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Mellanox Technologies MCX4121A-XCAT User Manual (76 pages)
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Mellanox Technologies
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Computer Hardware
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Revision History
8
Table 1: Revision History Tables
8
About this Manual
10
Intended Audience
10
Related Documentation
10
Table 2: Related Documents List
10
Document Conventions
11
Chapter 1 Introduction
12
Product Overview
12
Table 3: Single and Dual-Port 10Gb/S Ethernet Adapter Cards
12
Operating Systems/Distributions
13
Connectivity
13
Table 4: Single and Dual-Port 25Gb/S Ethernet Adapter Cards
13
Features and Benefits
14
Table 5: Features
14
Chapter 2 Interfaces
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Ethernet SFP28 Interface
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PCI Express Interface
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Leds 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
18
Removing the Existing Bracket
18
Installing the New Bracket
18
Adapter Card Installation Instructions
19
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
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Figure 1: PCI Device (Example)
23
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
24
Linux Driver
24
Hardware and Software Requirements
24
Downloading Mellanox OFED
24
Table 6: Hardware and Software Requirements
24
Installing Mellanox OFED
25
Installation Procedure
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Installation Results
29
Installation Logging
29
Openibd Script
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Driver Load Upon System Boot
30
Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
30
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
30
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM
30
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository
30
Table 7: Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
30
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
32
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the YUM Tool
33
Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get
33
Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository
33
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
34
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
35
Updating Firmware after Installation
35
Updating the Device Online
35
Updating the Device Manually
35
Updating the Device Firmware Automatically Upon System Boot
36
UEFI Secure Boot
36
Enrolling Mellanox's X.509 Public Key on Your Systems
36
Removing Signature from Kernel Modules
37
Performance Tuning
38
Windows Driver
39
Hardware and Software Requirements
39
Downloading Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
39
Table 8: Hardware and Software Requirements
39
Installing Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
40
Attended Installation
40
Unattended Installation
45
Installation Results
45
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
46
Figure 2: Installation Results (Example)
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Uninstalling Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
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Attended Uninstallation
49
Firmware Upgrade
49
Performance Tuning
49
Vmware Driver
50
Hardware and Software Requirements
50
Installing Vmware
50
Table 9: Hardware and Software Requirements
50
Removing Previous Mellanox Driver
51
Loading/Unloading Driver Kernel Modules
51
Firmware Programming
52
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
53
Firmware Update (Example)
53
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
54
General
54
Linux
55
Windows
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Chapter 7 Specifications
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MCX4111A-XCAT Specifications
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MCX4121A-XCAT Specifications
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Table 10: MXC4111A-XCAT Specifications Table
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Table 11: MCX4121A-XCAT Specifications Table
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MCX4111A-ACAT Specifications
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Table 12: MCX4111A-ACAT Specifications Table
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MCX4121A-ACAT Specifications
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Table 13: MCX4121A-ACAT Specifications Table
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Airflow Specifications
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Adapter Leds Operations
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Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
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Table 14: Physical and Logical Link Indications
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Figure 3: Mechanical Drawing of the MCX4111A-XCAT/MCX4111A-ACAT Adapter Card
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Bracket Mechanical Drawing
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Figure 4: Mechanical Drawing of the MCX4121A-ACAT/MCX4121A-XCAT Adapter Card
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Figure 5: Single-Port Bracket
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Figure 6: Dual-Port Bracket
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Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout
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SFP28 Connector Pinout
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Table 15: SFP28 Connector Pinout
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Figure 7: Rear View of Module with Pin Placement
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Figure 8: Pcie X8 Connector Pinout
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Appendix B Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
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Figure 9: MCX4431A-GCAN Board Label (Example)
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Figure 10: MCX4431M-GCAN Board Label (Example)
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Appendix C Safety Warnings
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Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
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Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
73
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
75
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