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This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards. The manual assumes basic
familiarity with Ethernet network and architecture specifications.
Technical Support
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• URL: https://www.nvidia.com > Support
• E-mail: enterprisesupport@nvidia.com
Customers who purchased NVIDIA Global Support Services, please see your contract for details
regarding Technical Support.
Customers who purchased NVIDIA products through an NVIDIA-approved reseller should first seek
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Related Documentation
NVIDIA MLNX_OFED for
Linux User Manual and
Release Notes
WinOF-2 for
Windows User Manual
and Release Notes
NVIDIA VMware for
Ethernet User Manual
and Release Notes
NVIDIA Firmware
Update
NVIDIA Firmware Tools
(MFT) User Manual
IEEE Std 802.3
Specification
PCI Express
Specifications
Open Compute Project
Specification 3.0
LinkX Interconnect
Solutions
Document Conventions
User Manual and Release Notes describing MLNx_OFED features, performance,
band diagnostic, tools content and configuration.
Linux Documentation.
User Manual describing WinOF-2 features, performance, Ethernet diagnostic, tools
content and configuration.
User Manual describing the various components of the NVIDIA ConnectX® NATIVE
ESXi stack. See VMware® ESXi
NVIDIA firmware update and query utility used to update the firmware.
See NVIDIA Firmware Utility (mlxup)
User Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management tools for a single
node. See MFT User Manual.
IEEE Ethernet Specifications
Industry Standard PCI Express Base and Card Electromechanical
OCP Spec 3.0
LinkX Ethernet cables and transceivers are designed to maximize the performance
of High-Performance Computing networks, requiring high-bandwidth, low-latency
connections between compute nodes and switch nodes. NVIDIA offers one of the
industry's broadest portfolio of 40GbE, 56GbE, 100GbE, 200GbE and 400GbE
cables, including Direct Attach Copper cables (DACs), copper splitter cables,
Active Optical Cables (AOCs) and transceivers in a wide range of lengths from
0.5m to 10km. In addition to meeting Ethernet standards, NVIDIA tests every
product in an end-to-end environment ensuring a Bit Error Rate of less than
1E-15. Read more at LinkX Cables and
See NVIDIA MLNX_OFED for
See WinOF-2 for Windows
Documentation.
Documentation.
Transceivers.
Documentation.
Specifications.
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