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Cluster Setup and Administration
Performance Settings and Management Tips
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Performance Tuning
Tuning compute or storage (client or server) nodes with IB HCAs for MPI and
verbs performance can be accomplished in several ways:
Run the
ipath_perf_tuning
script in automatic mode (See
“Performance Tuning using ipath_perf_tuning Tool” on page 3-34
(easiest method)
Run the
ipath_perf_tuning
script in interactive mode (See
“Performance Tuning using ipath_perf_tuning Tool” on page 3-34
see
man ipath_perf_tuning
). This interactive mode allows more
control, and should be used for tuning storage (client or server) nodes.
Make changes to ib_qib driver parameter files, the BIOS or system
services using the information provided in the following sections
Systems in General (With Either Intel or AMD CPUs)
For best performance on dual-port HCAs on which only one port is active, the
module parameter line in the modprobe.conf file should include the following:
options ib_qib singleport=1
Services
Turn off the specified daemons using one of the following commands according to
which OS is being used:
For RHEL or similar systems use:
/sbin/chkconfig --level 12345 cpuspeed off
For SLES systems use:
/sbin/chkconfig --level 12345 powersaved off
NOTE
The modprobe configuration file (
modprobe.conf)
will be used in this
section for the ib_qib module configuration file, which has various paths and
names in the different Linux distributions as shown in the following list:
For RHEL 5.x use file:
/etc/modprobe.conf
For SLES 10 or 11 use file:
/etc/modprobe.conf.local
For RHEL 6.x use file:
/etc/modprobe.d/ib_qib.conf
Summary of Contents for OFED+ Host
Page 1: ...IB0054606 02 A OFED Host Software Release 1 5 4 User Guide...
Page 14: ...xiv IB0054606 02 A OFED Host Software Release 1 5 4 User Guide...
Page 22: ...1 Introduction Interoperability 1 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 96: ...4 Running MPI on QLogic Adapters Debugging MPI Programs 4 24 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 140: ...6 SHMEM Description and Configuration SHMEM Benchmark Programs 6 32 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 148: ...8 Dispersive Routing 8 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 164: ...9 gPXE HTTP Boot Setup 9 16 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 176: ...A Benchmark Programs Benchmark 3 Messaging Rate Microbenchmarks A 12 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 202: ...B SRP Configuration OFED SRP Configuration B 26 IB0054606 02 A Notes...
Page 206: ...C Integration with a Batch Queuing System Clean up PSM Shared Memory Files C 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 238: ...E ULP Troubleshooting Troubleshooting SRP Issues E 20 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 242: ...F Write Combining Verify Write Combining is Working F 4 IB0054606 02 A Notes...
Page 280: ...G Commands and Files Summary of Configuration Files G 38 IB0054606 02 A...
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