I'm getting to the point where I need some real help here. I "thought" all I'd need to do is install OFED on the ESXi host, and have an OpenSM instance running somewhere in the Infiniband network. Apparently not. I've got a host with a MHQH29B card in it, but I can't get a link light to show up on the IS5024Q switch. I tried the 1.9.10 OFED, and then noticed that it isn't for InfiniBand, just for Ethernet. (source) So I switched to the 1.8.2.4 OFED... Which still detects my card okay, but I can't get the damned thing to link up! I even tried running OpenSM on the host. Still nothing... Not that it should matter. I've got OpenSM.exe running as a service on a Windows box. THAT machine has no issues lighting up a link light on the switch - Even if I swap the card with the one currently in the troubled ESXi host!
What step am I missing?
Code:
[root@esxi-01:/opt/mellanox/bin] ./mst status -v
PCI devices:
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DEVICE_TYPE MST PCI RDMA NET NUMA
ConnectX2(rev:b0) mt26428_pciconf0 01:00.0
[root@esxi-01:/opt/mellanox/bin] ./mdevices_info
PCI devices:
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ConnectX2(rev:b0) mt26428_pciconf0
[root@esxi-01:/opt/mellanox/bin] ./flint -d mt26428_pciconf0 q
Image type: FS2
FW Version: 2.10.720
FW Release Date: 12.3.2012
Device ID: 26428
Description: Node Port1 Port2 Sys image
GUIDs: 0008f104039a5d6c 0008f104039a5d6d 0008f104039a5d6e 0008f104039a5d6f
MACs: 0008f19a5b82 0008f19a5b83
VSD:
PSID: MT_0D81120009
[root@esxi-01:/opt/mellanox/bin] esxcli software vib list|grep Partner
nmst 3.8.0.56-1OEM.600.0.0.2295424 MEL PartnerSupported 2015-04-09
mft 3.8.0.56-0 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-09
net-ib-addr 1.9.10.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-ib-cm 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-ib-core 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-ib-ipoib 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-ib-mad 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-ib-sa 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-ib-umad 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-mlx4-core 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-mlx4-en 1.9.10.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-mlx4-ib 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
net-rdma-cm 1.9.10.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
scsi-ib-iser 1.9.10.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10
scsi-ib-srp 1.8.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015-04-10