Nvidia ConnectX-6 Dx User Manual

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Cards with Ejector-Latch Bracket ........................................................... 24
Cables and Modules................................................................................ 25
Identifying the Card in Your System............................................................. 26
Card Extraction Instructions ..................................................................... 27
Safety Precautions ............................................................................. 22
Cards Extraction Instructions ................................................................ 27
Driver Installation.............................................................................29
Windows Driver Installation ...................................................................... 29
Software Requirements ....................................................................... 29
Downloading WinOF-2 Driver................................................................. 29
Installing WinOF-2 Driver ..................................................................... 30
Firmware Upgrade ............................................................................. 37
Linux Driver Installation .......................................................................... 37
Prerequisites.................................................................................... 37
Downloading NVIDIA OFED .................................................................... 37
Installing MLNX_OFED ......................................................................... 38
Driver Load Upon System Boot............................................................... 43
Additional Installation Procedures .......................................................... 45
Performance Tuning ........................................................................... 51
VMware Driver Installation ....................................................................... 51
Hardware and Software Requirements ..................................................... 51
Installing NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere ........................................ 51
Removing Earlier NVIDIA Drivers ............................................................. 52
Firmware Programming ....................................................................... 52
Updating Adapter Firmware .................................................................53
Troubleshooting ...............................................................................54
General Troubleshooting.......................................................................... 54
Linux Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 55
Windows Troubleshooting......................................................................... 55
Specifications..................................................................................57
MCX623432AE-ADAB / MCX623432AN-ADAB / MCX623432AC-ADAB / MCX623432AS-ADAB
Specifications....................................................................................... 57
MCX623432AC-GDAB / MCX623432AN-GDAB / MCX623432AS-GDAI Specifications ....... 58
MCX623435MN-CDAB Specifications ............................................................. 59
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Nvidia ConnectX-6 Dx Specifications

General

Product Name	Nvidia ConnectX-6 Dx
Category	Adapter
Network Interface	Ethernet, InfiniBand
Port Speed	200Gb/s
Form Factor	Low Profile
PCIe Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Operating Temperature	0°C to 55°C
Product Type	Network Adapter
InfiniBand Support	Yes
RoHS Compliance	Yes
Virtualization Support	SR-IOV
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet, InfiniBand
Ports	2
Ethernet Standards	IEEE 802.3
Security Features	IPsec, TLS