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Mellanox Technologies Mellanox ConnectX MCX556M-ECAT-S25 User Manual (85 pages)
5 VPI Dual Port Socket Direct Adapter Card for Dual-Socket Servers
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 3.53 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
Table 2: Documents List
9
Chapter 1 Introduction
11
Figure 1: Connectx-5 VPI Socket Direct Card
11
Product Overview
12
Table 3: Dual-Port VPI Adapter Cards
12
Package Contents
13
Table 4: Connectx-5 Socket Direct Package Contents
13
Features and Benefits
14
Table 5: Features
14
Operating Systems/Distributions
16
Connectivity
16
Manageability
16
Chapter 2 Interfaces
17
Infiniband Interface
17
Ethernet SFP28 Interface
17
PCI Express Interface
17
LED Interface
17
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
18
System Requirements
18
Hardware
18
Operating Systems/Distributions
18
Software Stacks
18
Safety Precautions
18
Pre-Installation Checklist
18
Bracket Installation Instructions
19
Removing the Existing Bracket
19
Installing the New Bracket
19
Card Installation Instructions
20
Cables and Modules
23
Cable Installation
23
Adapter Card Disassembly Instructions
24
Safety Precautions
24
Un-Installing the Cards
24
Identify the Card in Your System
27
On Windows
27
On Linux
27
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
28
Linux
28
Hardware and Software Requirements
28
Downloading Mellanox OFED
28
Table 6: Hardware and Software Requirements
28
Installing Mellanox OFED
29
Installation Script
29
Installation Procedure
31
Installation Logging
34
Installation Results
34
Openibd Script
34
Table 7: Installation Results
34
Driver Load Upon System Boot
35
Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
36
Network Port Configuration and Basic Performance Verification
36
Table 8: Mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
36
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
38
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM
38
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository
38
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
40
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the YUM Tool
41
Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get Tool
42
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
42
Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository
42
Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool
43
Updating Firmware after Installation
43
Updating the Device Firmware Automatically Upon System Boot
43
Updating the Device Manually
43
UEFI Secure Boot
44
Enrolling Mellanox's X.509 Public Key on Your Systems
44
Removing Signature from Kernel Modules
45
Performance Tuning
45
Windows Driver
46
Hardware and Software Requirements
46
Downloading Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
46
Table 9: Hardware and Software Requirements
46
Installing Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
47
Attended Installation
47
Unattended Installation
53
Installation Results
53
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
54
Figure 2: Connectx-5 Socket Direct Installation Results
54
Uninstalling Mellanox Winof-2 Driver
57
Attended Uninstallation
57
Deploying the Driver on a Nano Server
57
Firmware Upgrade
57
Offline Installation
57
Unattended Uninstallation
57
Online Update
58
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
59
Firmware Update Example
59
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
60
General
60
Table 10: General Troubleshooting
60
Linux
61
Table 11: Linux Troubleshooting
61
Windows
62
Table 12: Windows Troubleshooting
62
Chapter 7 .Specifications
63
MCX556M-ECAT-S25 Specifications
63
Table 13: MCX556M-ECAT-S25 Specification Table
63
Airflow Specifications
64
Adapter Card LED Operations
64
Table 14: Airflow Specifications
64
Table 15: Physical and Logical Link Indications (Ethernet Mode)
64
Table 16: Physical and Logical Link Indications (Infiniband Mode)
64
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
65
Figure 3: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port Adapter Card
65
Figure 4: Mechanical Drawing of the Auxiliary Pcie Connection Card
65
Figure 5: Mechanical Drawing of the Slim-Line SAS Cable
66
Bracket Mechanical Drawing
67
Figure 6: Adapter Card Tall Bracket
67
Figure 7: Auxiliary Pcie Connection Card Tall Bracket
67
Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout
68
QSFP28 Connector Pinout
68
Table 17: Connector Pin Number and Name to Signal Name Map
68
Figure 8: Connector and Cage Views
68
PCI Express X16 Connector Pinout
70
Figure 9: Pcie X8 Edge Connector Pinout
70
Table 18: Slim-Line SAS Pinout Connector on the Adapter Card
71
Table 19: Slim-Line SAS Pinout Connector on the Auxiliary Pcie Connection Card
73
Appendix B Finding the GUID/MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
76
Figure 10: MCX556M-ECAT-S25 Board Label (Example)
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Figure 11: Auxiliary Pcie Connection Card Board Label
76
Figure 12: Slim-Line SAS Harness Board Label
77
Appendix C Safety Warnings
78
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
80
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
82
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
84
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