== KVM SR-IOV VMM Driver for Infiniband == 

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name               : KVM SR-IOV VMM Driver for Infiniband
url_url            : http://wiki.chpc.ac.za/acelab:opennebula_sr-iov_vmm_driver
brief description  : A VMM driver to enable Infiniband in VMs through SR-IOV. SR-IOV capable HCAs and OFEDs are required to enable Infiniband VFs. The driver is also compatible with Ethernet VFs.
type               : VMM Driver
license            : Apache 2.0
opennebula version : 3.x, 4.2
author             : David Macleod
email              : dmacleod@csir.co.za
organization_img150   : {{ software:ecosystem:chpc.png }}
keyword_tags       : vmm, infiniband, sr-iov
last update_dt     : 2013-09-26
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== Description ==

With the recent release of an OFED which supports SR-IOV on Infiniband HCAs it is now possible to use verbs from inside a VM. This VMM driver supports these Infiniband HCAs, and any other SR-IOV network device, in OpenNebula.

== Benefits ==

  - Deploy Infiniband capable VMs
  - Deploy isolated Infiniband networks
  - Improve network performance
  - Reduce host overhead
  - Improve VM CPU and memory performance

== Documentation and Download ==

  * [[https://github.com/OpenNebula/addon-kvm-sr-iov|Driver Website]]
  * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB-Z1o2jGaY|Demonstration Video]]