More specifically, Open MPI still uses a TCP layer for its run-time 
setup/teardown.  That TCP can be regular ethernet, IPoIB, or any other 
emulation layer.  Ralph's referring to the oob_tcp_if_in|exclude flags allows 
you to specify using your IPoIB devices, pure ethernet devices, etc.


On Apr 5, 2010, at 6:05 PM, Ralph Castain wrote:

> If it is available, yes - though you can control that by setting the 
> oob_tcp_if_include[exclude] flags
> 
> On Apr 5, 2010, at 3:44 PM, David Turner wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Please, some clarification.  I have built Open MPI 1.4.1 against
> > our IB verbs layer, and all seems well.  But a question has come
> > up about IPoIB.  While all communications are using the "native"
> > IB interface (verbs), will mpirun use IPoIB during job launch
> > and teardown?
> >
> > If it matters, resource allocation is via torque.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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> > Best regards,
> >
> > David Turner
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