[Lustre-discuss] lctl problem

Lundgren, Andrew
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:45:23 -0000

Is there a place where the networks options are thoroughly discussed?  I have
read though the manual and not found a lot on it.

I would like to understand exactly what the different options and behaviors are.

Thanks!

--
Andrew

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:lustre-discuss-bounces at lists.lustre.org] On Behalf Of
> Maxim V. Patlasov
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 7:14 AM
> To: David L.H.
> Cc: lustre-discuss at lists.lustre.org
> Subject: Re: [Lustre-discuss] lctl problem
>
> David,
>
> If you have both tcp and IB configured, I guess there is
> something like
> this in /etc/modprobe.conf:
>
> options lnet ''networks="tcp(eth0),o2ib(ib0)"''
>
> Try to substitute tcp(eth0) with tcp0(eth0),tcp1(eth1) there. As for
> add_interface lctl command - this is for some special ksocklnd feature
> resembling ethernet-bonding. The effect is the same as
> tcp(eth0,eth1) in
> modprobe.conf. And tcp(eth0,eth1) is not equivalent to
> tcp0(eth0),tcp1(eth1) thoroughly.
>
> Sincerely,
> Maxim
>
> > Hi,
> > I try to add new subnet to the Lustre server. I had tcp,
> via eth0,  and
> > IB connection and the lustre config to used tcp and IB network.  I
> > connect eth1 to the new subnet and used add interface in
> the lctl tools
> > to add the new interface. When I run *interface_list *I see
> the first
> > subnet and after some seconds the new subnet I add. But when I run
> > *list_nids *I see only the first subnet and the IB network,
> and  when I
> > try to mount client vi the new subnet I get error
> connection. Is there
> > any idea what can I do to solve the problem ?
> >
> > David
> >
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