Abstract
With Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), you can make a subset of a host’s memory directly available to a remote host. RDMA is available on standard Ethernet-based networks by using the RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) interface. The RoCE network protocol is an industry-standard initiative by the InfiniBand Trade Association.
This IBM® Redpaper publication describes how to set up RoCE to use within an IBM Spectrum® Scale cluster and IBM Elastic Storage® Systems (ESSs).
This book is targeted at technical professionals (consultants, technical support staff, IT Architects, and IT Specialists) who are responsible for delivering cost-effective storage solutions with IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM ESSs.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Overview
Chapter 2. IBM Spectrum Scale Support Matrix
Chapter 3. Remote Direct Memory Access over Converged Ethernet setup
Chapter 4. Functional verification of the network
Chapter 5. IBM Spectrum Scale settings for Remote Direct Memory Access over Converged Ethernet
Chapter 6. Functional verification of IBM Spectrum Scale
Appendix A. Mellanox switch configuration for Remote Direct Memory Access over Converged Ethernet
Appendix B. Configuring Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation on Mellanox switches