User Manual Revision History

4.36.0-147

June 03, 2026

Updated:

• Burning a Firmware Image - Added Burning Firmware with Different Minor PSID

• mlxlink Utility

• mlxfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool

• mlxfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool - Added status

• mlxlink Utility - Added: --show_multi_port_cpo_info, --smpci, --set_tx_precoding, --set_rx_precoding, --els_module <module_index>, --els_laser <lasers>, --els_operation <operation>

• mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool - Added: show_system_conf, set_system_conf, validate_system_conf

• Using mlxconfig - Added Setting Pre-defined Configuration

• mget_temp Utility - Added –precision, --no-modules

4.35.0-159

February 19, 2026

Updated:

• cpldupdate – Tool for Programming On-Board CPLDs on NVIDIA Devices

• mlxlink Utility

• mlxfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool - Added Driver Detection Assistance

• nvredfish - Added BMC/HMC Dumps

• Linux

• Access to Hardware Devices - Added FWCTL

4.34.0-145

November 10, 2025

Updated:

• Access to Hardware Devices

• Supported Operating Systems and Platforms

• mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool - Added --with_default, --host_id and --pf_index flags

• mlxlink Utility - Added --rx_modulation and --tx_modulation flags

• mlxreg Utility - Added recommendation

• mlxdpa – DPA Applications Sign Tool

• Examples of mlxconfig Usage

• Burning a Firmware Image

• Verifying the Firmware Image

• Querying the Firmware Image

4.33.0-169

August 08, 2025

Updated:

• mlxlink Utility

• mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool - Added --i2c_secondary

• mlxreg Utility - Added --full_path

• mlxfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool - Added PCIe Switch Reset via Hot Reset

• flint – Firmware Burning Tool - Added component_type and skip_if_same

• mlxfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool - Added --component_type componentName and --skip_if_same

4.32.0-120

 May 08, 2025

Updated:

• Secure Host

• mlxptrace Utility - Added --raw_dump flag

• fwtrace Utility - Added --raw_dump flag

• Burning a Firmware Image - Added Burning PLDM Images

• Updating the Device using PLDM

• mlxburn – Firmware Image Generator and Burner

• mlxtokengenerator - Token Creation Tool

• mlxburn – Firmware Image Generator and Burner

• Linux - Added i2c

• mlxfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool

• mlxcables - Cables Tool - Added note

4.31.0-149

February 10, 2025

Updated:

• mget_temp Utility

• mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool

• Linux

• Using mlxconfig

• Secure Host

Added:

• ESXi

4.30.0-139

November 11, 2024

Updated:

• mlxreg Utility

• resourceparse Utility

• Supported Operating Systems and Platforms

• mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool

Added:

• mlxptrace Utility

4.29.0

August 14, 2024

Updated:

• flint – Firmware Burning Tool

• cpldupdate – Tool for Programming On-Board CPLDs on NVIDIA Devices

• mlxlink Utility

4.28.0

May 7, 2024

Updated:

• mget_temp Utility

4.27.0

February 8, 2023

Added Bifurcation Configuration under mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool.

4.26.1

December 14, 2023

No changes to the User Manual.

4.26.0

November 6, 2023

Updated:

• mlxdpa – DPA Applications Sign Tool

• mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool

4.25.1

October 22, 2023

Added:

• Advance Options to "Generating an XML Template for the Configurations" under mlxconfig Commands. 

4.25.0

August 10, 2023

Updated:

• Cable Burn Command Running CMIS Firmware Upgrade Flow for Supported Cables under Burning a Firmware Image.

• mlxdpa – DPA Applications Sign Tool

• mlxfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool

• fwtrace Utility

• mlxtrace Utility

• resourcedump Utility

• resourceparse Utility

• mst Synopsis - Windows under Windows. 

• mst Synopsis - VMware under VMware ESXi.

• mst Synopsis - FreeBSD under FreeBSD.

• mst Synopsis - Linux under Linux.

Added:

• mlxcableimgen - Cable Firmware Image Wrapper Generation Tool under Firmware Generation, Configuration, and Update Tools.