Networking ConnectX 6 Family Firmware Release Notes
Networking ConnectX 6 Family Firmware Release Notes
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Changes and New Features

To generate PLDM packages for firmware updates, users must install and use the MFT version that corresponds with the respective firmware release.

Feature/Change

Description

26.48.1000

PLDM PDR Repository Change Event Support

PLDM now supports the PDR Repository Change event type, enabling notification to the BMC when PDRs change. With this flow, the BMC can detect cable insertion/removal events. Refer to DSP0248 for details.

NVGRE VSID Modify-Header Support

Extended packet modify-header operations to support set and copy actions on the NVGRE VSID (Virtual Subnet Identifier). A new field, TUNNEL_HDR_DW_2 (0x84), enables dynamic VSID modification, adding header rewrite support for NVGRE tunnel traffic in addition to existing filtering capabilities.

Bug Fixes

See Bug Fixes in this Firmware Version section. 

Important Notes

SR-IOV - Virtual Functions (VF) per Port - The maximum Virtual Functions (VF) per port is 127. For further information, see Known Issues.

It is recommended to enable the "above 4G decoding" BIOS setting for features that require a large amount of PCIe resources (e.g., SR-IOV with numerous VFs, PCIe Emulated Switch, Large BAR Requests).


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