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These are the release notes for the NVIDIA® ConnectX®-6 DE adapters firmware. This firmware supports the following protocols:
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InfiniBand - SDR, QDR, FDR, EDR, HDR100, HDR
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PCI Express 4.0, supporting backwards compatibility for v3.0, v2.0 and v1.1
1. Speed that supports both NRZ and PAM4 modes in Force mode and Auto-Negotiation mode.
Please make sure to use a PCIe slot that can supply the required power to the ConnectX-6 DE adapter card as stated in section Specifications in the adapter card’s User Manual.
Supported Devices
Refer to the hardware documentation for the list of supported devices.
Driver Software, Tools and Switch Firmware
The following are the drivers’ software, tools, switch/HCA firmware versions tested that you can upgrade from or downgrade to when using this firmware version:
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Supported Version |
|---|---|
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ConnectX-6 DE Firmware |
22.35.8002 /22.35.4554 /22.35.4506 |
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MLNX_OFED |
5.8-7.0.6.1 /5.8-6.0.4.2 /5.8-5.1.1.2 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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MLNX_EN (MLNX_OFED based code) |
5.8-7.0.6.1 /5.8-6.0.4.2 /5.8-5.1.1.2 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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WinOF-2 |
3.10.52010 /3.10.51000 /3.10.50000 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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MFT |
4.22.1-526 /4.22.1-417 /4.22.1-406 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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FlexBoot |
3.6.902 Note: Please be aware that not all firmware binaries contain FlexBoot or UEFI, support may vary between cards. |
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UEFI |
14.29.15 Note: Please be aware that not all firmware binaries contain FlexBoot or UEFI, support may vary between cards. |
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MLNX-OS |
3.10.5002 onwards |
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Cumulus |
5.4 onwards |
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NVIDIA Quantum Firmware |
27.2010.5108 onwards |
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SwitchX-IB 2 Firmware |
15.2008.2102 onwards |
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SwitchX-IB Firmware |
11.2008.2102 onwards |
Supported Cables and Modules
Validated and Supported HDR / 200Gb/s Cables
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Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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HDR |
MCP1650-H001E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP28, PVC, 1m, white pultab, 30AWG |
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HDR |
MCP1650-H002E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, 2M, black pultab, 26AWG |
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HDR |
MCP1650-H00AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, 0.5M, black pultab, 30AWG |
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HDR |
MCP7H50-H001R30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored pulltabs, 1m, 30AWG |
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HDR |
MCP7H50-H01AR30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 1.5m, 30AWG |
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HDR |
MCP7H50-H002R26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 2m, 26AWG |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H003E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 3m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H005E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 5m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H010E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 10m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H100E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 100m |
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HDR |
MFS1S50-H0xxE |
NVIDIA Active Fiber Splitter cable, IB HDR, 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, up to 30m |
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HDR |
MFS1S90-H003E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber Splitter cable, IB HDR, 2x200Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, 2xQSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, 3m |
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HDR |
MCA7J50-H003R* |
NVIDIA Active Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2xHDR100 100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, 3m, colored |
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HDR |
MCA7J50-H004R* |
NVIDIA Active Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2xHDR100 100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, 4m, colored |
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HDR |
MCA1J00-H003E* |
NVIDIA Active Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, 3m, yellow pulltab |
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HDR |
MCA1J00-H004E* |
NVIDIA Active Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, 4m, yellow pulltab |
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HDR |
MMA1T00-HS |
NVIDIA transceiver, HDR, QSFP56, MPO, 850nm, SR4, up to 100m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H130E |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 130m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H003-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 3m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H005-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 5m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H010-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 10m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H015-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 15m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H020-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 20m |
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HDR |
MFS1S00-H030-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 30m |
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HDR |
MCP7Y60-H001 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 1m |
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HDR |
MCP7Y60-H002 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 2m |
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HDR |
MCP7Y60-H01A |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 1.5m |
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HDR |
MCP7Y70-H001 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 1m |
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HDR |
MCP7Y70-H002 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 2m |
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HDR |
MCP7Y70-H01A |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 1.5m |
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HDR |
MFA7U10-H003 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 3m |
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HDR |
MFA7U10-H005 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 5m |
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HDR |
MFA7U10-H010 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 10m |
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HDR |
MFA7U10-H015 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 15m |
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HDR |
MFA7U10-H020 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 20m |
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HDR |
MFA7U10-H030 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 30m |
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HDR |
MFA7U10-H050 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 50m |
HDR links raise with RS_FEC.
*These cables were approved for switch-to-switch connectivity. For switch-to-host connectivity there may be some issues. See Known Issue 2073222/1959529 (see Known Issues)
Validated and Supported EDR / 100Gb/s Cables
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Speed |
Cable OPN |
Description |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E001 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1m 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E001E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1m, Black, 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E002 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 2m 28AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E002E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 2m, Black, 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E003 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m 26AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E003E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 3m, Black, 26AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E004E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 4m, Black, 26AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E005E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 5m, Black, 26AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E00A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 0.5m 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E00AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 0.5m, Black, 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E00BE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 0.75m, Black, 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E01A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1.5m 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E01AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1.5m, Black, 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E01BE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1.25m, Black, 30AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E02A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 2.5m 26AWG |
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EDR |
MCP1600-E02AE26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 2.5m, Black, 26AWG |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E001 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E003 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E005 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 5m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E010 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 10m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E015 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 15m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E020 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 20m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E030 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 30m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E050 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 50m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E100 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 100m |
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EDR |
MMA1B00-E100 |
NVIDIA transceiver, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, MPO, 850nm, SR4, up to 100m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E003-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E005-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 5m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E010-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 10m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E015-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 15m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E020-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 20m |
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EDR |
MFA1A00-E030-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 30m |
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EDR |
MMA1L30-CM |
NVIDIA optical module, 100Gb/s, QSFP28, LC-LC, 1310nm, CWDM4, up to 2km |
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EDR |
MMS1C10-CM |
NVIDIA active optical module, 100Gb/s, QSFP, MPO, 1310nm, PSM4, up to 500m |
EDR links raise with RS-FEC.
Validated and Supported FDR Cables
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Speed |
Cable OPN |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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FDR |
MC2207128-003 |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 3m |
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FDR |
MC2207130-002 |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 2m |
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FDR |
MC220731V-005 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 5m |
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FDR |
MC220731V-030 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 30m |
Validated and Supported 1GbE Cables
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Speed |
Cable OPN |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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1GbE |
MC3208011-SX |
NVIDIA Optical module, ETH 1GbE, 1Gb/s, SFP, LC-LC, SX 850nm, up to 500m |
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1GbE |
MC3208411-T |
NVIDIA module, ETH 1GbE, 1Gb/s, SFP, Base-T, up to 100m |
Tested Switches
PRM Revision Compatibility
This firmware version complies with the following Programmer’s Reference Manual:
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Adapters Programmer’s Reference Manual (PRM), Rev 0.53 or later, which has Command Interface Revision 0x5. The command interface revision can be retrieved by means of the QUERY_FW command and is indicated by the field cmd_interface_rev.
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