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Abstract
InfiniBand® is a powerful interconnect technology that is designed to deliver I/O connectivity for large infrastructures. InfiniBand is supported by all major OEM vendors as a means to deliver the next generation interconnect standard for servers.
This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides introductory information about the InfiniBand standard and how that standard is implemented and used to support system connectivity for System z10™ and System z9® servers.
This book will help you plan and implement InfiniBand support in your System z10 and System z9 environment. It also provides step-by-step information about configuring InfiniBand connections.
This document is intended for system programmers, data center planners, and system engineers. It introduces InfiniBand terminology so that you can understand the InfiniBand implementation on System z10 and System z9 servers. It can also serve as a basis for future planning and development.
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to InfiniBand
Chapter 2. InfiniBand technical description
Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning
Chapter 4. Configuration management
Chapter 5. Operations
Appendix A. Resource Measurement Facility
