About This Manual; Table 2: Documents List - Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-5 Ex User Manual

About This Manual

This User Manual describes Mellanox Technologies ConnectX®-5 and ConnectX®-5 Ex Ether-
net Single and Dual SFP28 and QSFP28 port PCI Express x8/x16 adapter cards. It provides
details as to the interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware for operat-
ing the board, and relevant documentation.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards.
The manual assumes basic familiarity with Ethernet network and architecture specifications.
Related Documentation
Table 2 - Documents List
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) User Manual
Document no. 2204UG
Mellanox Firmware Utility (mlxup) User Manual
and Release Notes
Mellanox OFED for Linux
User Manual
Document no. 2877
Mellanox OFED for Linux Release Notes
Document no. 2877
WinOF-2 for Windows
User Manual
Document no. MLX-15-3280
Mellanox OFED for Windows Driver
Release Notes
Mellanox VMware for Ethernet User Manual
Document no. MLNX-15-4896
Mellanox VMware for Ethernet Release Notes
Rev 1.7
User Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management
tools for a single node.
See http://www.mellanox.com
Firmware Tools
Mellanox firmware update and query utility used to update the
firmware.
See http://www.mellanox.com
Firmware Tools => mlxup Firmware Utility
User Manual describing OFED features, performance, Band
diagnostic, tools content and configuration.
See http://www.mellanox.com
Ethernet Drivers=> Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribu-
tion for Linux (MLNX_OFED)
Release Notes for Mellanox OFED for Linux driver kit for Mel-
lanox adapter cards:
See: http://www.mellanox.com
Ethernet Drivers => Linux SW/Drivers => Release Notes
User Manual describing WinOF-2 features, performance, Ether-
net diagnostic, tools content and configuration.
See http://www.mellanox.com
Windows SW/Drivers
Release notes for Mellanox Technologies' MLNX_EN for Linux
driver kit for Mellanox adapter cards:
See http://www.mellanox.com
Ethernet Drivers => Mellanox OFED for Windows => WinOF-
2 Release Notes
User Manual describing the various components of the Mella-
nox ConnectX® NATIVE ESXi stack: See =>
lanox.com Products => Software => Ethernet Drivers =>
VMware Driver => User Manual
Release notes for Mellanox ConnectX® NATIVE ESXi stack:
See => http://www.mellanox.com
=> VMware Driver => Release Notes
Mellanox Technologies
=> Products => Software =>
=> Products => Software =>
=> Products => Software =>
=>Products => Software =>
=> Products => Software =>
=> Products => Software =>
http://www.mel-
Software => Ethernet Drivers
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