Intel MPI and InfiniPath or ConnectX

[zok]

is it possible to use Intel MPI with InfiniPath or ConnectX adapters? I guess that "no" is the answer to the former but would expect that the latter should be supported. if it's "yes" then how? thanks!

[TimP]

Qlogic web site shows their (old?) infinipath product supported with their own MPI: http://www.qlogic.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Education%20and%20Resource/whitepapers/whitepaper1/HSG-WP07005.pdf

I saw the Mellanox pitch on 40GB/s adaptor yesterday. see:www.intel.com/go/cluster

It's donevia OFED support, but of course our emphasis is on pre-configured systems.

[Andres_M_Intel4]

The Intel MPI library uses an standard abtract layer called DAPL to allow interoperability with a wide range of communication fabrics.

In your case, the hardware usually requires that a specific OFED version is installed to provide low level support. It will also include the definition of the available DAPL devices in your system inside the /etc/dat.conf file during its setup. DAPL devices are then selected using a proper Intel MPI Device specification.

I strongly suggest the following link, it will provide you more details.

http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mpi-library-for-linux-experience-with-various-interconnects-and-dapl-providers/

Hope it helps,

-- Andres