>>> DRIVERS: >>> Drivers for cards now. Are those all open source, or does it require >>> payment? Is the source released of all those cards drivers, and do >>> they integrate into linux? >> You should get everything you need from the Linux kernel and / or OFED. > > You can also find the drivers on the vendors sites. Not sure about the rest, > but for the Mellanox case it is open source and free - both for Linux and > Windows > > I'm using Qlogic drivers, it works well, but has the drawback that I'm limited to the kernel required for those drivers (which since I'm using CentOS means that I can only use CentOS-5.5).
Would there be any disadvantages involved in instead use the stuff from the kernel/OFED directly? Regards, /jon _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
