 and 6.5
— Scientific Linux 5.10 and 6.5
1.4.2 Release 7.2.1.1.22 Enhancements
• Added support for RedHat EL 6.4 and SLES 11 SP3
• Added support for servers with Ivy-Bridge CPUs
1.4.3 Release 7.2 Features
• PSM can support multiple rails connected to the same fabric or different fabrics (or
planes). In addition PSM can now support striping across the rails for a single
process or MPI rank allowing a single process to benefit from the aggregate
bandwidth from two separate HCAs. The environment variables PSM_MULTIRAIL