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5 – Software Installation
Installing the InfiniPath and OpenFabrics RPMs
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Choosing the RPMs to Install
Although QLogic recommends that all RPMs are installed on all nodes, some are
optional depending on which type of node is being used. To see which RPMs are
required or optional for each type of node, according to its function as a compute
node, front end node, development machine, or Subnet Manager (SM), see
Appendix C “RPM Descriptions”.
Installing all the RPMs (except for OpenSM) on all nodes is easiest.
If you do not plan to run all of the available programs, you can install a
subset of the RPMs. See Table 5-4.
Install the
OpenSM RPM only if you do not plan to use a switch-based or
host-based SM. The
OpenSM RPM is normally installed on the node on which
it will be used. If installed, it is on by default. This behavior can be modified.
See “OpenSM” on page 5-23 for more information.
Install the infinipath RPM on the all nodes where you install the
mpi-frontend RPM.
Table 5-4. RPMS to Install
If you want to: Then install:
Use InfiniPath, QLogic MPI, and basic
OpenFabrics protocols such as IPoIB
and SRP
The RPM sets in the InfiniPath* and
InfiniPath-MPI directories
Run OpenFabrics programs that use the
IB verbs interfaces, such as diagnostics,
benchmarks, verbs-based MPI, VNIC,
and SDP sockets
The RPM sets in the InfiniPath* and the
OpenFabrics* directories
Use all of the above programs The RPM sets in the InfiniPath*,
InfiniPath-MPI, and the OpenFab-
rics* directories
Add OpenSM as a your subnet manager The RPM sets in the OpenFabrics and
OpenSM directories. (OpenSM has depen-
dencies on OpenFabrics.)
Use other MPIs (MVAPICH and Open
MPI) that have been compiled with Path-
Scale, GNU, PGI, and Intel compilers.
Includes test files.
The RPM sets in the InfiniPath*,
InfiniPath-MPI, and OtherMPIs direc-
tories
Use other HCAs with OpenFabrics The RPM sets in the OpenFabrics* and
OtherHCAs* directories