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Mellanox Technologies MCX555A-ECAT User Manual (75 pages)
Ex 100Gb/s VPI Single and Dual Adapter Cards
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 2.1 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
9
Intended Audience
9
Table 2: Documents List
9
Chapter 1 Introduction
11
Product Overview
11
Table 3: Single and Dual-Port VPI Adapter Cards
11
Features and Benefits
12
Table 4: Features
12
Operating Systems/Distributions
13
Connectivity
14
Chapter 2 Interfaces
15
Infiniband Interface
15
Ethernet QSFP28 Interface
15
PCI Express Interface
15
LED 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
Card Installation Instructions
17
Cables and Modules
18
Cable Installation
19
Adapter Card Un-Installation Instructions
20
Safety Precautions
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
24
Linux
24
Hardware and Software Requirements
24
Downloading Mellanox OFED
24
Table 5: Hardware and Software Requirements
24
Installing Mellanox OFED
25
Installation Script
25
Installation Procedure
27
Installation Results
29
Installation Logging
29
Table 6: Installation Results
29
Openibd Script
30
Driver Load Upon System Boot
30
Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
31
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
31
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM
31
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository
31
Table 7: Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
31
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
32
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the YUM Tool
34
Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get Tool
34
Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository
34
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
35
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
36
Updating Firmware after Installation
36
Updating the Device Online
36
Updating the Device Manually
36
Updating the Device Firmware Automatically Upon System Boot
37
UEFI Secure Boot
37
Enrolling Mellanox's X.509 Public Key on Your Systems
37
Removing Signature from Kernel Modules
38
Performance Tuning
39
Windows Driver
40
Hardware and Software Requirements
40
Downloading Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
40
Table 8: Hardware and Software Requirements
40
Installing Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
41
Attended Installation
41
Unattended Installation
47
Installation Results
47
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
48
Figure 2: Installation Results
48
Uninstalling Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
51
Attended Uninstallation
51
Unattended Uninstallation
51
Firmware Upgrade
51
Deploying the Driver on a Nano Server
51
Offline Installation
51
Online Update
52
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
53
Firmware Update Example
53
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
54
General
54
Table 9: General Troubleshooting
54
Linux
55
Table 10: Linux Troubleshooting
55
Windows
56
Table 11: Windows Troubleshooting
56
Chapter 7 Specifications
57
MCX555A-ECAT Specifications
57
Table 12: MCX555A-ECAT Specification Table
57
MCX556A-ECAT Specifications
58
Table 13: MCX556A-ECAT Specification Table
58
MCX556A-EDAT Specifications
59
Table 14: MCX556A-EDAT Specification Table
59
MCX555A-ECAT Specifications
60
Table 15: MCX555A-ECAT Specification Table
60
MCX556A-ECAT Specifications
61
Table 16: MCX556A-ECAT Specification Table
61
MCX556A-EDAT Specifications
62
Table 17: MCX556A-EDAT Specification Table
62
Airflow Specifications
63
Adapter Card LED Operations
63
Table 18: Airflow Specifications
63
Table 19: Physical and Logical Link Indications (Ethernet Mode)
63
Table 20: Physical and Logical Link Indications (Infiniband Mode)
63
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
64
Figure 3: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port Adapter Cards
64
Bracket Mechanical Drawing
65
Figure 4: Dual-Port Tall Bracket
65
Appendix A Finding the GUID/MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
66
Figure 5: MCX555A-ECAT Board Label (Example)
66
Figure 6: MCX556A-ECAT Board Label (Example)
66
Figure 7: MCX556A-EDAT Board Label (Example)
67
Appendix B Safety Warnings
68
Appendix C Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
70
Appendix D Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
72
Appendix E Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
74
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Mellanox Technologies MCX555A-ECAT User Manual (73 pages)
Brand:
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| Category:
Computer Hardware
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