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Mellanox Technologies MCX4411A-ACQN User Manual (79 pages)
ConnectX-4 Lx Single and Dual 10/25 Gb/s Ethernet SFP28 Port Adapter Card, Open Compute Project
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Adapter
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Revision History
8
Table 1: Revision History Tables
8
Updated Related Documentation on
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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: Dual Port 10Gb/S Ethernet Adapter Card
12
Table 4: Single and Dual Port 25Gb/S Ethernet Adapter Cards
13
OCP 2.0 Spec Stacking Height
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OCP Spec Type 1 Stacking Height
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Operating Systems/Distributions
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Figure 1: Type 1 Vertical Stack Front View - Single Port Cards
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Figure 2: Type 1 Vertical Stack Front View - Dual Port Cards
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Connectivity
15
Features and Benefits
16
Table 5: Features
16
Chapter 2 Interfaces
18
Ethernet SFP28 Interface
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PCI Express Interface
18
Leds 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
Adapter Card Installation Instructions
20
Cables and Modules
21
Cable Installation
21
Adapter Card Un-Installation Instructions
22
Safety Precautions
22
Card Un-Installation
23
Identify the Card in Your System
24
On Windows
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On Linux
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Figure 3: PCI Device (Example)
25
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
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Linux Driver
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Hardware and Software Requirements
26
Downloading Mellanox OFED
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Table 6: Hardware and Software Requirements
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Installing Mellanox OFED
27
Installation Procedure
28
Installation Results
31
Installation Logging
31
Openibd Script
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Driver Load Upon System Boot
32
Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
32
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
32
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM
32
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository
32
Table 7: Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
32
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
34
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the YUM Tool
35
Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get
35
Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository
35
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
36
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
37
Updating Firmware after Installation
37
Updating the Device Online
37
Updating the Device Manually
37
Updating the Device Firmware Automatically Upon System Boot
38
UEFI Secure Boot
38
Enrolling Mellanox's X.509 Public Key on Your Systems
38
Removing Signature from Kernel Modules
39
Performance Tuning
40
Windows Driver
41
Hardware and Software Requirements
41
Downloading Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
41
Table 8: Hardware and Software Requirements
41
Installing Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
42
Attended Installation
42
Unattended Installation
47
Installation Results
47
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
48
Figure 4: Installation Results (Example)
48
Uninstalling Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
51
Attended Uninstallation
51
Firmware Upgrade
51
Performance Tuning
51
Vmware Driver
52
Hardware and Software Requirements
52
Installing Vmware
52
Table 9: Hardware and Software Requirements
52
Removing Previous Mellanox Driver
53
Loading/Unloading Driver Kernel Modules
53
Firmware Programming
54
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
55
Firmware Update (Example)
55
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
56
General
56
Linux
57
Windows
58
Chapter 7 Specifications
59
MCX4421A-XCQN Specifications
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Table 10: MCX4421A-XCQN Specifications Table
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MCX4411A-ACAN Specifications
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Table 11: MCX4411A-ACAN Specifications Table
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MCX4421A-ACAN Specifications
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Table 12: MCX4421A-ACAN Specifications Table
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MCX4411A-ACQN Specifications
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Table 13: MCX4411A-ACQN Specifications
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MCX4421A-ACQN Specifications
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Table 14: MCX4421A-ACQN Specifications Table
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Adapter Leds Operations
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Table 15: Physical and Logical Link Indications
64
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
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Figure 5: Mechanical Drawing of Single-Port Cards
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Figure 6: Mechanical Drawing of Dual-Port Cards
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Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinouts
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SFP28 Connector Pinout
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Table 16: 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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A.2 PCI Express 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: MCX4421A-XCQN Board Label (Example)
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Figure 10: MCX4411A-ACAN Board Label (Example)
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Figure 11: MCX4421A-ACAN Board Label (Example)
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Figure 12: MCX4411A-ACQN Board Label (Example)
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Figure 13: MCX4421A-ACQN Board Label (Example)
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Appendix C Safety Warnings
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Installation Instructions
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Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
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Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
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Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
78
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Mellanox Technologies MCX4411A-ACQN User Manual (69 pages)
Ethernet Adapter Cards for OCP Spec
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Adapter
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction to Connectx-4 Lx Ethernet for OCP Spec 2.0 Cards
9
Product Overview
9
Features and Benefits
11
Operating Systems/Distributions
13
Connectivity
13
2 Interfaces
14
Ethernet SFP28 and QSFP28 Interfaces
14
PCI Express Interface
14
Fru Eeprom
14
LED Interface
14
Heat Sink Interface
15
Smbus Interface
15
Voltage Regulators
15
3 Hardware Installation
16
Installation Procedure Overview
17
System Requirements
17
Hardware Requirements
17
Airflow Requirements
17
Software Requirements
18
Safety Precautions
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Unpacking the Package
18
Installation Instructions
18
Cables and Modules
19
Identifying the Card in Your System
20
Uninstalling the Card
21
4 Driver Installation
24
Linux Driver Installation
24
Prerequisites
24
Downloading Mellanox OFED
24
Installing Mellanox OFED
25
Installation Script
25
Installation Procedure
26
Installation Results
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Installation Logs
29
Openibd Script
29
Driver Load Upon System Boot
29
Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
30
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED
30
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM
30
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository
30
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
32
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
33
Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get Tool
33
Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository
34
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
34
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
35
Updating Firmware after Installation
35
Updating the Device Online
35
Updating the Device Manually
36
Updating the Device Firmware Automatically Upon System Boot
36
UEFI Secure Boot
37
Enrolling Mellanox's X.509 Public Key on Your Systems
37
Removing Signature from Kernel Modules
37
Performance Tuning
38
Windows Driver Installation
38
Software Requirements
38
Downloading Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
39
Installing Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
39
Attended Installation
39
Unattended Installation
44
Installation Results
45
Uninstalling Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
46
Attended Uninstallation
46
Unattended Uninstallation
46
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
46
Firmware Upgrade
49
Vmware Driver Installation
49
Hardware and Software Requirements
49
Installing Mellanox NATIVE Esxi Driver for Vmware Vsphere
50
Removing Earlier Mellanox Drivers
50
Firmware Programming
50
5 Updating Adapter Firmware
52
6 Troubleshooting
53
General Troubleshooting
53
Linux Troubleshooting
53
Windows Troubleshooting
54
7 Specifications
55
MCX4421A-XCQN Specifications
55
MCX4411A-AC[A/U]N Specifications
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MCX4421A-AC[A/U]N Specifications
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MCX4411A-ACQN Specifications
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MCX4421A-ACQN Specifications
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MCX4431A-GCAN Specifications
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MCX4431M-GCAN Specifications
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Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
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Mechanical Drawing of Single-Port 10/25 Gb/S Adapter Cards
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Mechanical Drawing of Dual-Port 10/25 Gb/S Adapter Cards
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Mechanical Drawing of Single-Port 50Gb/S Adapter Cards
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Mechanical Drawing of Multi-Host Single-Port 50Gb/S Adapter Cards
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8 Finding the MAC on the Adapter Card
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MCX4421A-XCQN Board Label (Example)
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MCX4411A-ACAN Board Label (Example)
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MCX4421A-ACAN Board Label (Example)
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MCX4411A-ACQN Board Label (Example)
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MCX4421A-ACQN Board Label (Example)
65
MCX4411A-ACUN Board Label (Example)
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MCX4421A-ACUN Board Label (Example)
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MCX4431A-GCAN Board Label (Example)
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MCX4431M-GCAN Board Label (Example)
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9 Document Revision History
68
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