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1.6. CN5000 Omni-Path Documentation Set Overview

The following documents comprise the CN5000 Omni-Path documentation set (in order of recommended reading). They can be accessed through the left-hand navigation pane.

  • CN5000 Product Family Description Guide

    This document describes the CN5000 Omni-Path products and their features at a high level.

  • CN5000 Fabric Installation Guide

    This guide contains instructions for the hardware installation, software installation, initial configuration, and verification tasks required for the successful installation of a CN5000 Fabric.

  • CN5000 Topologies and Routing Guide

    This document describes the different topologies and routing methods that can be used with the CN5000 Omni-Path Fabric.

  • CN5000 Provisioning and Security Guide

    After you have installed and configured your CN5000 hardware and software and set up your topology, this document provides you with the information to provision your virtual fabrics and set up security, if required.

  • CN5000 Performance Tuning Guide

    This document describes the BIOS settings and parameters that have been shown to optimize performance on Omni-Path. If you are interested in benchmarking the performance of your system, these tips may help you obtain better performance.

  • CN5000 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide

    This document provides you with the information to maintain and troubleshoot your CN5000 Omni-Path products and fabric.

  • CN5000 Commands Guide

    This reference document describes the CLI environment and commands used for managing the Omni-Path hardware and software. This document is a companion to all other task-oriented documentation. Refer to it when you need details pertaining to CLI commands and configuration files.

  • CN5000 IP and LNet Router Design GuideCN5000 IP and LNET Router

    This guide provides validated designs, software requirements, and configuration procedures for deploying CN5000 SuperNIC-based routers in mixed-fabric HPC environments—covering two primary scenarios: IP Routing, which bridges a Omni-Path fabric to external IP networks using IPoIB for TCP/IP-based storage access, and LNet Routing, which connects Omni-Path and InfiniBand fabrics to support Lustre file system clients and servers using the Lustre Networking (LNet) subsystem.