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Table 19 - Ethernet Known Issues (Continued)
Index
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3.4.2
Description
Workaround
When SLES11 SP4 is used as a DHCP client over ConnectX-3 or ConnectX-3 adapters, it might fail to
get an IP from the DHCP server.
Port Type Management Known Issues
Table 20 - Port Type Management Known Issues
Index
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Description
OpenSM must be stopped prior to changing the port
protocol from InfiniBand to Ethernet.
After changing port type using connectx_port_config interface ports’ names can be changed. For
example. ib1 -> ib0 if port1 changed to be Ethernet
port and port2 left IB.
A working IP connectivity between the RoCE
devices is required when creating an address handle
or modifying a QP with an address vector.
IPv4 multicast over RoCE requires the MGID format to be as follow ::ffff:<Multicast IPv4
Workaround
Use udev rules for persistent naming configuration.
For further information, please refer to the
User Manual
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3.4.3
IP routable RoCE does not support Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) therefore, multicast traffic
over IPv6 may not work as expected.
DIF: When running IO over FS over DM during
unstable ports, block layer BIOS merges may cause
false DIF error.
connectx_port_config configurations is not saved
Re-run "connectx_port_config"
after unbind/bind
Flow Steering Known Issues
Table 21 - Flow Steering Known Issues
Index
Description
Workaround
1.
Flow Steering is disabled by default in firmware ver- To enable it, set the parameter below as follow:
log_num_mgm_entry_size should set
sion < 2.32.5100.
2.
IPv4 rule with source IP cannot be created in
SLES 11.x OSes.
RFS does not support UDP.
When working in DMFS:A0 mode and VM/hypervisor is MLNX_OFED 2.3-x.x.x, the second side
(hypervisor/VM respectively) should be MLNX_OFED 2.3-x.x.x as well.
Setting ARP flow rules through ethtool is not
allowed.
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