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OFA Interoperability Logo Program. Sujal Das, April 30, 2007 Sonoma Workshop Presentation. Agenda. Purpose of Logo Program Interoperability Scenarios Logo Grant Scenarios The Process Logo Tests By Equipment Type Program Launch Documents Call to Action. Purpose.
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OFA Interoperability Logo Program Sujal Das, April 30, 2007Sonoma Workshop Presentation
Agenda • Purpose of Logo Program • Interoperability Scenarios • Logo Grant Scenarios • The Process • Logo Tests By Equipment Type • Program Launch • Documents • Call to Action
Purpose • Allow users to gauge interoperability of vendor equipment with OFA software • Allow suppliers to increase product value • Encourage support of single Linux and Windows software stacks from OFA
IB-Ethernet Gateway Interoperability Scenarios Sun Solaris HPUX IBM AIX VMware XEN OEM value added software Block Storage Target with HCA or R-NIC (iSER, SRP) Server with HCA or R-NIC OFED (Linux)Windows OEM value added software OEM value added software Server with HCA or R-NIC File Storage Target with HCA or R-NIC (NFS-RDMA) (Future) OEM value added software OEM value added software IB-FC Gateway IB Switches
App App App Fibre Channel Network Ethernet Switch App Server(Linux/Win) Ethernet to Fibre Channel Gateway App R-NIC App iSER StorageTarget NFS-RDMAServer Non-OFAServer Ethernet Fabric R-NIC Logo Grant Scenarios InfiniBand Fabric SRP to Fibre Channel Gateway NFS-RDMAServer SRP StorageTarget Server(Linux/Win) HCA InfiniBand toEthernet Gateway InfiniBand Switch Non-OFAServer HCA iSER StorageGateway iSER StorageTarget OEM SMNode HCA Interoperability with other fabric components Application interoperability over InfiniBand and iWARP fabrics
Defined in OFA-UNH-IOL Logo Program Document Vendor Is Eligible? Vendor is denied Logo Application Process No Yes Vendor passes Testing Event per Testing process Vendor agrees toPublish testresults ? Vendor exits Logo Application Process Vendor gets Notification of Logo Grant after review of results Vendor uses Logo based on terms inLogo License Yes No The Process Vendor desiresto obtain Logo Vendor applies using Application process
Logo Program Launch • Launched @ OFA Interop Plug Fest Event • Hosted by UNH-IOL • April 16-20, 2007 • First Logo grants expected • On-demand testing will be available soon • Next OFA Interoperability Event in ~ 6 months
The Documents • Will be posted in: http://www.openfabrics.org/interoperability.htm • IWG Charter Document • OFA-UNH-IOL Contract Document • OFA-UNH-IOL Logo Program Document • OFA-UNH-IOL Logo License Document • OFA Interoperability Test Plan
Call to Action • OFA Community: • Contribute to IWG – test plans, events participation, membership • Suppliers: • Apply and secure logo for your products • Market interoperability benefits • End-users • Provide feedback on program to OFA and suppliers