diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/check_mca_subdirs.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/check_mca_subdirs.cmake
index 169866dd5f..3a417603cf 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/check_mca_subdirs.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/check_mca_subdirs.cmake
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ FOREACH (MCA_FRAMEWORK ${MCA_FRAMEWORK_LIST})
 
         SET(COMPONENT_FILES "")
         SET(CURRENT_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mca/${MCA_FRAMEWORK}/${MCA_COMPONENT})
-        FILE(GLOB COMPONENT_FILES "${CURRENT_PATH}/*.C" "${CURRENT_PATH}/*.h"
+        FILE(GLOB_RECURSE COMPONENT_FILES "${CURRENT_PATH}/*.C" "${CURRENT_PATH}/*.h"
           "${CURRENT_PATH}/*.cc" "${CURRENT_PATH}/*.cpp")
 
         #check exclude list
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ FOREACH (MCA_FRAMEWORK ${MCA_FRAMEWORK_LIST})
 
         # remove the files in the exclude list
         FOREACH(FILE ${EXCLUDE_LIST})
-          LIST(REMOVE_ITEM MCA_FRAMEWORK_BASE_FILES "${CURRENT_PATH}/${FILE}")
+          LIST(REMOVE_ITEM COMPONENT_FILES "${CURRENT_PATH}/${FILE}")
         ENDFOREACH(FILE)
 
         # by default, build this component.
@@ -141,14 +141,18 @@ FOREACH (MCA_FRAMEWORK ${MCA_FRAMEWORK_LIST})
         # do we have to run a check module first?
         SET(REQUIRED_CHECK "")
         FILE(STRINGS ${CURRENT_PATH}/.windows REQUIRED_CHECK REGEX "^required_check=")
-        
+
         SET(EXTRA_INCLUDE_PATH "")
         IF(NOT REQUIRED_CHECK STREQUAL "")
           STRING(REPLACE "required_check=" "" REQUIRED_CHECK ${REQUIRED_CHECK})
           UNSET(RESULT_INCLUDE_PATH)
+          UNSET(RESULT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
           INCLUDE(${REQUIRED_CHECK})
           IF(RESULT)
+            SET(COMPONENT_FILES ${COMPONENT_FILES} ${RESULT_SOURCE_FILES})
             SET(EXTRA_INCLUDE_PATH ${RESULT_INCLUDE_PATH})
+            # these extra libraries will be set up in up layer, e.g. ompi
+            SET(EXTRA_LINK_LIBRARIES ${EXTRA_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${RESULT_LINK_LIBRARIES})
           ELSE(RESULT)
             # Required check failed, don't build this component.
             SET(BUILD_COMPONENT FALSE)
@@ -164,19 +168,6 @@ FOREACH (MCA_FRAMEWORK ${MCA_FRAMEWORK_LIST})
             STRING(REPLACE "not_single_shared_lib=" "" NOT_SINGLE_SHARED_LIB ${VALUE})
           ENDIF(NOT VALUE STREQUAL "")
 
-          # check out if we have to exclude some source files.
-          SET(EXCLUDE_LIST "")
-          FILE(STRINGS ${CURRENT_PATH}/.windows EXCLUDE_LIST REGEX "^exclude_list=")
-        
-          IF(NOT EXCLUDE_LIST STREQUAL "")
-            STRING(REPLACE "exclude_list=" "" EXCLUDE_LIST ${EXCLUDE_LIST})
-          ENDIF(NOT EXCLUDE_LIST STREQUAL "")
-        
-          # remove the files in the exclude list
-          FOREACH(FILE ${EXCLUDE_LIST})
-            LIST(REMOVE_ITEM COMPONENT_FILES "${CURRENT_PATH}/${FILE}")
-          ENDFOREACH(FILE)
-
           IF(NOT OPAL_WANT_LIBLTDL OR NOT_SINGLE_SHARED_LIB STREQUAL "1")
             SET(NOT_SINGLE_SHARED_LIB "")
             # add sources for static build or for the shared build when this is not a stand along library.
@@ -266,7 +257,7 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIB_NAME_PREFIX}mca_${MCA_FRAMEWORK}_${MCA_COMPONENT}
                       PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS \"-D_USRDLL -DOPAL_IMPORTS -DOMPI_IMPORTS -DORTE_IMPORTS /TP\")
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (${LIB_NAME_PREFIX}mca_${MCA_FRAMEWORK}_${MCA_COMPONENT}
-  libopen-pal ${MCA_LINK_LIBRARIES})
+  libopen-pal ${MCA_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LINK_LIBRARIES})
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS ${LIB_NAME_PREFIX}mca_${MCA_FRAMEWORK}_${MCA_COMPONENT} ${INSTALL_DEST})
 IF (OMPI_DEBUG_BUILD)
@@ -275,8 +266,13 @@ IF (OMPI_DEBUG_BUILD)
 ENDIF (OMPI_DEBUG_BUILD)
           ")
 
-            ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/mca/${MCA_FRAMEWORK}/${MCA_COMPONENT} mca/${MCA_FRAMEWORK}/${MCA_COMPONENT})
-          ENDIF(NOT OPAL_WANT_LIBLTDL OR NOT_SINGLE_SHARED_LIB STREQUAL "1")
+              ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/mca/${MCA_FRAMEWORK}/${MCA_COMPONENT} mca/${MCA_FRAMEWORK}/${MCA_COMPONENT})
+
+              # for single dll, reset these two variables for the next component.
+              UNSET(EXTRA_INCLUDE_PATH)
+              UNSET(EXTRA_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+
+              ENDIF(NOT OPAL_WANT_LIBLTDL OR NOT_SINGLE_SHARED_LIB STREQUAL "1")
 
           # Install help files if they are here.
           INSTALL(DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_PATH}/ DESTINATION share/openmpi/
diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/find_ofed_sdk.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/find_ofed_sdk.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dafea7be51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/find_ofed_sdk.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2010      High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, 
+#                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+# $COPYRIGHT$
+# 
+# Additional copyrights may follow
+# 
+# $HEADER$
+#
+
+# Find OFED SDK headers and libraries.
+
+#
+#  OFED_SDK_PATH           - path to OFED SDK dir
+#  OFED_SDK_INCLUDE_PATH   - path to verbs.h
+#  OFED_SDK_FOUND          - system has OFED SDK
+#
+
+# This module is included in a .windows file, it must return two variables:
+# RESULT                : find result
+# RESULT_INCLUDE_PATH   : the path need to include if RESULT is true
+# RESULT_LINK_LIBRARIES : libraries need to be linked
+
+IF(NOT OMPI_WANT_OFED)
+  SET(RESULT FALSE)
+ELSE(NOT OMPI_WANT_OFED)
+
+  SET(OFED_SDK_PATH "" CACHE PATH
+    "Path to OFED SDK root directory, if not in system path, has to be set manually by user.")
+
+  #generate the lex file, if it's not there
+  IF(NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_lex.c)
+    ADD_FLEX_FILE(OPAL_SOURCE_FILES ./mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_lex.l
+    btl_openib_ini_yy "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/mca/btl/openib/")
+    SET(RESULT_SOURCE_FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_lex.c)
+  ENDIF(NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_lex.c)
+
+  IF(NOT OFED_SDK_FOUND)
+
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "looking for OFED SDK...")
+
+    # set the default search path
+    IF("${OFED_SDK_PATH}" STREQUAL "")
+      SET(OFED_SDK_PATH "$ENV{SystemDrive}/OFED_SDK")
+    ENDIF("${OFED_SDK_PATH}" STREQUAL "")
+
+    # clear the old find results and start a new search
+    UNSET(OFED_SDK_INCLUDE_PATH)
+	UNSET(OFED_SDK_LIBIBVERBS)
+
+    FIND_PATH(OFED_SDK_INCLUDE_PATH NAMES verbs.h PATHS ${OFED_SDK_PATH}/Inc/infiniband
+      DOC "Path to OFED SDK include directory, will be detected automatically.")
+
+	FIND_LIBRARY(OFED_SDK_LIBIBVERBS libibverbs PATHS ${OFED_SDK_PATH}/Lib
+      DOC "Path to OFED SDK libraries directory, will be detected automatically.")
+
+    IF(OFED_SDK_INCLUDE_PATH AND OFED_SDK_LIBIBVERBS)
+      SET(OFED_SDK_FOUND TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "find result of OFED SDK.")
+      SET(RESULT_INCLUDE_PATH ${OFED_SDK_INCLUDE_PATH}/..;${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/mca/btl/openib)
+	  SET(RESULT_LINK_LIBRARIES ${OFED_SDK_LIBIBVERBS})
+      SET(RESULT TRUE)
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "looking for OFED SDK...found.")
+    ELSE(OFED_SDK_INCLUDE_PATH AND OFED_SDK_LIBIBVERBS)
+      SET(OFED_SDK_FOUND FALSE CACHE INTERNAL "find result of OFED SDK.")
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "looking for OFED SDK...failed.")
+    ENDIF(OFED_SDK_INCLUDE_PATH AND OFED_SDK_LIBIBVERBS)
+
+  ELSE(NOT OFED_SDK_FOUND)
+    SET(RESULT_INCLUDE_PATH ${OFED_SDK_INCLUDE_PATH}/..;${OpenMPI_SOURCE_DIR}/ompi/mca/btl/openib)
+    SET(RESULT_LINK_LIBRARIES ${OFED_SDK_LIBIBVERBS})
+    SET(RESULT TRUE)
+  ENDIF(NOT OFED_SDK_FOUND)
+
+ENDIF(NOT OMPI_WANT_OFED)
diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_configure.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_configure.cmake
index 1d7b3a9bf3..8ed50cbd1f 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_configure.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_configure.cmake
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ OMPI_DEF_OPT(OMPI_WANT_NETWORK_DIRECT "Whether we want to enable Network Direct
 
 OMPI_DEF_OPT(ORTE_WANT_NOTIFIER_LOG_EVENT "if the notifier_log_event should be enabled" OFF)
 
+OMPI_DEF_OPT(OMPI_WANT_OFED "Whether we want to enable OFED support." OFF)
 
 IF (NOT MSVC)
 
diff --git a/ompi/CMakeLists.txt b/ompi/CMakeLists.txt
index a0f6ac323e..8394d6face 100644
--- a/ompi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ompi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ IF (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(libmpi PROPERTIES 
     COMPILE_FLAGS "${OMPI_C_DEF_PRE}_USRDLL ${OMPI_C_DEF_PRE}HAVE_CONFIG_H
                    ${OMPI_C_DEF_PRE}OMPI_EXPORTS ${OMPI_C_DEF_PRE}ORTE_IMPORTS ${OMPI_CXX_LAN_FLAG}")
-  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (libmpi libopen-rte Ws2_32.lib shlwapi.lib)
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (libmpi libopen-rte Ws2_32.lib shlwapi.lib ${EXTRA_LINK_LIBRARIES})
 ELSE (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(libmpi PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "${OMPI_C_DEF_PRE}_LIB")
 ENDIF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/.windows b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/.windows
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5413bf037a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/.windows
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2010 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, 
+#                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+# $COPYRIGHT$
+# 
+# Additional copyrights may follow
+# 
+# $HEADER$
+#
+
+# Specific to this module
+mca_link_libraries=libopen-rte Ws2_32.lib
+exclude_list=btl_openib_fd.c;btl_openib_fd.h;connect/btl_openib_connect_ibcm.h;connect/btl_openib_connect_ibcm.c;connect/btl_openib_connect_xoob.h;connect/btl_openib_connect_xoob.c
+required_check=find_ofed_sdk