InfiniScope displays the traffic of an InfiniBand fabric in real time by collecting data from the performance
registers on all host and switch ports. InfiniScope is compatible with all InfiniBand products utilizing both Mellanox
and Pathscale/Qlogic silicon. Data can be read up to 100 times per second without impacting performance of user programs.
The traffic data is shown on a network graph generated by the InfiniBand subnet manager. It shows both the topology
of the network and the host-to-host paths as calculated by the subnet manager. DDR and SDR connections are marked,
and links with 1X lane width are unmistakably shown with flashing yellow and black lines. Traffic details can be
provided for the entire fabric, or for individual nodes or switch ports.
Paired with frob, Microway's fabric loading mpi application, it is possible to test all points in your fabric with
maximum throughput. The loading application is capable of performing full duplex, half duplex, and all to all
communication patterns.
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