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Status Delivered
Categories I/O and Networking
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 20, 2016

RoCE for zLINUX roadmap

Roadmap required for zLINUX RoCE support - SBSA. Is there a possibility that this could be delayed?

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Oct 30, 2020

    .Links were provided for the requested information. If more information is desired, please come back to us.

  • Guest
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    Sep 18, 2020

    This link will provide you with information on the various distro support available for both SMC-R (and SMC-D for LPAR-to-LPAR communication, which you may also be interested in): https://linux-on-z.blogspot.com/p/smc-for-linux-on-ibm-z.html

  • Guest
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    Aug 28, 2020

    To clarify, are you asking about the roadmap for use of the RoCE Express card in the SMC-R protocol? If so, this link will provide you with information on the various distro support available for both SMC-R (and SMC-D for LPAR-to-LPAR communication, which you may also be interested in): https://linux-on-z.blogspot.com/p/smc-for-linux-on-ibm-z.html
    If you're looking for different information, please reach back out.

  • Guest
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    Aug 24, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Hardware
    Product - z Systems Hardware
    Component - I/O and Networking

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Hardware
    Product - z Systems Hardware
    Component - LAN (OSA Express, Hipersockets, RoCE)