| Course Length - 1 Day | | | | Course Description InfiniBand is a new High Speed, Enterprise Wide, I/O technology. InfiniBand provides for high performance I/O used in networked computing platforms and defines the requirements for creating an InfiniBand network. The benefits of InfiniBand over existing technologies include more scale for growth, higher speed data transfer and easy integration with legacy systems. In this one day InfiniBand course you will gain an understanding of InfiniBand technology and an overview of the major InfiniBand components and their functions. | | | | | | Course Objectives In this class you will learn: - Reasons for InfiniBand
- Benefits of InfiniBand
- InfiniBand Architecture and Components
- Fabric
- Channel Adapters
- Switches & Routers
- Protocol Stack and Layer Functions
- Management Functions
- Comparison to Existing Technologies
| | | Target Audience This One-Day InfiniBand Overview course is designed to provide a foundation in the technology. It is appropriate for a variety of individuals ranging from System Designers to Sales and Service Engineers, IT Professionals, Developers, Network Managers and anyone looking to gain an understanding of the technology and its capabilities. If you have read the entire InfiniBand specification, or are looking for advanced training on InfiniBand, our Three-Day InfiniBand Workshop course would be the appropriate course to take. | | | | | | Course Prerequisites Course attendees should have an understanding of the various computer architectures and a general understanding of networking and inter-networking concepts. |
| | | | Course Outline: | | Introduction to InfiniBand | | - InfiniBand Rationale and Philosophy
- InfiniBand Trade Association
- Specification
- InfiniBand by Definition
- InfiniBand Solution
- Case for InfiniBand
- I/O Technologies Today
- PCI, PCI-X Architecture
- Today's I/O limitations
- Networking and InfiniBand
- Networking Today
- OSI Protocol Stack and Functions
- TCP/IP Protocol Stack
- InfiniBand Architectural Model and Protocol Stack
- Existing Technologies
- InfiniBand System Area Network
- InfiniBand Features/Benefits
- Chapter Summary
- Workshop
| | | InfiniBand Architectural Components | | - Layered Architecture
- IBA System Area Network
- InfiniBand Inter-Net/Intra-Net
- InfiniBand Fabric Devices
- Channel Adapter Types
- Channel Adapter Elements
- Message Semantics
- InfiniBand Channel
- Network Basics – Comparative Technologies
- Addressing
- Chapter Summary
| | | Memory, Protocol and Management | | - Memory
- Memory Model
- Virtual Memory
- Access to Memory
- Virtual Lanes
- Service Levels
- Protocol Stack
- Protocol Layers and Functions
- Mapping to OSI
- Packets
- Transport Layer Header
- Network Layer Header
- Link Layer Header
- Physical Layer
- Management
- General Management Services
- Connection Management
- I/O Management
- Baseboard Management
- Performance Management
- Subnet Management
- Deployment Issues
- Chapter Summary
| | | Electrical/Mechanical | | - Physical Layer Scope
- Physical Layer Architecture
- Signal Groups
- Backplane Signals
- Cable Signals
- Data Rates/Media Types
- Data Rates
- Media Types Supported
- Byte Striping
- Packet Formatting
- Signaling
- Electrical Levels
- Encoding
- Control Signaling
- Module Management
- In-Band/Out-of-Band
- Module Management
- Management Agent/Entity
- Link Agent
- Power
- Chapter Summary
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