Re: MCQH29-XDR firmware for RDMA
Hi Seang.. I checked it with few other folks and they could confirm the same thing. At this point it is in the hands of Dell to create and GA the FW. Mellanox can't really impact Dell's roadmap and...
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Re: MCQH29-XDR firmware for RDMA
I understand. Would you know if there is a technical limitation of the Dell card compared to the Mellanox card which prevents Dell from releasing a new firmware?
View ArticleRe: ConnectX-En 10G crash under load :-(
Dear yairi, It is MNPH29D-XTR. I've flashed to this firmware:http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/firmware/fw-ConnectX2-rel-2_9_1200-MNPH29D_A2-A5-FlexBoot-3.3.400.bin.zip I'm using latest esxi driver for...
View ArticleSR-IOV on ESXi 5.1
Due the fact that vSphere 5.1 now supports SR-IOV, I am searching in the manuals, how to enable the VF in the ESXi 1.8.1 OFED Driver (ConnectX - ConnectX V3) No luck so far... Cheers Mike
View ArticleWhat does it mean that my MT25204 adapter has an PSID like this:...
I find no references to PSID values starting with characters other than MT_. I have a Cray CX1 with CN5400 blades. Is this an OEM number for Cray or their OEM? In any case, how do I verify that I...
View ArticleRe: ConnectX-En 10G crash under load :-(
The link you provided for ESXi points to an older Mellanox driver from 2011. You should try using the latest one: Mellanox Products: Mellanox OFED Driver for VMware® ESXi Server
View ArticleRe: ConnectX-En 10G crash under load :-(
I'm using esxi driver from this page:http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=29 Your link is for IB/VPI adapter. Could IB driver be used for ethernet adapter?Thanks.
View ArticleRe: ConnectX-En 10G crash under load :-(
yes, should be fine. use the version i provided to you (1.8.1). It includes the Ethernet adapter driver within.
View ArticleRe: What does it mean that my MT25204 adapter has an PSID like this:...
SM_.. would probably mean this card was re-branded by SuperMicro for latest FW you should touch base with SuperMicro support.
View ArticleRe: MCQH29-XDR firmware for RDMA
Hi, I don't think that there would be any. sometimes, vendors who re-brand Mellanox cards go through some extra testing to ensure that the card and the new firmware intergrates well with the rest of...
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Re: SR-IOV on ESXi 5.1
Hi mruepp,OFED 1.8.1 for ESX Server does not support SRIOV.We plan to support SRIOV in the next OFED release planned for Q4 2013.
View ArticleRe: Active Optical Cable for 40GbE cards
Phil, Thanks so much for your question. I am working on finding you the right answer.
View ArticleRe: Active Optical Cable for 40GbE cards
Hi J. I've spoken to people at Mellanox since I posted my question and they said the FDR cable will work. Thanks for looking into it.
View ArticleI have a MCX354A-FCBT installed on a PCI-3.0 slot of a SM X9DRi-LN4F . Ho do...
I have a MCX354A-FCBT installed on a PCI-3.0 slot of a SM X9DRi-LN4F+. How do I make sure that FDR infinband data rate full speed on reads and writes. Thanks.
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Thank you yairi. This was very helpful.
View ArticleRe: I have a MCX354A-FCBT installed on a PCI-3.0 slot of a SM X9DRi-LN4F . Ho...
Hi Irfan, i am not familiar with the specific model of the server you mentioned but generally speaking this is what you need to get done for gaining the most out of your card: - install the card on a...
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Re: I have a MCX354A-FCBT installed on a PCI-3.0 slot of a SM X9DRi-LN4F . Ho...
If latency is important to you then NUMA affinity really makes a difference. If you run your test (i.e. ib_write_lat) in the same socket where the FDR card is connected, you can achieve latencies under...
View Articlemrg kernel(3.2.23-rt37.56.el6rt.x86_64) update
hi. red hat kernel is 3.2.23-rt37.56.el6rt.x86_64 mlnx_OFED did not install it. what should I do? should we install open source(OFED)? could you please explain me? how?
View ArticleRe: ConnectX-En 10G crash under load :-(
I have tried to install 1.8.1 ofed driver on a freshly installed esxi machine. Esxi shows mt26448 as storage adapter, nothing appears on network adapter. What should i do now? Regards.
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Re: mrg kernel(3.2.23-rt37.56.el6rt.x86_64) update
Hi, if this is RH MRG (Real-Time) kernel, unfortunately it is not going to work. Maybe later on this year. At this point your only option is to use the RH inbox driver (the one that is included with...
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