Firmware Upgrade; Vmware Driver Installation; Hardware And Software Requirements - Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-4 Lx User Manual

6. To complete the extraction, click Finish.

4.2.6 Firmware Upgrade

If the machine has a standard Mellanox card with an older firmware version, the firmware will be automatically updated
as part of the WinOF-2 package installation.
For information on how to upgrade firmware manually, please refer to the MFT User Manual
at www.mellanox.com >Products > Ethernet Drivers > Firmware Tools.

4.3 VMware Driver Installation

1. This section describes VMware Driver Installation.

4.3.1 Hardware and Software Requirements

Requirement
Platforms
Device ID
Operating System
Installer Privileges
49
Description
A server platform with an adapter card based on one of the
following Mellanox Technologies' devices:
• ConnectX®-4 Lx (EN) (firmware:fw-ConnectX4Lx)
For the latest list of device IDs, please visit Mellanox website.
ESXi 6.5
The installation requires administrator privileges on the target
machine.
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