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