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3 .TH LNET 7 "2023 Oct 8" LNet "Lustre networking layer"
7 A lightweight and efficient network communication protocol that supports
8 message passing for RPC request processing and RDMA for bulk data movement.
11 is a high performance networking protocol. It is most commonly used by the
14 LNet supports many commonly-used network types, such as InfiniBand and IP
15 networks, and allows simultaneous availability across multiple network types
16 with routing between them. Remote direct memory access (RDMA) is permitted
17 when supported by underlying networks using the appropriate Lustre network
18 driver (LND). High availability and recovery features enable transparent
19 recovery in conjunction with failover servers.
24 A low-level tool for administrators to control LNet configuration.
27 A low-level tool for administrators to confirm that LNet has been properly
28 installed and configured. The self-test also confirms that LNet and the
29 network software and hardware underlying it are performing according to
32 Please report all bugs to https://jira.whamcloud.com/
36 packages are available for download, alongside Lustre, at:
38 https://downloads.whamcloud.com/
39 and GPL source code is available at:
41 https://git.whamcloud.com/