Preface
This manual is part of the documentation set for the Intel
®
Omni-Path Fabric (Intel
®
OP Fabric), which is an end-to-end solution consisting of Intel
®
Omni-Path Host Fabric
Interfaces (HFIs), Intel
®
Omni-Path switches, and fabric management and
development tools.
The Intel
®
OP Fabric delivers the next generation, High-Performance Computing (HPC)
network solution that is designed to cost-effectively meet the growth, density, and
reliability requirements of large-scale HPC clusters.
Both the Intel
®
OP Fabric and standard InfiniBand* (IB) are able to send Internet
Protocol (IP) traffic over the fabric, or IPoFabric. In this document, however, it may
also be referred to as IP over IB or IPoIB. From a software point of view, IPoFabric
behaves the same way as IPoIB, and in fact uses an ib_ipoib driver to send IP traffic
over the ib0/ib1 ports.
Intended Audience
The intended audience for the Intel
®
Omni-Path (Intel
®
OP) document set is network
administrators and other qualified personnel.
Intel
®
Omni-Path Documentation Library
Intel
®
Omni-Path publications are available at the following URL, under Latest Release
Library:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/design/products-and-solutions/
networking-and-io/fabric-products/omni-path/downloads.html
Use the tasks listed in this table to find the corresponding Intel
®
Omni-Path
document.
Task
Document Title
Description
Using the Intel
®
OPA
documentation set
Intel
®
Omni-Path Fabric Quick Start
Guide
A roadmap to Intel's comprehensive library of publications
describing all aspects of the product family. This document
outlines the most basic steps for getting your Intel
®
Omni-
Path Architecture (Intel
®
OPA) cluster installed and
operational.
Setting up an Intel
®
OPA cluster
Intel
®
Omni-Path Fabric Setup Guide
Provides a high level overview of the steps required to stage
a customer-based installation of the Intel
®
Omni-Path Fabric.
Procedures and key reference documents, such as Intel
®
Omni-Path user guides and installation guides, are provided
to clarify the process. Additional commands and best known
methods are defined to facilitate the installation process and
troubleshooting.
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Preface—Intel
®
Omni-Path Fabric
Intel
®
Omni-Path Host Fabric Interface
April 2020
Installation Guide
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