Mellanox WinOF for Windows
                             Version 1.1.0
	  		       June 2008


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Table of Contents
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1. Overview
2. Mellanox WinOF for Windows Contents
3. Supported Operating Systems and CPU Architectures
4. Supported HCA Adapter Cards and Firmware Versions
5. Tested Switch Platforms
6. New Features and Changes
7. Known Issues


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1. Overview
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These are the release notes of Mellanox WinOF for windows, version 1.1.0. This
software package is composed of several software modules intended for use on a
computer cluster configured as an InfiniBand subnet.

Mellanox WinOF is based on WinOF which was developed under Windows OpenFabrics,
https://wiki.openfabrics.org/tiki-index.php?page=OpenIB+Windows

Mellanox WinOF for Windows is presented as MSI packages, one for each supported
CPU architecture. For further details, please see Section 3 below.

Note: If you plan to upgrade the Mellanox WinOF package on your cluster, please
upgrade all of its nodes to this new version.


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2. Mellanox WinOF for Windows Contents
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Mellanox WinOF for Windows package contains the following components:
 - Core and ULPs:
   o IB HCA low-level drivers (mthca, mlx4)
   o IB Access Layer (IBAL)
   o Upper Layer Protocols (ULPs):
     - IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB)
     - Winsock Direct (WSD)
     - Beta: Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP)
     - Beta: SCSI RDMA Protocol (SRP)
 - Utilities:
   o OpenSM (OSM): InfiniBand Subnet Manager
   o Low level performance tests
   o vstat - get the card status
   o SdpConnect - SDP\WSD test

 - IB Diagnostics tools
 - SW Development Kit (SDK)
 - Documentation

Note: See release notes for each package in the documentation directory.


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3. Supported Operating Systems and CPU Architectures
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- Supported Operating Systems and Service Packs:
   o Windows XP SP2 (x86, x64)
   o Windows XP SP3 x86
   o Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 (x86, x64) 
   o Windows Server 2003 CCS (x64)
   o Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64)  - At Beta stage.

- Supported CPU architectures:
   o x86
   o x64 (EM64T and AMD64)
 
Note: Mellanox WinOF was not fully tested under Windows Server 2008.


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4. Supported HCA Adapter Cards and Firmware Versions
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Mellanox WinOF 1.1.0 supports the following Mellanox HCAs:
- InfiniHost (fw-23108 Rev 3.5.000 or later)
- InfiniHost III Ex (MemFree: fw-25218 Rev 5.3.000 or later; 
                     with memory: fw-25208 Rev 4.8.200 or later)
- InfiniHost III Lx (fw-25204 Rev 1.2.000 or later)
- ConnectX IB (fw-25408 Rev 2.5.000 or later)

For official firmware versions please visit
http://www.mellanox.com/support/firmware_table.php


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5. Tested Switch Platforms
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This release was tested with switches and gateways provided by the following
companies:
 - Flextronics
 - Voltaire
 - SilverStorm
 - Qlogic


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6. New Features and Changes
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- Added support for ConnectX based HCAs
- Added support for the FMR pool and modified SRP to use it
- Added support for Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64)  - At Beta stage
- Improved SRP stability
- Bug fixes for stability in IBcore, WSD, IPoIB, SDP


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7. Known Issues
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The following is a list of general limitations and known issues of the various
components included in this Mellanox WinOF for Windows release.

- OpenSM: OpenSM continuously logs info into the log file %TEMP%\osm.log. 
  Delete this file if it becomes too large.

- OpenSM: Running OpenSM on multiple servers may lead to incorrect OpenSM
  behavior. Please do not run OpenSM on more than 2 machines in the subnet.

- Windows 2008 installation: In case UAC is enabled, installing MSI packages 
  using a double-click does not lead to a correct installation (though it may
  be indicated that the installation succeeded).
  A workaround for this issue is to install the MSI package from the command
  line with administrator privileges. Enter:
  msiexec.exe /i MLNX_WinOF_<arch>_<version>.msi

Note: See the release notes of each component for additional issues.