Myricom Myrinet/PCI-X Network Interface Cards Dokumentacja

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 1Guide to Myrinet/PCI Host InterfacesHardware & Software InstallationPrinciples of OperationMyricom, Inc.Date: 18 February 2

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 10Case 3: PCI mezzanine motherboardInsert the Myrinet/PMC interface horizontally into the two or three PCI slots on themotherboar

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 11However, if this is done, the data path is 32 bits, and the 64-bit interface will be able totransfer data only at half the data

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 12LinuxIf your host is running Linux, you can issue the command /sbin/lspci, which will returnall devices attached to the PCI bus

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 13SolarisIf your host is running Solaris, you can issue the command /usr/sbin/prtconf, which willprint the system configuration.S

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 14Tru64If your host is running Tru64, prior to booting the machine, or after halting the operatingsystem, at the SRM console prom

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 15FreeBSDIf your host is running FreeBSD, you can issue the command /usr/sbin/pciconf -l.Screen dump of /sbin/pciconf –l commandT

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 16IRIXIf your host is running IRIX, you can issue the command /sbin/hinv –v –c iobd.Screen dump of /sbin/hinv commandThe PCI adap

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 17MacOS XIf your host is running MacOS X, you can issue the command ioreg, which will return alldevices attached to the PCI bus.

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 18Windows 2000 and Windows NTFor Windows 2000 and Windows NT, a “Found New Hardware” dialog box (as shownbelow) will appear when

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 19Principles of OperationAs illustrated in the following block diagram, all Myrinet/PCI interfaces include a RISCprocessor to exe

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 2Regulatory InformationElectromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Myrinet-Fiber (M3F), Myrinet-Serial (M3S), and Myrinet-LAN (M2L) host i

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 20The front panel of the PCI-Short-Card interface pictured above is the vertical metal plate on theleft-hand side of the interfac

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 21interface, the topology of the network changes, and the routes would need to be updated by theGM mapper (see “Guide to Software

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 22Myrinet-2000-Serial port: 2.0+2.0 Gb/s at an HSSDC connector to a Myrinet Serial-Link cableup to 10m in length.Myrinet-2000-SAN

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 3IntroductionMyricom currently produces two series of Myrinet/PCI host interfaces: the 64B series with133MHz RISC and memory, and

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 4PCI Mezzanine CardsPCI mezzanine cards (PMC) (as pictured below) are available only with Myrinet-SANconnections.PCI mezzanine ca

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 5A label similar to that above appears on any Myrinet/PCI interface. This label contains theproduct code, the serial number, and

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 6Case 2: Rack-mounted hostIf you have a rack-mounted machine, the PCI slots will look something like thefollowing:PCI slots (64-b

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 7where you can see a previously installed Myrinet/PMC interface to the left of the circledPMC connectors. 64-bit PMC slots or ca

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 8Installed interface in a 64-bit PCI slotCase 2: Rack-mounted hostSince space is very restricted in a rack-mounted unit, the Myri

© 2002 Myricom, Inc. 9Any of these PCI slots could be chosen for the installation of your Myrinet/PCI interface.However, for best performance, a 64-bi