[OMPI devel] Multi-rail on openib

2009-06-05 Thread Mouhamed Gueye
Hi all, I am working on multi-rail IB and I was wondering how connections are established between ports. I have two hosts, each with 2 ports on a same IB card, connected to the same switch. My question is : how ports are connected between them ? Is there a queue pair between all ports or o

Re: [OMPI devel] Multi-rail on openib

2009-06-05 Thread Jeff Squyres
See this FAQ entry for a description: http://www.open-mpi.org/faq/?category=openfabrics#ofa-port-wireup Right now, there's no way to force a particular connection pattern on the openib btl at run-time. The startup sequence has gotten sufficiently complicated / muddied over the years tha

Re: [OMPI devel] Multi-rail on openib

2009-06-05 Thread Nifty Tom Mitchell
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 09:52:39AM -0400, Jeff Squyres wrote: > > See this FAQ entry for a description: > > http://www.open-mpi.org/faq/?category=openfabrics#ofa-port-wireup > > Right now, there's no way to force a particular connection pattern on > the openib btl at run-time. The startup s