Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-4 Lx User Manual

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4. If the installation script has performed a firmware update on your network adapter, complete the step relevant to
your adapter card type to load the firmware:
• ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex - perform a standard reboot
Otherwise, restart the driver by running: /etc/init.d/openibd restart
After installation completion, information about the Mellanox OFED installation, such as prefix, kernel version, and
installation parameters can be retrieved by running the command /etc/infiniband/info.
Most of the Mellanox OFED components can be configured or reconfigured after the installation, by modifying the
relevant configuration files. See the relevant chapters in this manual for details.
The list of the modules that will be loaded automatically upon boot can be found in the /etc/infiniband/openib.conf file.
4.1.3.3 Installation Results
Software • Most of MLNX_OFED packages are installed under the “/usr” directory
except for the following packages which are installed under the “/opt”
directory:
• fca and ibutils
• The kernel modules are installed under
• /lib/modules/`uname -r`/updates on SLES and Fedora
Distributions
• /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra/mlnx-ofa_kernel on RHEL and
other Red Hat like Distributions
In case that yourmachine has an unsupported network adapter device, no firmware update will occur
and one of the following error messages below will be printed. Please contact your hardware vendor
for help on firmware updates.
Error message 1:
Device #1:
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Device Type: ConnectX-6
Part Number: MCX653105A-HDAT
Part Number: MCX4431A-GCAN
Description: ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for
OCP2.0, Type 1, with Host Management, 50GbE single-port QSFP28,
PCIe3.0 x8, no bracket
PCI Device Name: 0b:00.0
Base MAC: 0000e41d2d5cf810
Versions: Current Available
FW 16.22.0228 N/A
Status: No matching image found
Error message 2:
The firmware for this device is not distributed inside Mellanox
driver: 0000:01:00.0 (PSID: IBM2150110033)
To obtain firmware for this device, please contact your HW vendor.
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Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-4 Lx Specifications

General

Brand	Mellanox Technologies
Model	ConnectX-4 Lx
Category	Adapter
Language	English