Management Framework for IBA
Hou Zong · 2003
InfiniBand is new channel-based, switched.fabric technology that will be built into the next generation of servers or IDCs and replace today's shared-bus I/O standards, such as PCI. The InfiniBand Specification defines a management infrastructure that is the foundation for achieving multi-vendor interoperability in InfiniBand networks. This paper mainly depicts the management model and fundamental concepts of IBA, subnet management state machine , format and usage of the Management Datagram.