Lustre discuss - Oct 2006 - Two InfiniBand interfaces for Lustre 1.4.7.1

Hi,

Is it possible to use Lustre with more than one InfiniBand interface,
i.e. ib0 and ib1 together?

Thanks,
Jan


Jan Taubert 
Biomathematics and Bioinformatics Division
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> Is it possible to use Lustre with more than one InfiniBand interface,
> i.e. ib0 and ib1 together?
Not right at this moment, but we''re working on it.

Initially, this will just allow you to use both interfaces for additional
connectivity (e.g. where 2 clusters "overlap").  In the longer term,
we''re
considering "multi-rail" configurations.

                Cheers,
                        Eric

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