Introduction; Supported Operating Systems; Access To Hardware Devices - Nvidia MSTFLINT Manual

Introduction

The Mellanox Firmware Tools (mstflint) package is a set of firmware management and debug tools for
Mellanox devices. mstflint can be used for:
• Generating a standard or customized Mellanox firmware image
• Querying for firmware information
• Burning a firmware image to a single Mellanox device
The list of the available tools in the package can be found in the

Supported Operating Systems

Please refer to the release notes of your version for supported platforms and kernels.

Access to Hardware Devices

The table below lists the Mellanox devices supported by mstflint, the supporting tools, and the
access methods to these devices.
Device Type
HCA (InfiniBand)
VPI Network Adapter
Ethernet Adapter (NIC)
Switch
1
Note. V indicates managed switch products only.V
mstflint is compiled with MLNX_OFED driver.mstflint tools access Mellanox devices via the PCI Express
Product Name
Connect-IB®
ConnectX®-3
ConnectX®-3 Pro
ConnectX®-4
ConnectX®-5
ConnectX®-5 Ex
ConnectX®-3 EN
ConnectX®-4 Lx
SwitchX®-2
SwitchX®
Switch-IB®
Switch-IB® 2
Spectrum®
2
In-band capability is only available for mstflint if
Release Notes document.
HW Access Method
PCI I2C
V V
V V
V V
V V
V V
V V
V V
V V
V V
1 V
V
1 V
V
1 V
V
V V
In-Band
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
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