Dragonfly and Dragonfly+ Topology

In this section, we talk about Dragonfly and Dragonfly+ topology. The Dragonfly network topology is a high-performance interconnection network commonly used in large-scale computing systems like supercomputers and data centers. It is designed to provide low latency, high bandwidth, and high fault tolerance for communication between computing nodes. In a Dragonfly network, the system is […]

Check topology Layer 2 change real time in Cumulus (STP issue related)

In Layer 2 network topology, when there is changes within the topology or new device connected with Layer 2 feature, the spanning tree feature will calculated again which device is gonna be root switch, which port is gonna be designated port, alternate port, etc. In Cumulus, we can check which port is triggered by that […]

How to Check Uptime & Upgrade Firmware on infiniband unmanage switch

You can check the unmanaged status with some MFT commands on the hosts in the fabric. Assume there is an unmanaged switch with LID 1, then you can check the uptime information with the following command: And you can also check the current firmware information with this following command: Almost all devices consist of hardware, […]