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Mellanox Technologies MCX4131A-GCAT User Manual (72 pages)
ConnectX-4 Lx Single 40/50 Gb/s Ethernet QSFP28 Port Adapter Card
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Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Revision History
8
Table 1: Revision History Tables
8
About this Manual
9
Intended Audience
9
Related Documentation
9
Table 2: Related Documents List
9
Document Conventions
10
Chapter 1 Introduction
11
Product Overview
11
Operating Systems/Distributions
11
Table 3: Single-Port 40/50 Gb/S Ethernet Adapter Card
11
Connectivity
12
Features and Benefits
13
Table 4: Features
13
Chapter 2 Interfaces
15
Ethernet QSFP28 Interface
15
PCI Express Interface
15
Leds Interface
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
Bracket Installation Instructions
17
Removing the Existing Bracket
17
Installing the New Bracket
17
Adapter Card Installation Instructions
18
Cables and Modules
19
Cable Installation
19
Adapter Card Un-Installation Instructions
20
Card Un-Installation
20
Identify the Card in Your System
21
On Windows
21
On Linux
22
Figure 1: PCI Device (Example)
22
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
23
Linux Driver
23
Hardware and Software Requirements
23
Downloading Mellanox OFED
23
Table 5: Hardware and Software Requirements
23
Installing Mellanox OFED
24
Installation Procedure
25
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
29
Table 6: Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
29
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
31
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the YUM Tool
32
Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get
32
Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository
32
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
34
Updating the Device Firmware Automatically Upon System Boot
35
UEFI Secure Boot
35
Enrolling Mellanox's X.509 Public Key on Your Systems
35
Removing Signature from Kernel Modules
36
Performance Tuning
37
Windows Driver
38
Hardware and Software Requirements
38
Downloading Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
38
Table 7: Hardware and Software Requirements
38
Installing Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
39
Attended Installation
39
Unattended Installation
44
Installation Results
44
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
45
Figure 2: Installation Results (Example)
45
Uninstalling Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
48
Attended Uninstallation
48
Firmware Upgrade
48
Performance Tuning
48
Vmware Driver
49
Hardware and Software Requirements
49
Installing Vmware
49
Table 8: Hardware and Software Requirements
49
Removing Previous Mellanox Driver
50
Loading/Unloading Driver Kernel Modules
50
Firmware Programming
51
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
52
Firmware Update (Example)
52
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
53
General
53
Linux
54
Windows
55
Chapter 7 Specifications
56
MCX4131A-BCAT Specifications
56
Table 9: MCX4131A-BCAT Specifications Table
56
MCX4131A-GCAT Specifications
57
Table 10: MCX4131A-GCAT Specifications Table
57
Airflow Specifications
58
Adapter Leds Operations
59
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
59
Table 11: Physical and Logical Link Indications
59
Figure 3: Mechanical Drawing of the MCX4131A-BCAT/MCX4131A-GCAT Adapter Card
59
Bracket Mechanical Drawing
60
Figure 4: Single-Port Bracket
60
Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinouts
61
QSFP28 Connector Pinouts
61
Table 12: Connector Pin Number and Name to Signal Name Map
61
Figure 5: Connector and Cage Views
61
Figure 6: Pcie X8 Connector Pinout
63
Appendix B Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
64
Figure 7: MCX4131A-BCAT Board Label (Example)
64
Figure 8: MCX4131A-GCAT Board Label (Example)
64
Appendix C Safety Warnings
65
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
67
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
69
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
71
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