NAME¶
ibacm - InfiniBand communication management assistant
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <infiniband/ib_acm.h>
DESCRIPTION¶
Used to resolve remote endpoint information before establishing communications
over InfiniBand.
NOTES¶
Th IB ACM provides scalable address and route resolution services over
InfiniBand. It resolves system network names and IP addresses to InfiniBand
path record data using efficient mechanisms, including caching of data.
The IB ACM provides information needed to establish a connection, but does not
implement the communication management protocol. It provides services similar
to rdma_getaddrinfo, rdma_resolve_addr, and rdma_resolve_route using IB
multicast. The IB ACM does not require IPoIB or use standard naming services,
such as DNS, and limits network communication, especially with the IB SA. The
ib_acme utility assists in verifying what options of the ibacm service may be
usable for the current fabric topology.
Client interactions with the ibacm service are done over sockets through a
standard TCP connection. The librdmacm abstracts this interaction.
RETURN CODES¶
- == 0
- success
- != 0
- error
SEE ALSO¶
ib_acme(1),
ibacm(1)