The chapter contains the following sections:
These are the release notes for the NVIDIA® ConnectX®-6 adapters firmware. This firmware supports the following protocols:
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InfiniBand - SDR, QDR, FDR, EDR, HDR100, HDR
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Ethernet - 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, 50GbE1, 100GbE1, 200GbE2
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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.
2. Speed that supports PAM4 mode only.
When connecting an NVIDIA-to-NVIDIA adapter card in ETH PAM4 speeds, Auto-Neg should always be enabled.
Please make sure to use a PCIe slot that can supply the required power to the ConnectX-6 adapter card as stated in section Specifications in the adapter card’s User Manual.
Supported Devices
This firmware supports the devices and protocols listed below:
Refer to the hardware IB documentation and ETH 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 Firmware |
20.43.4100 /20.43.3608 /20.43.2566 |
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DOCA-HOST |
2.9.4 / 2.9.3 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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MLNX_OFED |
24.10-4.1.4.0 /24.10-3.2.5.0 /24.10-1.1.4.0 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) |
24.10-4.1.4.0 /24.10-3.2.5.0 /24.10-1.1.4.0 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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WinOF-2 |
24.10.50010 /24.7.50000 /24.4.50000 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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MFT |
4.30.1-1216 /4.30.1-1210 /4.30.1-113 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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mstflint |
4.30.1-1216 /4.30.1-1210 /4.30.1-113 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
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FlexBoot |
3.7.500 |
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UEFI |
14.37.50 |
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MLNX-OS |
3.12.2002 onwards |
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Cumulus |
5.11.0.0026 onwards |
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NVIDIA Quantum Firmware |
27.2014.2084 onwards |
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SwitchX-IB 2 Firmware |
15.2010.5108 onwards |
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SwitchX-IB Firmware |
11.2008.3328 onwards |
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