10.3.8. Establishing an IP-over-InfiniBand (IPoIB) Connection

Procedure 10.13. Adding a New InfiniBand Connection

1. Right-click on the NetworkManager applet icon in the Notification Area and click Edit Connections. The Network Connections window appears.
2. Click the Add button to open the selection list. Select InfiniBand and then click Create. The Editing InfiniBand Connection 1 window appears.
3. On the InfiniBand tab, select the transport mode from the drop-down list you want to use for the InfiniBand connection.
4. Enter the InfiniBand MAC address.
5. Review and confirm the settings and then click the Apply button.
6. Edit the InfiniBand-specific settings by referring to the Configuring the InfiniBand Tab description below .

Procedure 10.14. Editing an Existing InfiniBand Connection

1. Right-click on the NetworkManager applet icon in the Notification Area and click Edit Connections. The Network Connections window appears.
2. Select the connection you want to edit and click the Edit button.
3. Select the InfiniBand tab.
4. Configure the connection name, auto-connect behavior, and availability settings.
   Three settings in the Editing dialog are common to all connection types:
   • Connection name — Enter a descriptive name for your network connection. This name will be used to list this connection in the InfiniBand section of the Network Connections window.
   • Connect automatically — Check this box if you want NetworkManager to auto-connect to this connection when it is available. See Section 10.2.3, “Connecting to a Network Automatically” for more information.
   • Available to all users — Check this box to create a connection available to all users on the system. Changing this setting may require root privileges. See Section 10.2.4, “User and System Connections” for details.
5. Edit the InfiniBand-specific settings by referring to the Configuring the InfiniBand Tab description below .