Firmware Programming - Nvidia Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx Series User Manual

1. Log into the ESXi server with root permissions.
2. List all the existing NATIVE ESXi driver modules. (See Step 4 in
Driver for VMware
3. Remove each module:
#> esxcli software vib remove -n nmlx5-rdma
#> esxcli software vib remove -n nmlx5-core
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To remove the modules, you must run the command in the same order as shown in the
example above.
4. Reboot the server.

Firmware Programming

1. Download the VMware bootable binary images v4.6.0 from the
site.
a. ESXi 6.5 File: mft-4.6.0.48-10EM-650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib
b. MD5SUM: 0804cffe30913a7b4017445a0f0adbe1
2. Install the image according to the steps described in the
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The following procedure requires custom boot image downloading, mounting and
booting from a USB device.
vSphere.)
Installing Mellanox NATIVE ESXi
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT)
MFT User Manual.
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