ConnectX IB Dual Port InfiniBand Adapter Cards With PCI Express x8 User’s Manual
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Rev 1.2
Mellanox Technologies
3Driver Software and Firmware
3.1 Driver Software
For Linux, download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software package available
via the Mellanox OpenFabrics Web site at
http://www.mellanox.com/products/ofed.php
. Follow the installation
instructions included in the download package.
For Windows, download the appropriate software from
https://docs.mellanox.com/dm/WinIB/ReadMe.html.
3.2 Updating HCA Card Firmware
Each HCA card is shipped with the latest version of qualified firmware at the time of manufacturing. Firmware is
updated occasionally, and the most recent firmware can be obtained from
through the
‘Firmware’ downloads link.
3.3 Single HCA Card Firmware Update
Firmware can be updated on the standalone single card using the
flint
tool of the
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT)
package. This package is available for download, along with its user’s manual, from the single HCA card firmware
update page. See
http://www.mellanox.com
under ‘Firmware’ downloads.
A firmware binaries table lists a binary file per HCA card. The file name of each such binary is composed by combin-
ing the firmware name, the firmware release version, and the card part number. Please contact your assigned Field
Application Engineer if you cannot find the firmware binary for your adapter card. This may happen if the product is
not yet available for general distribution.
3.4 HCA Card Firmware Update as Part of a Cluster Firmware Update
If the HCA card is part of an InfiniBand cluster, its firmware can be updated as part of the entire cluster firmware
update
1
, using the
ibfwmgr
tool of the IB administration (IBADM) tools package. IBADM is available for download
from
, through the Management Tools download link. Check the ‘Firmware’ downloads
link for cluster update instructions.
1. Currently, only the Linux distributions support updating firmware for an entire InfiniBand cluster.