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Mellanox Technologies MCX516A-BDAT User Manual (86 pages)
Ethernet SFP28 and QSFP28 Ports Adapter Cards
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Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 2.57 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Revision History
8
Table 1: Revision History Table
8
About this Manual
9
Table 2: Documents List
9
Chapter 1 Introduction
11
Table 3: Connectx-5 and Connectx-5 Ex Ordering Part Numbers
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Product Overview
12
Package Content
12
Table 4: Connectx-5 Ex Ethernet Adapter Cards
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Table 5: Connectx-5 Ethernet Adapter Cards
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Table 6: Connectx-5 Package Contents
12
Features and Benefits
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Table 7: Features
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Operating Systems/Distributions
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Connectivity
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Chapter 2 Interfaces
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Ethernet SFP28 and QSFP28 Interface
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PCI Express Interface
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Table 8: PCI Express Interface
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LED Interface
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Heatsink Interface
16
Smbus Interface
16
Voltage Regulators
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Table 9: Physical and Logical Link Indications (Ethernet Mode)
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Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
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Table 10: Connectx-5 Adapter Card Installation Procedure
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System Requirements
18
Airflow Requirements
18
Hardware Requirements
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Table 11: Airflow Color Legend
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Operating Systems/Distributions
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Software Requirements
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Software Stacks
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Safety Precautions
19
Pre-Installation Checklist
19
Bracket Replacement Instructions
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Figure 1: EMI Fingers on QSFP28 Connector
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Figure 2: Plastic Ziplock
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Installing the New Bracket
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Removing the Existing Bracket
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Installation Instructions
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Cables and Modules
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Cable Installation
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Adapter Card Uninstallation Instructions
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Card Un-Installation
24
Safety Precautions
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Identify the Card in Your System
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On Windows
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Figure 3: PCI Device (Example)
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On Linux
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Chapter 4 Driver Installation
28
Linux
28
Hardware and Software Requirements
28
Downloading Mellanox OFED
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Table 12: Hardware and Software Requirements
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Installing Mellanox OFED
29
Installation Script
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Installation Procedure
31
Installation Logging
33
Installation Results
33
Openibd Script
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Table 13: Installation Results
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Driver Load Upon System Boot
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Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
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Table 14: Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
34
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
35
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM
35
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository
35
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
36
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the YUM Tool
37
Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get Tool
38
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
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Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository
38
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
39
Updating Firmware after Installation
39
Updating the Device Online
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Updating the Device Firmware Automatically Upon System Boot
40
Updating the Device Manually
40
UEFI Secure Boot
40
Enrolling Mellanox's X.509 Public Key on Your Systems
41
Removing Signature from Kernel Modules
41
Performance Tuning
42
Windows Driver
43
Hardware and Software Requirements
43
Downloading Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
43
Table 15: Hardware and Software Requirements
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Installing Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
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Attended Installation
44
Unattended Installation
50
Installation Results
50
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
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Figure 4: Installation Results
51
Uninstalling Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
54
Attended Uninstallation
54
Unattended Uninstallation
54
Firmware Upgrade
54
Deploying the Driver on a Nano Server
54
Offline Installation
54
Online Update
55
Vmware Driver
56
Hardware and Software Requirements
56
Installing Mellanox NATIVE Esxi Driver for Vmware Vsphere
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Table 16: Software and Hardware Requirements
56
Removing Earlier Mellanox Driver
57
Firmware Programming
57
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
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Firmware Update Example
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Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
59
General
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Table 17: General Troubleshooting
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Linux
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Table 18: Linux Troubleshooting
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Windows
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Table 19: Windows Troubleshooting
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Chapter 7 Specifications
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Table 20: Direct Links for Specifications Table Per OPN
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MCX516A-BDAT Specifications
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Table 21: MCX516A-BDAT Specification Table
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MCX516A-CDAT Specifications
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Table 22: MCX516A-CDAT Specification Table
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MCX512A-ACAT Specifications
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Table 23: MCX512A-ACAT Specification Table
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MCX512F-ACAT Specifications
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Table 24: MCX512F-ACAT Specification Table
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MCX515A-GCAT Specifications
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Table 25: MCX515A-GCAT Specification Table
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MCX516A-GCAT Specifications
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Table 26: MCX516A-GCAT Specification Table
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MCX515A-CCAT Specifications
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Table 27: MCX515A-CCAT Specification Table
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MCX516A-CCAT Specifications
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Table 28: MCX516A-CCAT Specification Table
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Airflow Specifications
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Table 29: Airflow Specifications
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Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
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Figure 5: Mechanical Drawing of Dual-Port X16 Adapter Cards
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Figure 6: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port X8 Adapter Card
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Bracket Mechanical Drawing
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Figure 7: Single-Port Tall Bracket
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Figure 8: Dual-Port Tall Bracket
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Appendix A Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
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Figure 9: MCX512A-ACAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 10: MCX512F-ACAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 11: MCX516A-BDAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 12: MCX515A-GCAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 13: MCX516A-GCAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 14: MCX515A-CCAT Board Label (Example)
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Figure 15: MCX516A-CCAT Board Label Example)
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Figure 16: MCX516A-CDAT Board Label (Example)
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Appendix B Safety Warnings
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Safety Warnings in English
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Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
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Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
83
Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
85
Rev 1.7 Mellanox Technologies
86
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