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Introduction

.......................................................................................................................... 8

Product Overview ......................................................................................................................... 8

Operating Systems/Distributions ................................................................................................ 11

Connectivity ............................................................................................................................... 11

Interfaces ............................................................................................................................ 13

Ethernet SFP28 and QSFP28 Interfaces ....................................................................................... 13

PCI Express Interface ................................................................................................................ 13

LED Interface ............................................................................................................................. 13

Heat Sink Interface ..................................................................................................................... 14

SMBus Interface ........................................................................................................................ 14

Voltage Regulators ..................................................................................................................... 14

Thermal Sensors ........................................................................................................................ 15

Hardware Installation

......................................................................................................... 16

Safety Warnings ......................................................................................................................... 16

Installation Procedure Overview ................................................................................................. 17

System Requirements ................................................................................................................ 17

Hardware Requirements........................................................................................................ 17

Airflow Requirements

........................................................................................................... 18

Software Requirements ......................................................................................................... 18

Unpacking the Product ............................................................................................................... 19

Bracket Replacement Instructions .............................................................................................. 20

Installation Instructions

............................................................................................................. 20

Cables and Modules .................................................................................................................. 22

Identifying the Card in Your System .............................................................................................. 22

Uninstalling the Card .................................................................................................................. 23

Driver Installation

............................................................................................................... 25

Linux Driver Installation

............................................................................................................ 25

Prerequisites

........................................................................................................................ 25

Downloading Mellanox OFED................................................................................................ 25

Installing Mellanox OFED ...................................................................................................... 26

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