LLT fails to load on RHEL 7 due to infiniband (ib) modules depedency

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Description

Error Message

LLT: loading module...
LLT:Error loading LLT dependency rdma_cm.
llt[971]: Please make sure module rdma_cm is available on the system.
LLT:Warning: llt rdma module load failed, trying to load llt non-rdma module
llt[971]: Usage: modinst source_dir dest_subdir modname ...
systemd[1]: llt.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
systemd[1]: Failed to start VERITAS Low Latency Transport (LLT).

Workaround

1) Apply Private Hot Fix - llt-rhel7_x86_64-HotFix-7.3.1.301

2) Add parameter LLT_RDMA_MOD=0 in /etc/sysconfig/llt.

 

Cause

LLT loads RDMA/IB Modules by default though the customers weren't using Infiniband interface.

Resolution

It is identified as a known issue and a fix is publicly available in Infoscale 7.4.0.1100

Alternatively, a private fix is provided in Infoscale 7.3.1.301 along with the Workaround

Issue/Introduction

LLT loads RDMA/IB modules by default on Infoscale 7.3.1 for RHEL 7 and the below messages are seen in OS System Logs.

Additional Information

ETrack: 3948508