Event
message
received of
insufficient
power
When [ adapter's current power consumption ] > [ PCIe slot
advertised power limit ] – a warning message appears in the
server's system even logs (Eg. dmesg: "Detected insufficient power
on the PCIe slow")
It's recommended to use a PCIe slot that can supply enough
power.
If a message of the following format appears – "mlx5_core
0003:01:00.0: port_module:254:(pid 0): Port module event[error]:
module 0, Cable error, One or more network ports have been
powered down due to insufficient/unadvertised power on the PCIe
slot" please upgrade your Adapter's firmware.
If the message remains – please consider switching from Active
Optical Cable (AOC) or transceiver to Direct Attached Copper (DAC)
connectivity.
Linux Troubleshooting
Environment
Information
cat /etc/issue
uname -a
cat /proc/cupinfo | grep ‘model name’ | uniq
ofed_info -s
ifconfig -a
ip link show
ethtool <interface>
ethtool -i <interface_of_Mellanox_port_num>
ibdev2netdev
Card Detection lspci | grep -i Mellanox
Mellanox Firmware
Tool (MFT)
Download and install MFT: MFT Documentation
Refer to the User Manual for installation instructions.
Once installed, run:
mst start
mst status
flint -d <mst_device> q
Ports Information
ibstat
ibv_devinfo
Firmware Version
Upgrade
To download the latest firmware version, refer to the NVIDIA
Update and Query Utility.
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