Hello,
I just want to check if it is even possible to get RDMA running on two Widnows Datacenter 2019 (only for Scale-Out File Server)
hosts with two ConnectX-3 Pro RDMA adapters - connected directly (without switch).I’ve got them configured, IP addreses are “pingable”, however RDMA traffic is not going.
Hi Piotr,
Yes, RDMA communication between two Windows servers (without a switch) is possible.
Please install WinOF, which is the Windows driver for ConnectX-3 and ConnectX-3 Pro network adapter cards. Downloadable from: http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/prod_software/MLNX_VPI_WinOF_User_Manual_v5.35.pdf
For RDMA communication, the adapter performs virtual-to-physical memory address translation internally. This translation is defined by a Memory Translation Table (MTT) that is built internally by the WinOF device drivers.
For proper installation & additional details, please follow WinOF user-manual:
https://docs.mellanox.com/display/WINOFv550/Mellanox+WinOF+VPI+Documentation
Regards,
Chen
thanks @Chen Hamami , I have a question about RoCEv2 on ConnectX-5 Adapters. I’m using vSAN and in 7.0 U3 it supports RDMA / RoCEv2.
Heres my szenario:
