1. Amit Krig & Nimrod Gindi Mellanox Technologies May 2007
OFED Testing Session
Amit Krig & Nimrod Gindi
Mellanox Technologies
May 2007 1

2. Agenda Charter from SC06 OFED Interoperability update
What we’ve done since SC06
OFED Large Cluster Testing
Next steps

3. Charter from SC06 Form a Task-Force with following goals:
Unify the reporting method of all OFA companies with relation to the testing of OFED release.
Driving OFA member companies to report all issues found during testing
Define ULP testing owners
Publish tests with OFED

4. OFED Interoperability Update
Successful event held at UNH IOL labs (April-07)
OFED-IWG members are encouraged to contribute equipment for the new test cluster at UNH IOL (including storage systems)
As planed Interoperability event was held prior to OFED releases (issues reported to OFA)
Passing the interoperability procedure as defined by IWG should remain a criteria for next release

5. What we’ve done since SC06
Unified Test Reporting
Most vendor started to use it in OFED 1.2
An update is being sent out for each release candidate
Reviewing the reports during the weekly conference call

6. What we’ve done since SC06… cont.
OFED Testing Efficiency:
Improving test/applications knowledge sharing by using the same report
Increasing quality and reduce the testing effort
Task force held synchronization meeting every other week
Moving forward a regular test Sync up on testing status towards a release should be formed
We’ve defined a qualifying owner for each ULP and made it part of the testing report

7. OFED Large Cluster Testing
Today (with no change from SC06):
Most official reports are based on testing of small clusters
Next release: Establish a large beta-site testing cluster
Increase quality/confidence
Generate an acceptable cluster test list

8. Next steps Still no real InfiniBand test project
Only few unsupported tests in the Old IBTP
New features should have a testing owner
Test plans, standard applications & topologies should be shared as well
Small verification subgroups should be formed