Add a RoCE network

You can add a RoCE network to support RDMA use cases.

Prerequisites

  • Privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Network administrator for adding networks

  • Privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator for changing the server profile configurations

Procedure
  1. Add a RoCE network.
    NOTE: Subnet IDs are not supported on RoCE networks.
  2. Create a logical interconnect group.
  3. Either add the RoCE network to internal networks or an uplink set:
    1. Add the network to internal networks for server to server communications within the logical interconnect. Continue with step 4.
    2. Add a uplink set to connect it to one or more interconnect uplink ports.

      • Specify a name for the uplink set.

      • Under Networks, select the RoCE network you added in step 1.

      • Under Uplink Ports, add one or more uplink ports from the interconnect module.

      • Click Create.

  4. Create or edit a server profile with at least two RoCE connections mapped to the network you added in step 1.
    NOTE: Powering off the server is optional if the connections are already on the profile. Power off the server to add connections to the profile.
    1. Apply the profile.
    2. Power on the server.
  5. Verify that the RoCE network or networks are added in the master pane.

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