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Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-4 MCX415A-CCAT User Manual (83 pages)
ConnectX-4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card
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Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Network Card
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Tables
6
List of Figures
7
Revision History
8
Table 1: Revision History Table
8
About this Manual
11
Intended Audience
11
Related Documentations
11
Table 2: Documents List
11
Document Conventions
12
Technical Support
12
Firmware Updates
12
Chapter 1 Introduction
13
Product Overview
13
Table 3: Single and Dual-Port EDR Adapter Cards
13
Features and Benefits
14
Table 4: Features
14
Operating Systems/Distributions
15
Connectivity
15
Chapter 2 Interfaces
16
Ethernet QSFP28 Interface
16
PCI Express Interface
16
LED Interface
16
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
17
System Requirements
17
Hardware
17
Operating Systems/Distributions
17
Software Stacks
17
Safety Precautions
17
Pre-Installation Checklist
17
Bracket Installation Instructions
17
Removing the Existing Bracket
18
Installing the New Bracket
18
Adapter Card Installation Instructions
18
Cables and Modules
20
Cable Installation
20
Adapter Card Un-Installation Instructions
21
Safety Precautions
21
Card Un-Installation
21
Identify the Card in Your System
22
On Windows
22
On Linux
23
Figure 1: PCI Device (Example)
23
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
24
Linux Driver
24
Hardware and Software Requirements
24
Downloading Mellanox OFED
24
Table 5: Hardware and Software Requirements
24
Installing Mellanox OFED
25
Installation Procedure
26
Installation Results
28
Installation Logging
28
Openibd Script
28
Driver Load Upon System Boot
29
Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
29
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
29
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM
29
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository
30
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
31
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the YUM Tool
32
Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get
33
Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository
33
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
33
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
34
Updating Firmware after Installation
34
Updating the Device Online
34
Updating the Device Manually
35
Updating the Device Firmware Automatically Upon System Boot
35
UEFI Secure Boot
35
Enrolling Mellanox's X.509 Public Key on Your Systems
36
Removing Signature from Kernel Modules
36
Performance Tuning
37
Windows Driver
37
Hardware and Software Requirements
37
Downloading Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
37
Table 6: Hardware and Software Requirements
37
Installing Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
38
Attended Installation
38
Unattended Installation
45
Installation Results
45
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
46
Figure 2: Installation Results (Example)
46
Uninstalling Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
48
Attended Uninstallation
48
Unattended Uninstallation
49
Firmware Upgrade
49
Deploying the Driver on a Nano Server
49
Offline Installation
49
Online Update
50
Performance Tuning
50
Vmware Driver
51
Hardware and Software Requirements
51
Installing Vmware
51
Table 7: Hardware and Software Requirements
51
Removing Previous Mellanox Driver
52
Loading/Unloading Driver Kernel Modules
52
Firmware Programming
52
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
54
Firmware Update Example
54
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
55
General
55
Linux
56
Windows
57
Chapter 7 Specifications
58
MCX413A-BCAT Specifications
58
Table 8: MCX413A-BCAT Specifications Table
58
MCX414A-BCAT Specifications
59
Table 9: MCX414A-BCAT Specifications Table
59
MCX415A-BCAT Specifications
60
Table 10: MCX415A-BCAT Specifications Table
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MCX416A-BCAT Specifications
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Table 11: MCX416A-BCAT Specifications Table
61
MCX413A-GCAT Specifications
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Table 12: MCX413A-GCAT Specifications Table
62
MCX414A-GCAT Specifications
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Table 13: MCX414A-GCAT Specifications Table
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MCX415A-GCAT Specifications
64
Table 14: MCX415A-GCAT Specifications Table
64
MCX416A-GCAT Specifications
65
Table 15: MCX416A-GCAT Specifications Table
65
MCX415A-CCAT Specifications
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Table 16: MCX415A-CCAT Specifications Table
66
MCX416A-CCAT Specifications
67
Table 17: MCX416A-CCAT Specifications Table
67
Airflow Specifications
68
Adapter Card LED Operations
68
Table 18: Airflow Specifications
68
Table 19: Physical and Logical Link Indications
68
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
69
Figure 3: Mechanical Drawing of the Single-Port X8 Adapter Cards
69
Figure 4: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port X8 Adapter Cards
69
Figure 5: Mechanical Drawing of the Single-Port X16 Adapter Card
70
Figure 6: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port X16 Adapter Card
70
Bracket Mechanical Drawing
71
Figure 7: Single-Port Bracket
71
Figure 8: Dual-Port Bracket
71
Appendix A Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
72
Figure 9: MCX413A-BCAT Board Label (Example)
72
Figure 10: MCX414A-BCAT Board Label (Example)
72
Figure 11: MCX415A-BCAT Board Label (Example)
73
Figure 12: MCX416A-BCAT Board Label (Example)
73
Figure 13: MCX413A-GCAT Board Label (Example)
73
Figure 14: MCX414A-GCAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 15: MCX415A-GCAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 16: MCX415A-CCAT Board Label(Example)
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Figure 17: MCX416A-GCAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 18: MCX416A-CCAT Board Label (Example)
75
Appendix B Safety Warnings
76
Appendix C Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
78
Appendix D Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
80
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
82
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