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Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-3 Pro User Manual (115 pages)
10/40 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters for Dell PowerEdge Servers
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Adapter
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Restrictions and Disclaimers
3
Export Regulations
3
Table of Contents
4
List of Tables
8
List of Figures
9
Revision History
10
Table 1: Revision History Table
10
About this Manual
11
Intended Audience
11
Related Documentation
11
Document Conventions
11
Technical Support
11
Table 2: Documents List
11
Chapter 1 Introduction
12
Functional Description
12
Features
12
Single Root IO Virtualization (SR-IOV)
13
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
14
Supported Operating Systems/Distributions
14
Chapter 2 Adapter Card Interfaces
15
I/O Interfaces
15
Ethernet QSFP+/ SFP+ Interface
15
LED Assignment
15
Table 3: LED Assignment for 10Gbe SFP+ Network Adapters
15
Table 4: LED Assignment for 40Gbe QSFP+ Network Adapters
16
Figure 1: Mellanox Connectx-3 Dual Port 40Gbe QSFP+ Network Adapter Full Height Bracket
16
Figure 2: Mellanox Connectx-3 Dual Port 10Gbe SFP+ Network Adapter Full Height Bracket
17
Chapter 3 Installing the Hardware
18
System Requirements
18
Hardware
18
Operating Systems/Distributions
18
Software Stacks
18
Co-Requisites
18
Safety Precautions
18
Pre-Installation Checklist
19
Installation Instructions
19
For Adapters
19
For Mezzanine Cards
19
Connecting the Network Cables
20
Inserting a Cable into the Adapter Card
20
Removing a Cable from the Adapter Card
20
Identifying the Card in a System
20
On Linux
20
Chapter 4 Driver Installation and Configuration
21
Linux Driver
21
Installation Requirements
21
Downloading Mellanox OFED
21
Installing Mellanox OFED
21
Pre-Installation Notes
22
Installation Script
22
Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
22
Table 5: Install.sh Return Codes
22
Installation Procedure
23
Installation Results
24
Post-Installation Notes
25
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
25
Linux Driver Features
25
Iscsi Extensions for RDMA (Iser)
25
Iser Initiator
25
Quality of Service (Qos) Ethernet
25
Mapping Traffic to Traffic Classes
25
Plain Ethernet Quality of Service Mapping
26
Roce Quality of Service Mapping
27
Raw Ethernet QP Quality of Service Mapping
27
Map Priorities with Tc_Wrap.py/Mlnx_Qos
27
Quality of Service Properties
28
Quality of Service Tools
29
Ethernet Time-Stamping
32
Enabling Time Stamping
32
Getting Time Stamping
35
Querying Time Stamping Capabilities Via Ethtool
36
Roce Time Stamping
36
Query Capabilities
36
Creating Time Stamping Completion Queue
37
Polling a Completion Queue
37
Querying the Hardware Time
38
Flow Steering
38
Enable/Disable Flow Steering
38
Flow Domains and Priorities
39
Table 6: Flow Specific Parameters
40
Single Root IO Virtualization (SR-IOV)
41
System Requirements
41
Setting up SR-IOV
41
Enabling SR-IOV and para Virtualization on the same Setup
44
Assigning a Virtual Function to a Virtual Machine
44
Uninstalling SR-IOV Driver
45
Configuring Pkeys and Guids under SR-IOV
46
Ethernet Virtual Function Configuration When Running SR-IOV
47
Ethtool
48
Table 7: Ethtool Supported Options
49
Ethernet Performance Counters
50
Table 8: Port in Counters
51
Table 9: Port out Counters
52
Table 10: Port VLAN Priority Tagging (Where <I> Is in the Range 0
52
Table 11: Port Pause (Where <I> Is in the Range 0
53
Table 12: Vport Statistics (Where <I>=<Empty_String> Is the PF, and Ranges 1
53
Table 13 - SW Statistics
54
Vmware Driver
55
Installing and Running the Driver
55
Installing and Running the VIB Driver on Esxi-5.X
55
Table 14: Per Ring (SW) Statistics (Where <I> Is the Ring I - Per Configuration)
55
Installing and Running the Offline_Bundle Driver on Esxi-5.X
57
Removing the Vib/Offline_Bundle Driver
57
Windows
57
Installation Requirements
58
Required Disk Space for Installation
58
Software Requirements
58
Installer Privileges
58
Downloading Mellanox Winof
58
Installing Mellanox Winof
58
Attended Installation
58
Unattended Installation
59
Uninstalling Mellanox Winof
59
Windows Performance Tuning
59
Winof Features
59
Configuring Quality of Service (Qos)
59
RDMA over Converged Ethernet
61
Roce Configuration
61
Configuring Router (PFC Only)
63
Deploying Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 with SMB Direct
63
Hardware and Software Prerequisites
63
SMB Configuration Verification
63
Verifying SMB Connection
64
Verifying SMB Events that Confirm RDMA Connection
64
Chapter 5 Remote Boot
65
Iscsi Boot
65
Rhel6.4/Rhel6.5
65
Configuring the Iscsi Target Machine
65
Installing RHEL6.4/RHEL6.5 on a Remote Storage over Iscsi
66
SAN-Booting the Diskless Client with Flexboot
70
Booting Windows from an Iscsi Target
70
Configuring the WDS, DHCP and Iscsi Servers
70
Configuring the Client Machine
71
Table 15: Reserved IP Address Options
71
Installing Iscsi
72
Sles11 Sp3
73
Configuring the Iscsi Target Machine
73
Configuring the DHCP Server
75
Installing SLES11 SP3 on a Remote Storage over Iscsi
75
Using PXE Boot Services for Booting the SLES11 SP3 from the Iscsi Target
82
PXE Boot
82
Sles11 Sp3
82
Configuring the PXE Server
82
Chapter 6 Firmware
84
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
85
General
85
Linux
86
Windows
86
Chapter 8 Specifications
88
Table 16: Mellanox Connectx-3 Dual 40Gbe QSFP+ Network Adapter Specifications
88
Table 17: Mellanox Connectx-3 Dual 10Gbe SFP+ Network Adapter Specifications
89
Table 18: Mellanox Connectx-3 Dual 10Gbe KR Blade Mezzanine Card Specifications
90
Chapter 9 Regulatory
91
Regulatory Statements
91
FCC Statements (USA)
91
Table 19: Ethernet Network Adapter Certifications
91
EN Statements (Europe)
92
ICES Statements (Canada)
92
VCCI Statements (Japan)
92
KCC Certification (Korea)
93
Appendix A Configuration for Mellanox Adapters through System Setup
94
Figure 3: Life Cycle Controller Main Configuration System Setup Menu
94
Figure 4: Main Configuration Page Options
95
Figure 5: Main Configuratiop Page - Iscsi Configuration - Iscsi General Parameters
101
Figure 6: Main Configuration Page - Iscsi Configuration - Iscsi Initiator Parameters
102
Figure 7: Main Configuration Page - Iscsi Configuration - Iscsi Target Parameters
103
Appendix B Safety Warnings
108
Appendix C Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
110
Appendix D Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
112
Appendix E Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
114
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Brand:
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| Category:
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| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Figures
6
List of Tables
7
Revision History
8
Table 1: Revision History Table
8
About this Manual
10
Intended Audience
10
Related Documentation
10
Document Conventions
10
Table 2: Documents List
10
Technical Support
11
Firmware and Software Updates
11
Chapter 1 Introduction
12
Product Overview
12
Table 3: Single and Dual-Port QDR Adapter Cards
12
Features
12
Table 4: Single and Dual-Port FDR10 Adapter Cards
13
Table 5: Single and Dual-Port FDR Adapter Cards
13
Features and Benefits
14
Connectivity
16
Operating Systems/Distributions
16
Chapter 2 Interfaces
17
Infiniband Interface
17
Ethernet Interface
17
Figure 1: MCX354A-[QFT]CBT Card
17
PCI Express Interface
18
I2C-Compatible Interface
18
LED Interface
18
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
19
System Requirements
19
Hardware
19
Operating Systems/Distributions
19
Software Stacks
19
Safety Precautions
19
Pre-Installation Checklist
19
Bracket Installation Instructions
19
Removing the Existing Bracket
20
Installing the New Bracket
20
3.4.2.1 Gasket Installation
20
Figure 2: Bracket Screws
20
3.4.2.2 Installing the Bracket
21
Figure 3: Gasket Location on Adapter Card
21
Figure 4: Gasket Installation
21
Card Installation Instructions
22
Figure 5: Placing the Bracket on the Card
22
Cables and Modules
23
Cable Installation
23
Identify the Card in Your System
24
On Windows
24
PCI Device
24
On Linux
25
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
26
Linux Driver
26
Hardware and Software Requirements
26
Downloading Mellanox OFED
26
Table 7: Software and Hardware Requirements
26
Installing Mellanox OFED
27
4.1.3.1 Pre-Installation Notes
27
4.1.3.2 Installation Script
28
4.1.3.3 Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
29
4.1.3.4 Installation Procedure
30
Table 8: Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
30
Installation Results
41
Post-Installation Notes
43
Updating Firmware after Installation
43
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
44
Port Type Management on Linux
45
Auto Sensing
45
Table 9: Supported Connectx Port Configurations
45
4.1.9.1 Enabling Auto Sensing
46
Windows Driver
46
Hardware and Software Requirements
46
Downloading Mlnx_Winof
46
Table 10: Software and Hardware Requirements
46
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
47
Installing Mlnx_Winof
49
Attended Installation
49
4.2.4.2 Unattended Installation
55
Upgrading Mlnx_Winof
55
Installation Results
56
Opensm Activation
56
Uninstalling Mlnx_Winof
57
4.2.8.1 Attended Uninstall
57
4.2.8.2 Unattended Uninstall
57
Assigning Port IP after Installation
57
4.2.10 Port Type Management on Windows
59
Performance Tuning
61
Vmware Driver
61
Installing Mellanox Infiniband OFED Driver for Vmware Vsphere
61
Uninstalling Mellanox Infiniband OFED Driver
62
Flexboot
62
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
63
Figure 7: Support Download Assistant
64
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
65
General
65
Linux
66
Windows
67
Chapter 7 Specifications
68
MCX353A-QCBT Specifications
68
Table 11: MCX353A-QCBT Specifications Table
68
MCX354A-QCBT Specifications
70
Table 12: MCX354A-QCBT Specifications Table
70
MCX353A-TCBT Specifications
71
Table 13: MCX353A-TCBT Specifications Table
71
MCX354A-TCBT Specifications
72
Table 14: MCX354A-TCBT Specifications Table
72
MCX353A-FCB[T/S] Specifications
73
Table 15: MCX353A-FCB[T/S] Specifications Table
73
MCX354A-FCB[T/S] Specifications
74
Table 16: MCX354A-FCB[T/S] Specifications Table
74
Adapter LED Operation
76
Table 17: Physical and Logical Link Indications (Infiniband Mode)
76
Table 18: Physical and Logical Link Indication (Ethernet Mode
76
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
77
Figure 8: Mechanical Drawing of the Single-Port MCX353A-[QFT]CBT Adapter Card
77
Figure 9: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX354A-[QFT]CBT Adapter Card
78
Bracket Mechanical Drawing
79
Figure 10: Dual-Port Tall Bracket
79
Figure 11: Single-Port Tall Bracket
79
Figure 12: Dual-Port Short Bracket
80
Figure 13: Single-Port Short Bracket
80
Regulatory Statements
81
Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout
82
Figure 14: Connector and Cage Views
82
Figure 15: Pcie Connector Pinout
84
Figure 16: Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout
85
Appendix B Finding the GUID/ MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
86
Figure 17: Card Product Label
86
Appendix C Safety Warnings
87
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
89
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
91
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
93
Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-3 Pro User Manual (66 pages)
Ethernet Single and Dual SFP+ Port Adapter Card
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Tables
5
List of Figures
6
Revision History
7
Table 1: Revision History Table
7
About this Manual
8
Document Conventions
8
Intended Audience
8
Related Documentation
8
Table 2: Documents List
8
Firmware and Software Updates
9
Technical Support
9
Chapter 1 Introduction
10
Product Overview
10
Table 3: Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards
10
Features and Benefits
11
Table 4: Features
11
Operating Systems/Distributions
12
Connectivity
12
Chapter 2 Interfaces
13
Ethernet SFP+ Interface
13
PCI Express Interface
13
Figure 1: MCX312B-XCCT Card
13
I2C-Compatible Interface
14
LED Interface
14
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
15
System Requirements
15
Hardware
15
Operating Systems/Distributions
15
Software Stacks
15
Safety Precautions
15
Pre-Installation Checklist
15
Bracket Installation Instructions
15
Removing the Existing Bracket
16
Installing the New Bracket
16
Figure 2: Bracket Screws
16
Figure 3: Bracket Screws
16
Figure 4: EMI Fingers
17
Figure 5: Placing the Bracket on the Card MCX312B-XCCT
17
Card Installation Instructions
18
Cables and Modules
18
Inserting the Optical Transceiver Module
18
Cable Installation
19
Figure 6: Module with Locking Mechanism Closed
19
Figure 7: Module with Locking Mechanism Open
19
Identify the Card in Your System
20
On Windows
20
PCI Device
20
On Linux
21
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
22
Linux Driver
22
Hardware and Software Requirements
22
Installing the Driver
22
Table 5: Software and Hardware Requirements
22
Loading the Driver
23
Unloading the Driver
23
Uninstalling the Driver
24
Windows Driver
24
Downloading Mlnx_Winof
24
Table 6: Software and Hardware Requirements
24
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
25
Installing Mlnx_Winof
27
Attended Installation
27
4.2.3.2 Unattended Installation
33
Upgrading Mlnx_Winof
33
Installation Results
34
Opensm Activation
34
Uninstalling Mlnx_Winof
35
4.2.7.1 Attended Uninstall
35
4.2.7.2 Unattended Uninstall
35
Assigning Port IP after Installation
35
Port Type Management on Windows
37
Performance Tuning
39
Vmware Driver
39
Installing and Running the VBI Driver on Esxi-5.X
39
Installing and Running the Offline_Bundle Driver on Esxi-5.X
40
Removing the Vib/Offline_Bundle Driver
40
Flexboot
41
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
42
Figure 9: Support Download Assistant
43
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
44
General
44
Linux
45
Windows
46
Chapter 7 Specifications
47
MCX312B-XCC[S/T] Specifications
47
Table 7: MCX312B-XCC[S/T] Specifications Table
47
MCX312C-XCCT Specifications
48
Table 8: MCX312C-XCCT Specifications Table
48
MCX311A-XCCT Specifications
49
Table 9: MCX311A-XCCT Specifications Table
49
Adapter Led Operations
50
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
50
Table 10: Physical and Logical Link Indication (Ethernet Mode)
50
Figure 10: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX312B-XCCT Adapter Card
50
Figure 11: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX312C-XCCT Adapter Card
51
Figure 12: Mechanical Drawing of the Single-Port MCX311A-XCCT Adapter Card
51
Bracket Mechanical Drawing
52
Regulatory Statements
52
Figure 13: Dual-Port Bracket
52
Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout
53
Figure 14: Rear View of Module with Pin Placement
53
Table 11: SFP+ Connector Pinout
54
PCI Express X8 Connector Pinout
55
Figure 15: Pcie Connector Pinout
55
Figure 16: Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout
56
Appendix B Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
57
Retrieving Adapter Card GUID
57
Figure 17: Board Label (Example)
57
Appendix C Safety Warnings
59
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
61
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
63
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
65
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Figures
5
List of Tables
6
Revision History
7
Table 1: Revision History Table
7
About this Manual
8
Table 2: Documents List
8
Chapter 1 Introduction
10
Product Overview
10
Table 3: Single-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards
10
Table 4: Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards
11
Features and Benefits
12
Operating Systems/Distributions
13
Connectivity
13
Chapter 2 Interfaces
14
Ethernet SFP+ Interface
14
PCI Express Interface
14
I2C-Compatible Interface
14
LED Interface
14
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
14
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
15
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
16
System Requirements
16
Hardware
16
Operating Systems/Distributions
16
Software Stacks
16
Safety Precautions
16
Pre-Installation Checklist
16
Card Installation Instructions
16
Cables and Modules
16
Identify the Card in Your System
17
On Windows
17
Figure 1: PCI Device
17
On Linux
18
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
19
Linux Driver
19
Hardware and Software Requirements
19
Installing the Driver
19
Table 6: Software and Hardware Requirements
19
Loading the Driver
20
Unloading the Driver
20
Uninstalling the Driver
20
Windows Driver
20
Hardware and Software Requirements
21
Downloading Mlnx_Winof
21
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
21
Table 7: Software and Hardware Requirements
21
Installing Mlnx_Winof
23
4.2.4.1 Attended Installation
24
4.2.4.2 Unattended Installation
29
Upgrading Mlnx_Winof
30
Installation Results
30
Opensm Activation
31
Uninstalling Mlnx_Winof
32
4.2.8.1 Attended Uninstall
32
4.2.8.2 Unattended Uninstall
32
Assigning Port IP after Installation
32
Vmware Driver
33
Installing and Running the VBI Driver on Esxi-5.X
34
Installing and Running the Offline_Bundle Driver on Esxi-5.X
34
Removing the Vib/Offline_Bundle Driver
35
Flexboot
35
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
36
Figure 2: Support Download Assistant
37
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
38
General
38
Linux
39
Windows
40
Chapter 7 Specifications
41
MCX341A Specifications
41
Table 8: MCX341A Specifications Table
41
MCX342A Specifications
42
Table 9: MCX342A Specifications Table
42
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
43
Figure 3: Mechanical Drawing of the Single-Port MCX341A Mezzanine Card
43
Figure 4: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX342A Mezzanine Card
44
Mylar Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
45
Figure 5: Mechanical Drawing of Mylar
45
Figure 6: Mylar on Board
45
Adapter LED Operation
46
Regulatory Statements
46
Table 10: Physical and Logical Link Indication
46
Appendix A Card Change History
47
Changes in Rev A2 from Rev A1 (MCX341A-XCCN)
47
Changes in Rev A3 from Rev A2 (MCX341A-XCCN)
47
Changes in MCX341A-XCDN from MCX341A-XCCN
47
Changes in MCX341A-XCEN from MCX341A-XCDN
47
Changes in MCX341A-XCFN from MCX341A-XCEN
47
Changes in MCX341A-XCGN from MCX341A-XCFN
47
Appendix B Finding the MAC/GUID and Serial Number on the Mezzanine Card
48
Figure 7: MCX341A-XCCN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
48
Figure 8: MCX341A-XCDN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
49
Figure 9: MCX342A-XCCN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
49
Figure 10: MCX342A-XCDN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
50
Figure 11: MCX341A-XCEN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
50
Figure 12: MCX342A-XCEN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
51
Figure 13: MCX341A-XCFN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
51
Figure 14: MCX342A-XCFN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
52
Figure 15: MCX341A-XCGN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
52
Retrieving Adapter Card GUID
53
Figure 16: MCX342A-XCGN Board Label (Example Only - See Note)
53
Appendix C Interface Connectors Pinout
55
SFP+ Pinout
55
PCI Express X8 Connector Pinout
55
Figure 17: SFP+ Cage Pinout
55
Figure 18: Pcie Connector Pinout
56
I2C-Compatible Connector Pinout
57
Figure 19: Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout
57
Table 11: I2C-Compatible Connector Pinout
57
Appendix D Safety Warnings
58
Appendix E Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
60
Appendix F Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
62
Appendix G Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
64
Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-3 Pro User Manual (67 pages)
VPI Single and Dual QSFP Port Adapter Card
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
PCI Card
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Tables
5
List of Figures
6
Revision History
7
Table 1: Revision History Table
7
About this Manual
8
Intended Audience
8
Related Documentation
8
Table 2: Documents List
8
Online Resources
9
Document Conventions
9
Technical Support
9
Firmware and Software Updates
9
Chapter 1 Introduction
10
Product Overview
10
Table 3: Single and Dual-Port FDR Adapter Cards
10
Features and Benefits
11
Operating Systems/Distributions
12
Connectivity
12
Chapter 2 Interfaces
13
Infiniband Interface
13
Ethernet Interface
13
PCI Express Interface
13
I2C-Compatible Interface
13
LED Interface
14
Figure 1: I2C Harness
14
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
15
System Requirements
15
Hardware
15
Operating Systems/Distributions
15
Software Stacks
15
Safety Precautions
15
Pre-Installation Checklist
15
Card Installation Instructions
16
Figure 2: EMI Fingers on QSFP Connector
16
Figure 3: Plastic Zip Lock
16
Cables and Modules
17
Identify the Card in Your System
17
On Windows
17
Figure 4: PCI Device (Example)
17
On Linux
18
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
19
Linux Driver
19
Hardware and Software Requirements
19
Downloading Mellanox OFED
19
Table 5: Software and Hardware Requirements
19
Installing Mellanox OFED
20
4.1.3.1 Pre-Installation Notes
20
4.1.3.2 Installation Script
21
4.1.3.3 Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
23
4.1.3.4 Installation Procedure
23
Table 6: Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
23
Installation Results
30
Post-Installation Notes
32
Updating Firmware after Installation
32
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
33
4.1.9.1 Enabling Auto Sensing
34
Auto Sensing
34
Port Type Management on Linux
34
Table 7: Supported Connectx Port Configurations
34
Windows Driver
35
Hardware and Software Requirements
35
Downloading Mlnx_Winof
35
Table 8: Software and Hardware Requirements
35
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
36
Installing Mlnx_Winof
38
Attended Installation
38
4.2.4.2 Unattended Installation
44
Installation Results
45
Upgrading Mlnx_Winof
45
4.2.7.1 Attended Uninstall
46
4.2.7.2 Unattended Uninstall
46
Uninstalling Mlnx_Winof
46
Assigning Port IP after Installation
47
Performance Tuning
48
Vmware Driver
49
Installing Mellanox Infiniband OFED Driver for Vmware Vsphere
49
Uninstalling Mellanox Infiniband OFED Driver
49
Flexboot
50
Chapter 5 Updating Card Firmware
51
Figure 5: Support Download Assistant
52
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
53
General
53
Linux
54
Windows
55
Chapter 7 Specifications
56
MCX345A-FCPN Specifications
56
Table 9: MCX345A-FCPN Specifications Table
56
MCX346A-FCPN Specifications
57
Table 10: MCX346A-FCPN Specifications Table
57
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
58
Figure 6: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX346A-FCPN Adapter Card
58
Adapter LED Operation
59
Table 11: Physical and Logical Link Indications (Ethernet Mode)
59
Table 12: Physical and Logical Link Indications (Infiniband Mode)
59
Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout
60
PCI Express X8 Connector Pinout
60
Figure 7: Pcie Connector Pinout
60
Table 13: I2C-Compatible Connector Pinout
61
Figure 8: Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout
61
Appendix B Finding the GUID/MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
62
Figure 9: MCX345A-FCPN Board Label
62
Figure 10: MCX346A-FCPN Board Label
62
Appendix C Safety Warnings
63
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
64
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
65
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
67
Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-3 Pro User Manual (65 pages)
Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP+ Port Adapter Card
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Tables
5
List of Figures
6
Revision History
7
Table 1: Revision History Table
7
About this Manual
8
Intended Audience
8
Related Documentation
8
Document Conventions
8
Table 2: Documents List
8
Technical Support
9
Firmware and Software Updates
9
Chapter 1 Introduction
10
Product Overview
10
Table 3: Single and Dual-Port 40/56 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards
10
Features and Benefits
11
Table 4: Features
11
Operating Systems/Distributions
12
Connectivity
12
Chapter 2 Interfaces
13
Ethernet Interface
13
PCI Express Interface
13
Figure 1: MCX314A-BCCT Card
13
I2C-Compatible Interface
14
LED Interface
14
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
15
System Requirements
15
Hardware
15
Operating Systems/Distributions
15
Software Stacks
15
Safety Precautions
15
Pre-Installation Checklist
15
Bracket Installation Instructions
15
Removing the Existing Bracket
16
Installing the New Bracket
16
Figure 2: Bracket Screws
16
Figure 3: EMI Fingers (Example)
16
Card Installation Instructions
17
Figure 4: Placing the Bracket on the Card
17
Cables and Modules
18
Cable Installation
18
Identify the Card in Your System
19
On Windows
19
PCI Device
19
On Linux
20
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
21
Linux Driver
21
Hardware and Software Requirements
21
Installing the Driver
21
Table 5: Software and Hardware Requirements
21
Loading the Driver
22
Unloading the Driver
22
Uninstalling the Driver
23
Windows Driver
23
Downloading Mlnx_Winof
23
Table 6: Software and Hardware Requirements
23
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
24
Installing Mlnx_Winof
26
Attended Installation
26
4.2.3.2 Unattended Installation
32
Upgrading Mlnx_Winof
32
Installation Results
33
Opensm Activation
33
4.2.7.1 Attended Uninstall
34
4.2.7.2 Unattended Uninstall
34
Assigning Port IP after Installation
34
Uninstalling Mlnx_Winof
34
Port Type Management on Windows
36
Performance Tuning
38
Vmware Driver
38
Installing and Running the VBI Driver on Esxi-5.X
38
Installing and Running the Offline_Bundle Driver on Esxi-5.X
39
Removing the Vib/Offline_Bundle Driver
39
Flexboot
40
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
41
Figure 6: Support Download Assistant
42
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
43
General
43
Linux
44
Windows
45
Chapter 7 Specifications
46
MCX313A-BCCT Specifications
46
Table 7: MCX313A-BCCT Specifications Table
46
MCX314A-BCCT Specifications
47
Table 8: MCX314A-BCCT Specifications Table
47
Adapter Led Operations
48
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
48
Table 9: Physical and Logical Link Indication (Ethernet Mode)
48
Figure 7: Mechanical Drawing of the Single-Port MCX313A-BCCT Adapter Card
48
Figure 8: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX314A-BCCT Adapter Card
49
Bracket Mechanical Drawing
50
Figure 9: Dual-Port Bracket
50
Regulatory Statements
51
Figure 10: Single-Port Bracket
51
Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout
52
QSFP+ Connector Pinout
52
Figure 11: Connector and Cage Views
52
PCI Express X8 Connector Pinout
54
Figure 12: Pcie Connector Pinout
54
Figure 13: Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout
55
Appendix B Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
56
Retrieving Adapter Card GUID
56
Figure 14: Card Product Label
56
Appendix C Safety Warnings
58
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
60
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
62
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
64
Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-3 Pro User Manual (45 pages)
Ethernet Dual SFP+ Port Adapter
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Adapter
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Tables
5
List of Figures
6
Revision History
7
Table 1: Revision History Table
7
About this Manual
8
Document Conventions
8
Intended Audience
8
Related Documentation
8
Table 2: Documents List
8
Technical Support
8
Firmware and Software Updates
9
Chapter 1 Overview
10
Supported Network Protocol Standards
10
And 40 Gigabit Ethernet
10
Adapter Cards Covered in this Manual
11
Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
11
Safety Warnings
11
Table 3: Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card
11
Figure 1: Card Product Label (Example)
11
Chapter 2 Adapter Card Interfaces
14
I/O Interfaces
14
Figure 2: MCX312A-XCBT Card
14
Ethernet SFP+ Interface
15
PCI Express Interface
15
LED Assignment
15
Figure 3: Dual-Port Bracket
15
I2C-Compatible Interface
16
Power
16
SFP+ Power Level
16
Memory
16
Table 4: Physical and Logical Link Indication
16
Figure 4: I2C-Compatible Connector
16
System Memory
17
Spi
17
Eeprom
17
Table 5: Jumper Configuration
17
Table 6: MCX312A-XCBT VPD Layout
17
Chapter 3 Ethernet Adapter Card Installation
21
Hardware Requirements
21
Installation Instructions
21
Identify the Card in Your System
21
On Windows
21
On Linux
22
Figure 5: PCI Device
22
Cables and Modules
23
Inserting the Optical Transceiver Module
23
Cable Installation
23
Figure 6: Module with Locking Mechanism Closed
23
Figure 7: Module with Locking Mechanism Open
23
Chapter 4 Driver Software and Firmware
25
Driver Software
25
Linux
25
Windows
25
Figure 8: Device Manager (Example)
26
Flexboot
27
RDMA over Converged Ethernet
27
Hardware and Software Requirements
28
Updating Adapter Card Firmware
28
Figure 9: Support Download Assistant
29
Appendix A Specifications
31
MCX312A-XCBT Specifications
31
Table 7: MCX312A-XCBT Specifications Table
31
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
32
Regulatory Statements
32
Figure 10: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX312A-XCBT Adapter Card
32
Appendix B Interface Connectors Pinout
34
I2C-Compatible Connector Pinout
34
PCI Express X8 Connector Pinout
34
Table 8: I2C-Compatible Connector Pinout
34
Figure 11: Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout
34
Figure 12: Pcie Connector Pinout
35
SFP+ Connector Pinout
36
Figure 13: Rear View of Module with Pin Placement
36
Table 9: SFP+ Connector Pinout
37
Appendix C Replacing a Tall Bracket with a Short Bracket
38
Replacing a Bracket
38
Removing the Existing Bracket from the Adapter Card
38
Figure 14: Bracket Screws
38
Installing the New Bracket
39
Figure 15: Placing the Bracket on the Card
39
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
40
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
42
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
44
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