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1. Summary 2. What's New?
1. Summary
This
product bulletin announces the availability of support for Infiniband host
connectivity to NetApp 10 gigabit and 1 gigabit Ethernet-based (GbE) storage
systems using Data ONTAP® 7G and GX operating systems, and NFS and iSCSI
protocols. Support
is via integration with Infiniband switch products from QLogic (SilverStorm)
and Voltaire, and currently requires a NetApp Product Variance Request (PVR)
for configuration validation and support.
2.
What’s New? PVR-based support of
unified-wire Infiniband infrastructures for existing NetApp storage systems
with standard iSCSI and NFS protocols is now available. The support includes
the use of Mellanox Infiniband Host Channel Adapters (HCAs) via a QLogic
(SilverStorm) Infiniband to 10GbE iSCSI-based NetApp storage systems, and
Mellanox HCAs via QLogic and Voltaire switches to 1GbE and 10GbE NFS-based
NetApp storage systems. The following configurations have been qualified via the
PVR process. All Infiniband requests currently require a PVR; configurations
matching the items below may limit the PVR process to support documentation. iSCSI - Data
ONTAP 7G Platforms 1.
Infiniband Host to 7G iSCSI – 10GbE
TOE Target ·
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® - RHEL ES 4
U4 o
x86 32-bit architecture ·
iSCSI Protocol o
SilverStorm’s Virtual NIC (VNIC) ·
Mellanox HCA o
MT23108, PCI (X) o
Stack 4.1.0.2.2 ·
QLogic (SilverStorm) 9080 IB to IP Gateway switch o
EVIC (Ethernet Virtual I/O Controller) ·
FAS3050C ·
Target Card o
TOE-10GbE Ethernet Controller ·
Data ONTAP 7.2.2 ·
CFMODE SSI NFS - Data ONTAP
7G Platforms 2.
Infiniband Host to 7G NFS - 10G
Ethernet Target ·
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL ES 4
U4 o
x86 32-bit architecture ·
NFS Protocol o
SilverStorm’s Virtual NIC (VNIC) ·
Mellanox HCA o
MT23108, PCI (X) o
Stack 4.1.0.2.2 ·
QLogic (SilverStorm) 9080 IB to IP Gateway switch o
EVIC (Ethernet Virtual I/O Controller) ·
FAS3050C ·
Target Card o
TOE-10GbE Ethernet Controller ·
Data ONTAP 7.2.2 ·
CFMODE SSI 3.
Infiniband Host to 7G NFS – 1G
Ethernet Target ·
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL ES 4
U4 o
x86 32-bit architecture ·
NFS Protocol o
IP over IB ·
Mellanox HCA o
o
GridStack 4.1.5_7 ·
Voltaire 9096 o
IPR ·
FAS6070C ·
Target Card o
1GbE Onboard Ethernet ·
Data ONTAP 7.2.2 ·
CFMODE SSI 4.
Infiniband Host to 7G NFS – 1G
Ethernet Target ·
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL ES 4
U4 o
x86 64-bit architecture ·
NFS Protocol o
IP over IB ·
Mellanox HCA o
o
GridStack 4.1.5_7 ·
Voltaire 9096 o
IPR ·
FAS6070C ·
Target Card o
1GbE Onboard Ethernet ·
Data ONTAP 7.2.2 ·
CFMODE SSI NFS - Data ONTAP GX Platforms 5.
Infiniband Host to GX NFS – 1G
Ethernet Target ·
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL ES 4
U4 o
x86 32-bit architecture ·
NFS Protocol o
IP over IB ·
Mellanox HCA o
o
GridStack 4.0.0 ·
Voltaire 9096 o
IPR ·
FAS6070C ·
Target Card o
1GbE Onboard Ethernet ·
Data ONTAP GX 10.0.2 Quoting The
Infiniband switches and HCAs are fulfilled by the respective vendors noted
above or via authorized resellers or distributors. Product Availability Support
of each of the components listed in the configurations above is available
today. Sales representatives and SEs who have customers desiring NetApp
storage solutions integrated into Infiniband networks should file a PVR to
determine if the desired configuration can be supported. Products need to be validated against the NetApp
Safety/EMI Regulatory Compliance List prior to order submission. The list is
available at PartnerCenter
Compliance Information. This is required to ensure that products are
being sold only in the countries in which NetApp has received regulatory
compliance certification. For all NetApp components, all standard and existing
product warranties apply. Contact Information: Please contact your Network
Appliance sales or channel partner representative with questions concerning
this bulletin.
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