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1. 47 7 8 Adapter LED Operation 48 7 9 Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions 48 Mellanox Technologies 4 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 10 Bracket Mechanical Drawing 49 Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout 50 A 1 QSFP28 Connector Pinout 50 A 2 PCI Express x8 or x16 Connector Pinout 52 A 3 I2C compatible Connector Pinout 54 Appendix B Finding the GUID MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card 55 Appendix C Safety Warnings u a a 57 Appendix D Avertissements de s curit d installation Warnings in French 59 Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise Warnings in German 61 Appendix F Advertencias de seguridad para la instalaci n Warnings in Spanish 63 Mellanox Technologies 5 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 List of Tables Table 1 Revision History Table 8 Tabl 2 Documents List sin a 2er VERI deren der ala pests 9 Table 3 Single and Dual port FDR Adapter Cards 11 Table 4 Single and Dual port EDR Adapter Cards
2. 12 Tablet Beatures ouo DU Le eb br ep 13 Table 6 Software and Hardware Requirements 22 Table 7 minxofedinstall Return Codes 27 Table 8 Software and Hardware Requirements 34 Table 9 MCX453A FCAT Specifications Table 41 Table 10 MCX454A FCAT Specifications Table 42 Table 11 MCX455A FCAT Specifications Table 43 Table 12 MCX456A FCAT Specifications Table 44 Table 13 MCX455A ECAT Specifications Table 45 Table 14 MCX456A ECAT Specifications Table 46 Table 15 Physical and Logical Link Indications 48 Mellanox Technologies 6 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 List of Figures Figure 1 POT Device iie eb at e ebd Ee get eT ade die dedica 20 Figure 2 Mechanical Drawing of the Dual port MCX456A E F CAT Adapter Card 48 Figure3 Single port Bracket 49 Figure4 Dual port Bracket 49 Figure 5 Connector and Cage Views 50 Figure 6 P
3. 32 4 1 9 2 Removing Signature from kernel Modules 33 41 10 Performance Tuning iesu e DP PEG Sie hd eh ob RD ed 34 4 2 gt VMware Driver tue tid adn de 34 4 2 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 34 4 2 2 Installing Mellanox OFED Driver for VMware vSphere 34 4 2 3 Removing Mellanox OFED Driver 35 4 2 4 Loading Unloading Driver Kernel Modules 35 4 2 5 Firmware Programming 36 Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware 37 5 1 Firmware Update Example 37 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 38 64 General iio ld either lohnen enden 38 62 Linux hoes eid BI be ST vei e ER 39 6 33 Windows Auen aa nt eth ee AS 40 Chapter 7 Specifications 553 IEA wees PE EN E see eee S at dl 7 1 MCX453A FCAT Specifications 41 7 2 MCX454A FCAT Specifications 42 7 3 MCX455A FCAT Specifications 43 74 MCX456A FCAT Specifications 44 7 5 MCX455A ECAT Specifications 45 7 6 MCX456A ECAT Specifications 46 7 1 Airflow Specifications
4. 17 3 13 Software Stacks iu iia Pr Rid BG rire sE a ta sea 17 3 2 Safety PrecautiOhs iia oases en td D an en 17 3 3 Pre installation Checklist 17 3 4 Bracket Installation Instructions 17 3 4 1 Removing the Existing Bracket 18 3 4 Installing the New Bracket 18 3 5 Card Installation Instructions 18 3 6 Cables and Modules 19 3 6 1 Cable Installation 19 3 7 Identify the Card in Your System 20 ITA OO WINDOW AREE A Suet Aes Jeli A NER Salt A REOR Uca ced 20 3 7 2 ON PANU hersi ee nda 21 Chapter 4 Driver Installation 22 4 1 Linux Driver ie oer Le I BE a ee 22 4 1 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 22 4 1 2 Downloading Mellanox OFED 22 Mellanox Technologies 3 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 1 3 Installing Mellanox OFED 23 4 1 3 1 Installation Procedure 24 4 1 3 2 Installation Results
5. IEEE Std 802 5 Specification This is the IEEE Ethernet specification http standards ieee org getieee802 Mellanox Technologies 9 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 PCI Express 3 0 Specifications Industry Standard PCI Express 3 0 Base and Card Electromechan ical Specifications https pcisig com specifications Document Conventions When discussing memory sizes MB and MBytes are used in this document to mean size in mega Bytes The use of Mb or Mbits small b indicates size in mega bits In this document PCIe is used to mean PCI Express Technical Support Customers who purchased Mellanox products directly from Mellanox are invited to contact us through the following methods URL http www mellanox com gt Support E mail support mellanox com Tel 1 408 916 0055 Customers who purchased Mellanox M 1 Global Support Services please see your contract for details regarding Technical Support Customers who purchased Mellanox products through a Mellanox approved reseller should first seek assistance through their reseller Firmware Updates The Mellanox support downloader contains software firmware and knowledge database infor mation for Mellanox products Access the database from the Mellanox Support web page http www mellanox com gt Support Or use the following link to go directly to the Mellanox Support Downl
6. 26 4 1 3 3 Installation Logging 26 4 1 3 4 Openibd Script 26 4 1 3 5 Driver Load Upon System Boot 26 4 1 3 6 minxofedinstall Return Codes 27 4 1 4 Port Type Management 27 4 1 5 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED 27 4 1 6 Installing MLNX OFED using YUM 27 4 1 6 1 Setting up MLNX OFED YUM Repository 28 4 1 6 2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the YUM Tool 29 4 1 6 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the YUM Too 30 4 1 7 Installing MLNX_OFED using apt get 30 4 1 7 1 Setting up MLNX_OFED apt get Repository 30 4 1 7 2 Installing MLNX OFED using the apt get Tool 30 4 1 7 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the apt get Tool 31 4 1 8 Updating Firmware After Installation 31 4 1 8 1 Updating the Device Online 31 4 1 8 2 Updating the Device Manually 32 4 1 9 UEFI Secure Boot unser han eb Ee 32 4 1 9 1 Enrolling Mellanox s x 509 Public Key On your Systems
7. Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 47 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory EMC CE FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a The ConnectX 4 adapters supplement the IBTA auto negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another Mellanox InfiniBand product b Typical power for ATIS traffic load c For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 43 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 4 MCX456A FCAT Specifications Table 12 MCX456A FCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Dual QSFP28 InfiniBand Copper and optical InfiniBand IBTA v1 3 Auto Negotiation 1X 2X 4X SDR 2 5Gb s per lane DDR 5Gb s per lane QDR 10Gb s per lane FDR10 10 3125Gb s per lane FDR 14 0625Gb s per lane port Ethernet 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 Protocol Support 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX IOGBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 56Gb s FDR InfiniBand
8. 3 6 Cables and Modules To obtain the list of supported cables for your adapter please refer to www mellanox com gt Prod ucts gt Cables and Transceivers 3 6 1 Cable Installation 1 All cables can be inserted or removed with the unit powered on 2 To insert a cable press the connector into the port receptacle until the connector is firmly seated a Support the weight of the cable before connecting the cable to the adapter card Do this by using a cable holder or tying the cable to the rack b Determine the correct orientation of the connector to the card before inserting the connector Do not try and insert the connector upside down This may damage the adapter card c Insert the connector into the adapter card Be careful to insert the connector straight into the cage Do not apply any torque up or down to the connector cage in the adapter card d Make sure that the connector locks in place gt When installing cables make sure that the latches engage Always install and remove cables by pushing or pulling the cable and connector in a straight line with the card 3 After inserting a cable into a port the Yellow LED indicator will light when the physical con nection is established that is when the unit is powered on and a cable is plugged into the port with the other end of the connector plugged into a functioning port See Section 7 8 Adapter LED Operation on page 48 4 After plugging in a c
9. repo id repo name status mlnx ofed MLNX OFED Repository 108 rpmforge RHEL 6Server RPMforge net dag 4 597 repolist 8 351 4 1 6 2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the YUM Tool After setting up the YUM repository for MLNX_OFED package perform the following Step 1 View the available package groups by invoking yum grouplist grep MLNX_OFED LNX OFED ALL LNX OFED BASIC LNX OFED GUEST LNX OFED HYPERVISOR LNX OFED VMA LNX OFED VMA ETH LNX OFED VMA VPI Where LNX OFED ALL Installs all available packages in MLNX OFED LNX OFED BASIC Installs basic packages required for running Mellanox cards LNX OFED GUEST Installs packages required by guest OS LNX OFED HYPERVISOR Installs packages required by hypervisor OS LNX OFED VMA Installs packages required by VMA LNX OFED VMA ETH Installs packages required by VMA to work over Ethernet LNX OFED VMA VPI Installs packages required by VMA to support VPI Step 2 Install the desired group yum groupinstall MLNX OFED ALL Loaded plugins product id security subscription manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management You can use subscrip tion manager to register Setting up Group Process Resolving Dependencies Running transaction check Package ar mgr x86 64 0 1 0 0 11 g22fff4a will be installed rds devel x86 64 0 2 0 6mlnx 1 rds tools x86 64 0 2 0 6mlnx 1 srptools x86 64 0 0 0 4mlnx3 OFED 2 0 2 6 7
10. dmesg gt system logF Mellanox Technologies 39 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 6 3 Windows From the Windows desktop choose the Start menu and run msinfo32 Environment To export system information to a text file choose the Export option Information from the File menu Assign a file name and save Download and install MFT http www mellanox com content pages php pg management tools amp menu_section 34 Refer to the User Manual for installation instructions iens am quel Once installed open a CMD window and run cd C Program Files Mellanox WinMFT mst start mst status flint d lt mst_device gt q Ports Information vstat Download the latest firmware version using the PSID board ID o http www mellanox com supportdownloader pesado flint d mst device i firmware bin file b Eventlog viewer MST device logs mst start Collect log file msk status C Users Administrator gt flint d lt mst_device gt de gt dump_con figuration log C Users Administrator gt mstdump lt mst_device gt de gt mst dump log Mellanox Technologies 40 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 Specifications 7 1 MCX453A FCAT Specifications Table 9 MCX453A FCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Phy
11. This chapter describes how to install and test the Mellanox OFED for Linux package on a single host machine with Mellanox ConnectX 4 adapter hardware installed 4 1 1 Hardware and Software Requirements Table 6 Software and Hardware Requirements Requirements Description Platforms A server platform with an adapter card based on one of the following Mella nox Technologies InfiniBand HCA devices MT4115 ConnectX 4 VPI IB EN firmware fw ConnectX4 For the list of supported architecture platforms please refer to the Mellanox OFED Release Notes file Required Disk 1GB Space for Installation Device ID For the latest list of device IDs please visit Mellanox website Operating System Linux operating system For the list of supported operating system distributions and kernels please refer to the Mellanox OFED Release Notes file Installer The installation requires administrator privileges on the target machine Privileges 4 1 2 Downloading Mellanox OFED Step 1 Verify that the system has a Mellanox network adapter HCA NIC installed The following example shows a system with an installed Mellanox HCA lspci v grep Mellanox 06 00 0 Network controller Mellanox Technologies MT4115 Family ConnectX 4 Subsystem Mellanox Technologies Device 0024 Step 2 Download the ISO image to your host The images name has the format MLNX OFED LINUX lt ver gt lt 0s label gt lt CPU arch gt i
12. Mellanox Technologies HCA devices e MT27700 ConnectX 4 VPI EN firmware fw ConnectX4 Device ID For the latest list of device IDs please visit Mellanox website Operating System ESXi 2015 operating system Installer Privileges The installation requires administrator privileges on the target machine 4 2 2 Installing Mellanox OFED Driver for VMware vSphere gt Please uninstall any previous Mellanox driver packages prior to installing the new ver sion hus To install the driver 1 Log into the ESXi server with root permissions 2 Install the driver gt esxcli software vib install d path bundle file Example gt esxcli software vib install d lt path gt MLNX OFED ESX 2 3 1 0 10EM 550 0 0 1331820 zip 3 Reboot the machine Mellanox Technologies 34 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 Verify the driver was installed successfully esxcli software vib list grep Mellanox net ib core 2 3 1 0 10EM 550 0 0 1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015 03 02 net ib ipoib 2 3 1 0 10EM 550 0 0 1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015 03 02 net ib mad 2 3 1 0 10EM 550 0 0 1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015 03 02 net ib sa 2 3 1 0 10EM 550 0 0 1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015 03 02 net mlx compat 2 3 1 0 10EM 550 0 0 1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015 03 02 net mlx4 core 2 3 1 0 10EM 550 0 0 1331820 Mellan
13. Operating Systems Mellanox Technologies 27 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 1 6 1 Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository Step 1 Log into the installation machine as root Step 2 Mount the ISO image on your machine mount o ro loop MLNX OFED LINUX lt ver gt lt 0S label gt lt CPU arch gt iso mnt You can download it from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Ethernet Drivers Step 3 Download and install Mellanox Technologies GPG KEY The key can be downloaded via the following link http www mellanox com downloads ofed RPM GPG KEY Mellanox wget http www mellanox com downloads ofed RPM GPG KEY Mellanox 2014 04 20 13 52 30 http www mellanox com downloads ofed RPM GPG KEY Mellanox Resolving www mellanox com 72 3 194 0 Connecting to www mellanox com 72 3 194 0 80 connected HTTP request sent awaiting response 200 OK Length 1354 1 3K text plain Saving to RPM GPG KEY Mellanox 100 gt 954 K s 3m 0s 2014 04 20 13 52 30 247 MB s RPM GPG KEY Mellanox saved 1354 1354 Step 4 Install the key sudo rpm import RPM GPG KEY Mellanox warning rpmts HdrFromFdno Header V3 DSA SHA1 Signature key ID 6224c050 NOKEY Retrieving key from file repos MLNX OFED MLNX OFED file gt RPM GPG KEY Mellanox Importing GPG key 0x6224C050 Userid Mellanox Technologies Mellan
14. P N MCX455A ECAT 15 10 08 20 N Rev A5 S N MT0806X01504 GUID 00 02 C9 03 00 27 05 1C MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Made in Israel wi Figure 14 MCX456A ECAT Board Label Model No CX456A ConnectX 4 EDR 100GbE P N MCX456A ECAT 015 10 08 2 MALA A IN Rev A6 MT0806X01504 dn QUE 00 02 C9 03 00 27 05 1C a MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C i Made in Israel Mellanox Technologies 56 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix C Safety Warnings 1 Installation Instructions LA Read all installation instructions before connecting the equipment to the power source 2 Over temperature This equipment should not be operated in an area with an ambient temperature exceed LA ing the maximum recommended 55 C 131 F To guarantee proper air flow allow at least 8cm 3 inches of clearance around the ven tilation openings 3 During Lightning Electrical Hazard During periods of lightning activity do not work on the equipment or connect or dis connect cables 4 Copper Cable Connecting Disconnecting Some copper cables are heavy and not flexible as such they should be carefully LA attached to or detached from the connectors Refer to the cable manufacturer for spe cial warnings and instructions 5 Equipment Installation This equipment should be installed replaced or serviced only by trained and qualified personnel 6 Equipment Disposal Disposal of this equ
15. TX DN C 1 GND 38 GND 39 MEZZ TX DP C 2 MEZZ TX DN C 2 GND 40 GND 41 MEZZ TX DP C 3 9 MEZZ TX DN C 3 GND 42 GND 43 MEZZ TX DP C 4 g MEZZ TX DN C 4 GND 44 GND 45 MEZZ TX DP C 5 p MEZZ TX DN C 5 GND 46 GND 47 MEZZ TX DP C 6 4 MEZZ TX DN C 6 odo Wo GND 48 GND 49 MEZZ TX DP C 7 MEZZ TX DN C 7 GND 50 GND 51 MEZZ PRSNTA2 N MEZZ PRSNTAl N BASEBOARD A ID P5V AUX 1 P5V AUX 2 P5V AUX 3 P3V3 1 P3V3 2 P3V3 3 P3V3 4 NCSI RCSDV NCSI RCLK NCSI TXEN PERST NO MEZZ SMCLK MEZZ SMDATA GND 5 GND 6 NCSI RXDO NCSI_RXD1 GND 7 GND 8 CLK 100M MEZZ2 DP CLK 100M MEZZ2 DN GND 9 GND 10 MEZZ RX DP 0 MEZZ RX DN 0 GND 11 GND 12 MEZZ RX DP 1 MEZZ RX DN 1 GND 13 GND 14 MEZZ RX DP 2 MEZZ RX DN 2 GND 15 GND 16 MEZZ RX DP 3 MEZZ RX DN 3 GND 17 GND 18 MEZZ RX DP 4 MEZZ RX DN 4 GND 19 GND 20 MEZZ RX DP 5 MEZZ RX DN 5 GND 21 GND 22 MEZZ RX DP 6 MEZZ RX DN 6 GND 23 GND 24 MEZZ RX DP 7 MEZZ RX DN 7 GND 25 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Figure 7 PCle x16 Connector Pinout Mellanox Technologies 53 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 A3 12C compatible Connector Pinout Figure 8 Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout Signal Name 1 GND 2 SCL 3 SDA Mellanox Technologies 54 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QS
16. Updating the Device Online To update the device online on the machine from Mellanox site use the following command line mlxfwmanager online u d device Mellanox Technologies 31 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Example mlxfwmanager online u d 0000 09 00 0 Querying Mellanox devices firmware Device 1 Device Type ConnectX3 Part Number MCX354A FCA A2 A4 Description ConnectX 3 VPI adapter card dual port QSFP FDR IB 56Gb s and 40GigE PCIe3 0 x8 8GT s RoHS R6 PSID MT 1020120019 PCI Device Name 0000 09 00 0 Portl GUID 0002c9000100d051 Port2 MAC 0002c9000002 Versions Current Available FW 2 32 5000 2 33 5000 Status Update required Found 1 device s requiring firmware update Please use u flag to perform the update 4 1 8 2 Updating the Device Manually In case you ran the mInxofedinstall script with the without fw update option or you are using an OEM card and now you wish to manually update firmware on your adapter card s you need to perform the steps below The following steps are also appropriate in case you wish to burn newer firmware that you have downloaded from Mellanox Technologies Web site http www mellanox com gt Support gt Firmware Download Step 1 Get the device s PSID mlxfwmanager pci grep PSID PSID MT 1210110019 Step2 Download the firmware BIN file from the Mellanox website or the OEM website Step
17. con mucho cuidado Para ver advertencias o instrucciones especiales consultar al fabricante del cable 5 Instalaci n de equipos La instalaci n el reemplazo y el mantenimiento de este equipo estar n a cargo nica mente de personal capacitado y competente 6 Eliminaci n de equipos La eliminaci n definitiva de este equipo se debe efectuar conforme a todas las leyes y reglamentaciones nacionales 7 C digos el ctricos locales y nacionales LA Este equipo se debe instalar conforme a los c digos el ctricos locales y nacionales 8 Exposici n a niveles de radiaci n peligrosos Precauci n el uso de controles o ajustes o la realizaci n de procedimientos distintos de los que aqu se especifican podr an causar exposici n a niveles de radiaci n peligrosos Mellanox Technologies 63 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 PRODUCTO L SER DE CLASE 1 y referencia a las normas de l ser m s recientes IEC 60825 1 2007 03 y EN 60825 1 2007 Mellanox Technologies 64
18. mat riel et il ne faut pas brancher ou d brancher les c bles 4 Branchement d branchement des c bles en cuivre Les c bles en cuivre sont lourds et ne sont pas flexibles il faut donc faire tr s attention LA en les branchant et en les d branchant des connecteurs Consultez le fabricant des c bles pour conna tre les mises en garde et les instructions sp ciales 5 Installation du mat riel h Ce mat riel ne doit tre install remplac ou entretenu que par du personnel form et qualifi 6 Elimination du mat riel L elimination de ce mat riel doit s effectuer dans le respect de toutes les l gislations et r glementations nationales en vigueur 7 Codes lectriques locaux et nationaux LA Ce mat riel doit tre install dans le respect des codes lectriques locaux et nationaux Mellanox Technologies 59 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 8 Exposition au rayonnement grave Mise en garde l utilisation de commandes ou de r glages ou l ex cution de proc dures autres que ce qui est sp cifi dans les pr sentes peut engendrer une exposition au rayonnement grave PRODUIT LASER DE CLASSE 1 et r f rences aux normes laser les plus r centes CEI 60 825 1 1993 A1 1997 A2 2001 et NE 60825 1 1994 A1 1996 A2 2001 Mellanox Technologies 60 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix E Sicherheitshinwei
19. sh restart 4 2 5 Firmware Programming 1 Download the bootable binary image mdSsum e7b3e9357ca4045fabe2e8a95d951343 from the Mellanox Firmware Tools MFT site 2 Install the image according to the steps described in the README file gt The following procedure requires custom boot image downloading mounting and boot E ing from a USB device Mellanox Technologies 36 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware Each card is shipped with the latest version of qualified firmware at the time of manufacturing However Mellanox issues firmware updates occasionally that provide new features and bug fixes To check that your card is programmed with the latest available firmware version down load the mlxup firmware update and query utility The utility can query for available Mellanox adapters and indicate which adapters require a firmware update If the user confirms mlxup upgrades the firmware using embedded images The latest mlxup executable and documentation are available from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Firmware Tools 5 1 Firmware Update Example server1 mlxup Querying Mellanox devices firmware Device Type ConnectX4 Part Number MCX453A FCAT Description ConnectX 4 VPI adapter card FDR IB 40GbE single port QSFP28 PCIe3 0 x8 tall bracket ROHS R6 PSID MT 2190110032 PCI Device Name 0000 06 00 0 Base GUI
20. 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 Mellanox Technologies 25 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 1 3 2 Installation Results Software e Most of MLNX OFED packages are installed under the usr directory except for the following packages which are installed under the opt direc tory e openshmem bupc fca and ibutils The kernel modules are installed under e lib modules uname r updates on SLES and Fedora Distributions lib modules uname r extra mlnx ofa kernel on RHEL and other RedHat like Distributions e lib modules uname r updates dkms on Ubuntu Firmware The firmware of existing network adapter devices will be updated if the fol lowing two conditions are fulfilled The installation script is run in default mode that is without the option without fw update The firmware version of the adapter device is older than the firmware version included with the Mellanox OFED ISO image Note If an adapter s Flash was originally programmed with an Expansion ROM image the automatic firmware update will also burn an Expansion ROM image ncase your machine has an unsupported network ada
21. 11 ge863cb7 Complete Mellanox Technologies 29 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Installing MLNX_OFED using the YUM tool does not automatically update the firmware To update the firmware to the version included in MLNX_OFED package you can either e Run the mlnxofedinstall script with the w update only flag or Update the firmware to the latest version available on Mellanox Technologies Web site as described in Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware on page 37 4 1 6 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the YUM Tool If MLNX_OFED was installed using the yum tool then it can be uninstalled as follow yum groupremove lt group name gt a The lt group name gt must be the same group name that was previously used to install MLNX_OFED 4 1 7 Installing MLNX_OFED using apt get This type of installation is applicable to Debian and Ubuntu Operating Systems 4 1 7 1 Setting up MLNX_OFED apt get Repository Step 1 Log into the installation machine as root Step 2 Extract the MLNX_OFED package on a shared location in your network You can download it from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt InfiniBand Drivers Step 3 Create an apt get repository configuration file called etc apt sources list d mlnx _ofed list with the following content deb file path to extracted MLNX OFED package Step 4 Download and install Mellanox Technologies
22. 15 for Physical Function Device ID 4116 for Virtual Function Mellanox Technologies 11 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Table 4 Single and Dual port EDR Adapter Cards MCX455A ECAT Single port card ing Part P Orders E per AED MCX456A ECAT Dual port card InfiniBand EDR 100 Gb s u Rar Ethernet 40 56 100 Gb s Network Connector Types Single or Dual port QSFP28 PCI Express PCIe SerDes Speed PCIe 3 0 x16 8GT s RoHS R6 MT27704A0 FDCF EV Adapter IC Part Number MT27708A0 FDCF EV 4115 for Physical Function Device ID 4116 for Virtual Function Mellanox Technologies 12 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 1 2 Features and Benefits Table 5 Features ConnectX 4 offers the highest throughput VPI adapter supporting EDR 100Gb s InfiniBand and 100Gb s Ethernet and enabling any standard networking cluster ing or storage to operate seamlessly over any converged network leveraging a consolidated software stack 100Gb s Virtual Protocol Interconnect VPI Adapter ConnectX 4 delivers low latency high bandwidth and computing efficiency for performance driven server and storage clustering applications ConnectX 4 is InfiniBand Architecture Specification v1 3 compliant InfiniBand Architecture Specification v1 3 compliant Uses PCIe Gen 3 0 1 1 and 2 0 compatible through an x8 or x16 edge connector PCI Express PCIe
23. 3 Burn the firmware mlxfwmanager pci i fw file bin Step 4 Reboot your machine after the firmware burning is completed 4 1 9 UEFI Secure Boot All kernel modules included in MLNX_OFED for RHEL7 and SLES12 are signed with x 509 key to support loading the modules when Secure Boot is enabled 4 1 9 1 Enrolling Mellanox s x 509 Public Key On your Systems In order to support loading MLNX OFED drivers when an OS supporting Secure Boot boots on a UEFI based system with Secure Boot enabled the Mellanox x 509 public key should be added to the UEFI Secure Boot key database and loaded onto the system key ring by the kernel Mellanox Technologies 32 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Follow these steps below to add the Mellanox s x 509 public key to your system Prior to adding the Mellanox s x 509 public key to your system please make sure the mokutil package is installed on your system the system is booted in UEFI mode Step 1 Download the x 509 public key wget http www mellanox com downloads ofed mlnx signing key pub der Step 2 Add the public key to the MOK list using the mokutil utility You will be asked to enter and confirm a password for this MOK enrollment request mokutil import mlnx signing key pub der Step 3 Reboot the system The pending MOK key enrollment request will be noticed by shim efi and it will launch Mok Manager efi to allow you to complet
24. 5 RXN_3 Rx3n Mellanox Technologies 50 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Table 16 Connector Pin Number and Name to Signal Name Map Connector Pin Number Connector Pin Name Port A Signal Name 16 GND GND 17 RXP_1 Rxlp 18 RXN_1 RxIn 19 GND GND 20 GND GND 21 RXN_2 Rx2n 22 RXP_2 Rx2p 23 GND GND 24 RXN_4 Rx4n 25 RXP_4 Rx4p 26 GND GND 27 ModPrsl PortO Mod PrsL 28 IntL IntL 29 VecTx 30 Vecl 31 LPMode_Port0O LPMode 32 GND GND 33 TXP_3 Tx3p 34 TXN_3 Tx3n 35 GND GND 36 TXP_1 Tx1p 37 TXN_1 Txin 38 GND GND Mellanox Technologies 51 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 A 2 Mellanox Technologies 52 PCI Express x8 or x16 Connector Pinout The adapter cards use a standard PCI Express x8 or x16 edge connector and the PCI Express x8 or x16 standard pinout according to the PCI Express 3 0 specification 61 ol vol ol ol 10 Figure 6 PCle x8 Connector Pinout Ji P12V_AUX 1 P12V AUX 2 P12V AUX 3 GND 26 GND 27 P3V3 AUX 2 GND 28 GND 29 P3V3 5 P3V3 6 P3V3 7 P3V3 8 GND 30 LAN 3V3STB ALERT N SMB LAN 3V3STB CLK SMB LAN 3V3STB DAT PCIE WAKE N NCSI RXER GND 31 NCSI TXDO NCSI TXDl GND 32 GND 33 CLK 100M MEZZ1 DP CLK 100M MEZZI DN GND 34 GND 35 MEZZ TX DP C 0 MEZZ TX DN C 0 GND 36 GND 37 MEZZ TX DP C 1 MEZZ
25. 6 MCX456A ECAT Specifications Table 14 MCX456A ECAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Dual QSFP28 InfiniBand Copper and optical InfiniBand IBTA v1 3 Auto Negotiation 1X 2X 4X SDR 2 5Gb s per lane DDR 5Gb s per lane QDR 10Gb s per lane FDR10 10 3125Gb s per lane FDR 14 0625Gb s per lane EDR 25Gb s per lane port Ethernet 100GBASE CR4 100GBASE KR4 100GBASE SR4 56GBASE R4 SOGBASE R2 SOGBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE Protocol Support SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR IOGBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 IOGBASE CR IOGBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 100Gb s EDR InfiniBand Up to 100Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 16 12W Maximum Power Passive Cables 18 04W 3 5W Active Cables 24 80W Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 47 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory EMC CE FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a The ConnectX 4 adapters supplement the IBTA auto negotiation specificati
26. CIe x8 Connector Pinout 52 Figure 7 PCIe x16 Connector Pinout 53 Figure 8 Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout 54 Figure 9 MCX453A FCAT Board Label 55 Figure 10 MCX454A FCAT Board Label 55 Figure 11 MCX455A FCAT Board Label 55 Figure 12 MCX456A FCAT Board Label 56 Figure 13 MCX455A ECAT Board Label 56 Figure 14 MCX456A ECAT Board Label 56 Mellanox Technologies 7 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Revision History This document was printed on December 7 2015 Table 1 Revision History Table Date Rev Comments Changes December 2015 1 3 e Added port numbers to the specification tables See Speci fications on page 41 e Updated MCX456A ECAT Specifications on page 46 December 2015 1 2 e Updated the following tables e MCX453A FCAT Specifications on page 41 e MCX454A FCAT Specifications on page 42 e MCX455A FCAT Specifications on page 43 e MCX456A FCAT Specifications on page 44 e MCX455A ECAT Specifications on page 45 e MCX456A ECAT Specifications on page 46 e Updated Features
27. D e41d2d0300fd8b8a Versions Current Available FW 112 112 LOO WA 2 33 00 Status Up to date Device Type ConnectX4 Part Number MCX453A FCAT Description ConnectX 4 VPI adapter card FDR IB 40GbE single port QSFP28 PCIe3 0 x8 tall bracket ROHS R6 PSID MT 2170110021 PCI Device Name 0000 07 00 0 Base MAC 0000e41d2da206d4 Versions Current Available FW 12 12 0780 312 A LILO Status Update required Perform FW update y N y Device 1 Up to date Device 2 Updating FW Done Restart needed for updates to take effect Log File var log mlxup mlxup yyyymmdd log Mellanox Technologies 37 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 6 6 1 Mellanox Technologies 38 Troubleshooting General Server unable to find the adapter Ensure that the adapter is placed correctly Make sure the adapter slot and the adapter are compatible Install the adapter in a different PCI Express slot Use the drivers that came with the adapter or download the latest Make sure your motherboard has the latest BIOS Try to reboot the server The adapter no longer works Reseat the adapter in its slot or a different slot if necessary Try using another cable Reinstall the drivers for the network driver files may be damaged or deleted Reboot the server Adapters stopped working after installing another adapter Try removing and re installing all adapters Check that c
28. ED LINUX x x x installation Installation finished successfully Attempting to perform Firmware update Querying Mellanox devices firmware Mellanox Technologies 24 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 In case your machine has an unsupported network adapter device no firmware update 4 will occur and the error message below will be printed Please contact your hardware vendor for help on firmware updates Error message Device 1 Device 0000 05 00 0 Part Number Description PSID MT 0DB0110010 Versions Current Available FW A 1000 N A Status No matching image found Step 4 Reboot the machine if the installation script performed firmware updates to your network adapter hardware Otherwise restart the driver by running etc init d openibd restart Step 5 InfiniBand only Run the hca self test ofed utility to verify whether or not the InfiniBand link is up The utility also checks for and displays additional information such as e HCA firmware version Kernel architecture Driver version Number of active HCA ports along with their states Node GUID For more details on hca self test ofed see the file hca self test readme under docs After the installer completes 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
29. EV_00 PCI VEN_15B3 amp DEV_1013 amp SUBSYS_000815B3 PCI VEN_15B3 amp DEV_10138CC_020000 PCI VEN_15B3 amp DEV_10138CC_0200 5 In the Value display box check the fields VEN and DEV fields are separated by amp In the display example above notice the sub string PCIVEN_15B3 amp DEV_1003 VEN is equal to 0x15B3 this is the Vendor ID of Mellanox Technologies and DEV is equal to 1003 this is a valid Mellanox Technologies PCI Device ID If the PCI device does not have a Mellanox adapter ID return to Step 2 to check another device i The list of Mellanox Technologies PCI Device IDs can be found in the PCI ID reposi tory at http pci ids ucw cz read PC 15b3 i Mellanox Technologies 20 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 3 7 2 On Linux Get the device location on the PCI bus by running Ispci and locating lines with the string Mella nox Technologies gt Ispci grep i Mellanox Network controller Mellanox Technologies MT4115 Family ConnectX 4 Mellanox Technologies 21 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 Driver Installation 4 1 Linux Driver For Linux download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution OFED software package available via the Mellanox web site at http www mellanox com gt Products gt Soft ware gt InfiniBand VPI Drivers gt Download
30. FP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix B Finding the GUID MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card Each Mellanox adapter card has a different identifier printed on the label serial number and the card MAC for the Ethernet protocol and the card GUID for the InfiniBand protocol VPI cards have both a GUID and a MAC derived from the GUID Figure 9 MCX453A FCAT Board Label Model No CX453A ConnectX 4 FDR 40GbE P N MCX453A FCAT 08 2015 10 DU A Rev A5 S N MT0806X01504 nn GUID 00 02 C9 03 00 27 05 1C eg MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C E Made in Israel Figure 10 MCX454A FCAT Board Label Model No CX454A ConnectX 4 FDR 40GbE P N MCX454A FCAT 5 10 08 201 MALI A IN Rev AS MT0806X01504 SEE URS 00 02 C9 03 00 27 05 1C SE MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C x Made in Israel Figure 11 MCX455A FCAT Board Label Model No CX455A ConnectX 4 FDR 40GbE P N MCX455A FCAT 5 10 08 201 QT Rev A5 SIN MT0806X01504 GUID 00 02 C9 03 00 27 05 1C E MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C vi Made in Israel Mellanox Technologies 55 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Figure 12 MCX456A FCAT Board Label Model No CX456A ConnectX 4 FDR 40GbE P N MCX456A FCAT 15 10 08 20 AA Rev A5 S N MT0806X01504 GUID 00 02 C9 03 00 27 05 1C MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Made in Israel a Figure 13 MCX455A ECAT Board Label Model No CX455A ConnectX 4 EDR 100GbE
31. GPG KEY wget q0 http www mellanox com downloads ofed RPM GPG KEY Mellanox sudo apt key add Step 5 Check that the key was successfully imported apt key list pub 1024D A9E4B643 2013 08 11 uid Mellanox Technologies lt support mellanox com gt sub 1024g 09FCC269 2013 08 11 Step 6 Update the apt get cache sudo apt get update 4 1 7 2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the apt get Tool After setting up the apt get repository for MLNX_OFED package perform the following Mellanox Technologies 30 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Step 1 View the available package groups by invoking apt cache search mlnx ofed mlnx ofed all mlnx ofed basic mlnx ofed vma mlnx ofed vma eth mlnx ofed vma vpi Where mlnx ofed all MLNX OFED all installer package mlnx ofed basic MLNX OFED basic installer package mlnx ofed vma MLNX OFED vma installer package mlnx ofed vma eth MLNX OFED vma eth installer package mlnx ofed vma vpi MLNX OFED vma vpi installer package Step 2 Install the desired group apt get install group name gt Example apt get install mlnx ofed all 4 1 7 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the apt get Tool Use the script usr sbin ofed uninstall sh to uninstall the Mellanox OFED package The script is part of the ofed scripts RPM 4 1 8 Updating Firmware After Installation The firmware can be updated in one of the following methods 4 1 8 1
32. MA Mellanox TECHNOLOGIES Connect Accelerate Outperform ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual P N MCX453A FCAT MCX454A FCAT MCX455A FCAT MCX456A FCAT MCX455A ECAT MCX456A ECAT Rev 1 3 www mellanox com Rev 1 3 NOTE THIS HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR TEST SUITE PRODUCT PRODUCT S AND ITS RELATED DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED BY MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS OF ANY KIND AND SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING THE CUSTOMER IN TESTING APPLICATIONS THAT USE THE PRODUCTS IN DESIGNATED SOLUTIONS THE CUSTOMER S MANUFACTURING TEST ENVIRONMENT HAS NOT MET THE STANDARDS SET BY MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES TO FULLY QUALIFY THE PRODUCT S AND OR THE SYSTEM USING IT THEREFORE MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL OPERATE WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL MELLANOX BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PAYMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
33. Mellanox Technologies 15 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 2 Interfaces Each adapter card includes the following interfaces e InfiniBand Interface Ethernet QSFP28 Interface PCI Express Interface e 2C compatible Interface LED Interface The adapter cards include special circuits to protect from ESD shocks to the card server when plugging copper cables 2 1 InfiniBand Interface The network ports of the ConnectX 4 adapter cards are compliant with the InfiniBand Architec ture Specification Release 1 3 InfiniBand traffic is transmitted through the cards QSFP28 connectors 2 2 Ethernet QSFP28 Interface The network ports of the ConnectX 9 4 adapter card are compliant with the IEEE 802 3 Ethernet standards listed in Table 5 Features on page 13 Ethernet traffic is transmitted through the cards QSFP28 connectors 2 3 PCI Express Interface The ConnectX 4 adapter card supports PCI Express 3 0 1 1 and 2 0 compatible through an x8 x16 edge connector The device can be either a master initiating the PCI Express bus opera tions or a slave responding to PCI bus operations The following lists PCIe interface features e PCIe Gen 3 0 compliant 1 1 and 2 0 compatible e 2 5 5 0 or 8 0 GT s link rate x8 x16 e Auto negotiates to x16 x8 x4 x2 or x1 e Support for MSI MSI X mechanisms 2 4 12C compatible Interface A three pin header on the adapte
34. Up to 40Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables FDR 15 36W 40Gb s 14 95W Maximum Power Passive Cables FDR 17 17W 40Gb s 16 69W 1 5W Active Cables FDR 20 51 W Power and 40Gb s 20 02 W Environmental Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 47 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory EMC CE FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a The ConnectX 4 adapters supplement the IBTA auto negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another Mellanox InfiniBand product b Typical power for ATIS traffic load c For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 44 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 5 MCX455A ECAT Specifications Table 13 MCX455A ECAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 25 mm low profile Physical Connector Single QSFP28 InfiniBand Copper and optical InfiniBand IBTA v1 3 Auto Negotiation 1X 2X 4X SDR 2 5Gb s per lane DDR 5Gb s per lane QDR 10Gb s per lane FDR10 10 3125Gb s per l
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36. able lock the connector using the latching mechanism particular to the cable vendor When a logical connection is made the Green LED will light When data is being transferred the Green LED will blink See Section 7 8 Adapter LED Operation on page 48 5 Care should be taken as not to impede the air exhaust flow through the ventilation holes Use cable lengths which allow for routing horizontally around to the side of the chassis before bending upward or downward in the rack 6 To remove a cable disengage the locks and slowly pull the connector away from the port receptacle LED indicator will turn off when the cable is unseated Mellanox Technologies 19 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 3 7 Identify the Card in Your System 3 7 1 On Windows 1 Open Device Manager on the server Click start gt Run and then enter devmgmt msc 2 Expand System Devices and locate your Mellanox ConnectX 4 adapter card 3 Right click the mouse on your adapter s row and select properties to display the adapter card properties window 4 Click the Details tab and select Hardware Ids Windows 2012 R2 from the Properties pull down menu Figure 1 PCI Device Events Resources Power Man General Advanced Information Driver Details A Mellanox ConnectX 4 VPI Adapter 2 lt Property Hardware Ids v Value PCINVEN_15B34DEV_10138SUBSYS_000815B38R
37. ables are connected properly Make sure your motherboard has the latest BIOS Link indicator light is Ensure that adapter driver s is loaded Try another port on the switch Make sure the cable is securely attached off Check your are using the proper cables that do not exceed the rec ommended lengths Verify that your switch and adapter port are compatible Link light is on but Check that the latest driver is loaded with no Check that both the adapter and its link are set to the same speed communication and duplex settings established ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 6 2 Linux cat etc issue uname a cat proc cupinfo grep model name uniq Environment ofed_info head 1 Information ifconfig a ethtool lt interface gt ethtool i interface of Mellanox port num ibdev2netdev Card Detection Ispci grep i Mellanox Download and install MFT http www mellanox com content pages php pg management tools amp menu section 34 Refer to the User Manual for installation instructions Mellanox Firmware Tool MET Once installed run mst start mst status flint d lt mst_device gt q ibstat Ports Information iby devinto Firmware Version To download the latest firmware version refer to Upgrade http www mellanox com supportdownloader Collect Log File var log messages
38. acket onto the card You may have to gently push the LEDs using a small screwdriver to align the LEDs with the holes in the bracket 2 Screw on the bracket using the screws and washers saved from the bracket removal procedure above 3 Make sure that the LEDs are aligned onto the bracket holes 4 Use a torque driver to apply up to 2 Ibs in torque on the screws 3 5 Card Installation Instructions 1 Before installing the card make sure that the system is off and the power cord is not con nected to the server Please follow proper electrical grounding procedures 2 Open the system case 3 Place the adapter in an available PCI Express slot A lesser width adapter can be seated into a greater width slot x8 in a x16 but a greater width adapter cannot be seated into a lesser width slot x16 in a x8 Align the ae adapter connector edge with the PCI Express connector slot 4 Applying even pressure at both corners of the card insert the adapter card into the slot until it is firmly seated When the adapter is properly seated the adapter port connectors are aligned with the slot opening and the adapter faceplate is visible against the system chassis Do not use excessive force when seating the card as this may damage the system or the adapter Mellanox Technologies 18 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 5 Secure the adapter with the adapter clip or screw 6 Close the system case
39. and Benefits on page 13 e Updated Section 3 7 1 On Windows on page 20 November 2015 1 1 e Updated power numbers in e MCX453A FCAT Specifications on page 41 e MCX454A FCAT Specifications on page 42 e MCX455A FCAT Specifications on page 43 e MCX456A FCAT Specifications on page 44 e Added Airflow Specifications on page 47 e Added VMware Driver on page 34 e Updated Updating Adapter Card Firmware on page 37 June 2015 1 0 First Release Mellanox Technologies 8 About this Manual ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 This User Manual describes Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 port PCI Express x8 and x16 adapter cards It provides details as to the interfaces of the board specifications required software and firmware for operating the board and relevant docu mentation Intended Audience This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards The manual assumes basic familiarity with InfiniBand and Ethernet network and architecture specifications Related Documentation Table 2 Documents List Mellanox Firmware Tools MFT User Manual Document no 2204UG User Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management tools for a single node See http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Firm ware Tools Mellanox Firmware Utility mlxup User Manual and Release Notes Mellanox firmware u
40. ane FDR 14 0625Gb s per lane EDR 25Gb s per lane port Ethernet 100GBASE CR4 100GBASE KR4 100GBASE SR4 56GBASE R4 SOGBASE R2 SOGBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE Protocol Support SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR IOGBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 IOGBASE CR IOGBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 100Gb s EDR InfiniBand Up to 100Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 13 91W Maximum Power Passive Cables 15 70W 3 5W Active Cables 19 59W Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 47 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory EMC CE FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a The ConnectX 4 adapters supplement the IBTA auto negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another Mellanox InfiniBand product b Typical power for ATIS traffic load c For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 45 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7
41. ational elec LA trical codes Mellanox Technologies 61 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 8 Strahlenkontak Achtung Nutzung von Steuerungen oder Einstellungen oder Ausf hrung von Prozeduren die hier nicht spezifiziert sind kann zu gef hrlichem Strahlenkon takt f hren Klasse 1 Laserprodukt und Referenzen zu den aktuellsten Lasterstandards ICE 60 825 1 1993 A1 1997 A2 2001 und EN 60825 1 1994 A1 1996 A2 2001 Mellanox Technologies 62 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix F Advertencias de seguridad para la insta laci n Warnings in Spanish 1 Instrucciones de instalaci n Antes de conectar el equipo a la fuente de alimentaci n leer todas las instrucciones de instalaci n 2 Sobrecalentamiento No se debe utilizar el equipo en un rea con una temperatura ambiente superior a la LA m xima recomendada 55 C 131 F Adem s para garantizar una circulaci n de aire adecuada se debe dejar como m nimo un espacio de 8 cm 3 pulgadas alrededor de las aberturas de ventilaci n 3 Cuando hay rayos peligro de descarga el ctrica No utilizar el equipo ni conectar o desconectar cables durante per odos de actividad de 4 rayos 4 Conexi n y desconexi n del cable Copper Dado que los cables de cobre son pesados y no son flexibles su conexi n a los conec LA tores y su desconexi n se deben efectuar
42. e the enrollment from the UEFI console You will need to enter the password you previously associated with this request and confirm the enrollment Once done the public key is added to the MOK list which is persistent Once a key is in the MOK list it will be automatically propagated to the system key ring and subsequent will be booted when the UEFI Secure Boot is enabled To see what keys have been added to the system key ring on the current boot install the keyutils o package and run keyctl list system keyring 4 1 9 2 Removing Signature from kernel Modules The signature can be removed from a signed kernel module using the strip utility which is pro vided by the binutils package strip g my module ko The strip utility will change the given file without saving a backup The operation can be undo only by resigning the kernel module Hence we recommend backing up a copy prior to removing the signature gt To remove the signature from the MLNX OFED kernel modules Step 1 Remove the signature rpm qa grep E kernel ib mlnx ofa kernel iser srp knem xargs rpm ql grep A ko xargs strip g After the signature has been removed a message as the below will no longer be presented upon module loading Request for unknown module key Mellanox Technologies signing key 61feb074 c7292 958419386ffdd9d5ca999e403 err 11 However please note that a similar message as the following will still be presen
43. ev 1 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents i dls sh wn omm near Tast of Tables a Ae SRSA ee See A ERE fa mn de E ER ue ik O List OF Floures sinken Revision History nue fan ententes dues eines AE WRENS CO About this Manual 10 oia da Intended Audience 00d A E dest eet 9 Related Documentation 9 Document Conventions 10 Technical Support iere aile dr ca gun sea en wage ee DA en S Rb es 10 Firmware Updates oe nent sut metal Dee lada 10 Chapter Introduction e er yer AAA LT 1 11 Product Overview 254 32 naene eea a led ves gw btw Ds PR 11 1 22 Features and Benenits sen eR eee Bt eee ded 13 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions 14 L4 Conn c vity oes Ebene ob Be GaSe ew WO G E us n Pe Hh Ba 15 Chapter2 Interfaces i xo ver ee ko Ex A XR eae era LO 2 1 InfiniBand Interface vomita Reg 16 2 2 Ethernet OSPP238 Interface 5 ors en ln ee UR Rn 16 2 3 PEL Express Interface 4 45 4 eo ano ea ee 16 2 4 I2C compatible Interface 16 2 5 LED Interface iab Une ST RT Rp Res ia 16 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 17 3 1 System Requirements 17 3 1 1 Hardware 22558808 22a a PA E PROC nee 17 3 1 2 Operating Systems Distributions
44. fic load c For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 41 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 2 MCX454A FCAT Specifications Table 10 MCX454A FCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Dual QSFP28 InfiniBand Copper and optical InfiniBand IBTA v1 3 Auto Negotiation 1X 2X 4X SDR 2 5Gb s per lane DDR 5Gb s per lane QDR 10Gb s per lane FDR10 10 3125Gb s per lane FDR 14 0625Gb s per lane port Ethernet 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 Protocol Support 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 56Gb s FDR InfiniBand Up to 40Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 8 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables FDR 12 26W 40Gb s 11 86W Maximum Power Passive Cables FDR 13 98W 40Gb s 13 50W 1 5W Active Cables FDR 17 31 W Power and 40Gb s 16 83W Environmental Maximum Power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 47 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regula
45. he etc infiniband openib conf file 4 1 3 6 minxofedinstall Return Codes Table 7 lists the mInxofedinstall script return codes and their meanings Table 7 minxofedinstall Return Codes Return Code Meaning 0 The Installation ended successfully 1 The installation failed 2 No firmware was found for the adapter device 22 Invalid parameter 28 Not enough free space 171 Not applicable to this system configuration This can occur when the required hardware is not present on the system 172 Prerequisites are not met For example missing the required software installed or the hardware is not configured correctly 173 Failed to start the mst driver 4 1 4 Port Type Management ConnectX 4 ports can be individually configured to work as InfiniBand or Ethernet ports By default both ConnectX ports are initialized as InfiniBand ports If you wish to change the port type use the mlxconfig script after the driver is loaded For further information on how to set the port type in ConnectX 4 please refer to the MFT User Manual www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt InfiniBand VPI Software gt Linux SW Drivers 4 1 5 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Use the script usr sbin ofed_uninstall sh to uninstall the Mellanox OFED package The script is part of the ofed scripts RPM 4 1 6 Installing MLNX OFED using YUM This type of installation is applicable to RedHat OEL Fedora XenServer
46. ies 13 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Table 5 Features In order to better scale their networks data center operators often create overlay networks that carry traffic from individual virtual machines over logical tunnels in encapsulated formats such as NVGRE and VXLAN While this solves network Overlay Networks scalability issues it hides the TCP packet from the hardware offloading engines placing higher loads on the host CPU ConnectX 4 effectively addresses this by providing advanced NVGRE and VXLAN hardware offloading engines that encapsulate and de capsulate the overlay protocol ConnectX 4 utilizing IBTA RDMA Remote Data Memory Access and RoCE RDMA over Converged Ethernet technology delivers low latency and high MA and oa performance over InfiniBand and Ethernet networks Leveraging data center Converged Ethernet Miren TUR RoCE bridging DCB capabilities as well as ConnectX 4 advanced congestion control hardware mechanisms RoCE provides efficient low latency RDMA services over Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks PeerDirect communication provides high efficiency RDMA access by eliminat ing unnecessary internal data copies between components on the PCIe bus for Mellanox PeerDirect example from GPU to CPU and therefore significantly reduces application run time ConnectX 4 advanced acceleration technology enables higher cluster effi ciency and scalability to tens of
47. ipment should be in accordance to all national laws and regula tions 7 Local and National Electrical Codes h This equipment should be installed in compliance with local and national electrical codes 8 Hazardous Radiation Exposure Caution Use of controls or adjustment or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure Mellanox Technologies 57 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT and reference to the most recent laser standards TEC 60 825 1 1993 A1 1997 A2 2001 and EN 60825 1 1994 A 1 1996 A2 20 Mellanox Technologies 58 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix D Avertissements de s curit d installation Warnings in French 1 Instructions d installation Lisez toutes les instructions d installation avant de brancher le mat riel la source d alimentation lectrique 2 Temp rature excessive Ce mat riel ne doit pas fonctionner dans une zone avec une temp rature ambiante LA d passant le maximum recommand de 55 C 131 F Un flux d air de 200LFM cette temp rature ambiante maximale est n cessaire En outre pour garantir un bon coulement de l air laissez au moins 8 cm 3 pouces d espace libre autour des ouver tures de ventilation 3 Orages dangers lectriques Pendant un orage il ne faut pas utiliser le
48. n all the cluster nodes use cluster aware tools such as pdsh e If your kernel version does not match with any of the offered pre built RPMs you can add your kernel version by using the mlnx_add_kernel_support sh script located under the docs directory On Redhat and SLES distributions with errata kernel installed there is no need to use the minx add kernel support sh script The regular installation can be performed and weak ae updates mechanism will create symbolic links to the MLNX_OFED kernel modules The mlnx_add_kernel_support sh script can be executed directly from the mlnxofedinstall script For further information please see add kernel support option below On Ubuntu and Debian distributions drivers installation use Dynamic Kernel Module Support DKMS framework Thus the drivers compilation will take place on the host 3 during MLNX_OFED installation Therefore using m1nx add kernel support sh is irrelevant on Ubuntu and Debian distributions Au 1 The firmware will not be updated if you run the install script with the without fw update option Mellanox Technologies 23 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Example The following command will create a MLNX_OFED_LINUX ISO image for RedHat 6 3 under the tmp directory MLNX OFED LINUX x x x rhel6 3 x86 64 mlnx add kernel support sh m tmp MLNX OFED LINUX x x x rhel6 3 x86 64 make
49. oad Assistant page http www mellanox com supportdownloader Mellanox Technologies 10 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 1 Introduction This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies VPI adapter cards based on the ConnectX 4 integrated circuit device These adapters connectivity provide the highest performing and most flexible interconnect solution for PCI Express Gen3 servers used in Enterprise Data Centers High Performance Computing and Embedded environments This chapter covers the following topics Section 1 1 Product Overview on page 11 e Section 1 2 Features and Benefits on page 13 e Section 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions on page 14 Section 1 4 Connectivity on page 15 1 1 Product Overview The following section provides the ordering part number port speed number of ports and PCI Express speed Each adapter comes with two bracket heights short and tall Table 3 Single and Dual port FDR Adapter Cards MCX453A FCAT MCX455A FCAT Single port card ing P P ne EE MCX454A FCAT MCX456A FCAT Dual port card InfiniBand FDR 56 Gb s Data Transmission Rate Ethernet 40 Gb s Network Connector Types Single or dual port QSFP28 MCX453A FCAT MCX454A FCAT PCIe 3 0 x8 8GT s RCL OS QUES CHCI Salles gee MCX456A FCAT MCX455A FCAT PCIe 3 0 x16 8GT s RoHS R6 MT27704A0 FDCF FV Adapter IC Part Number MT27708A0 FDCF FV 41
50. on to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another Mellanox InfiniBand product b Typical power for ATIS traffic load c For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 46 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 7 Airflow Specifications Air Flow LFM Air Flow Heat Sink to Port Port to Heat Sink Direction Cable Type Passive en an Passive en MCX453A FCAT 400 450 400 400 MCX454A FCAT 400 450 400 400 MCX455A FCAT 400 450 400 400 MCX456A FCAT 400 500 400 400 MCX455A ECAT 400 700 400 600 MCX456A ECAT 400 800 400 600 a Cells marked with are not applicable Mellanox Technologies 47 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 8 Adapter LED Operation There is a one bi color I O LED per port See Table 15 Table 15 Physical and Logical Link Indications LED Function Yellow physical Constant on indicates a good physical link link Blinking indicates a problem with the physical link If neither LED is lit then the physical link has not been established Green logical data A constant green indicates a valid logical data activity link without data transfer activity link A blinking green indicates a valid logical link with data transfer If only the green LED is lit and the yellow LED i
51. ox PartnerSupported 2015 03 02 net mlx4 en 2 3 1 0 108M 550 0 0 1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015 03 02 net mlx4 ib 2 3 1 0 10EM 550 0 0 1331820 Mellanox PartnerSupported 2015 03 02 After the installation process all kernel modules are loaded automatically upon boot aw 4 2 3 Removing Mellanox OFED Driver Please unload the driver before removing it To remove all the drivers 1 Log into the ESXi server with root permissions 2 Listthe existing OFED driver modules see Section 4 3 Remove each module gt esxcli software vib remove n net ib ipoib gt esxcli software vib remove n net mlx4 ib esxcli software vib remove n net ib sa esxcli software vib remove n net ib mad esxcli software vib remove n net ib core esxcli software vib remove n net mlx4 en esxcli software vib remove n net mlx4 core esxcli software vib remove n net mlx compat Ho gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt P To remove the modules the command must be run in the same order as shown in the example above 2 4 Reboot the server 4 2 4 Loading Unloading Driver Kernel Modules gt To unload the driver gt opt mellanox bin openibd sh stop gt To load the driver gt opt mellanox bin openibd sh start Mellanox Technologies 35 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 gt To restart the driver gt opt mellanox bin openibd
52. ox Technologies Signing Key v2 lt support mel lanox com gt From repos MLNX OFED MLNX OFED file gt RPM GPG KEY Mellanox Is this ok y N Step 5 Check that the key was successfully imported rpm q gpg pubkey qf NAME VERSION RELEASE t SUMMARY n grep Mellanox gpg pubkey a9e4b643 520791ba gpg Mellanox Technologies lt support mellanox com gt Step 6 Install the createrepo rpm package yum install createrepo Step 7 MLNX_OFED YUM repository using the mlnx_create_yum_repo sh script located in the downloaded MLNX_OFED package mlnx create yum repo sh mlnx ofed mnt target repos Creating MLNX OFED LINUX YUM Repository under repos See log file tmp mlnx yum 24250 10g comps file was not provided going to build it Copying RPMS Building YUM Repository Creating YUM Repository settings file at tmp mlnx ofed repo Done Copy tmp mlnx ofed repo to etc yum repos d to use MLNX OFED YUM Repository Mellanox Technologies 28 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Step 8 Copy the created YUM repository configuration file to etc yum repos d cp tmp mlnx ofed repo etc yum repos d Step 9 Check that the repository was successfully added yum repolist Loaded plugins product id security subscription manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management You can use subscrip tion manager to register
53. pdate and query utility used to update the firmware See http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Firmware Tools gt mlxup Firmware Utility Mellanox OFED for Linux User Manual Document no 2877 User Manual describing OFED features performance InfiniBand diagnostic tools content and configuration See http www mella nox com gt Products gt Software gt InfiniBand VPI drivers gt Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution for Linux MLNX _OFED Mellanox OFED for Linux Release Notes Document no 2877 Release Notes for Mellanox OFED for Linux driver kit for Mella nox adapter cards See http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt InfiniBand VPI Drivers gt Linux SW Drivers gt Release Notes Mellanox VMware for OFED User Manual Document no MLNX 15 2877 User Manual describing the various components of the Mellanox OFED ESXi stack See gt http www mellanox com Products gt Software gt InfiniBand VPI Drivers gt VMware Driver gt User Manual Mellanox VMware for OFED Release Notes Document no Release notes for Mellanox InfiniBand OFED Driver for VMware vSphere 5 5 See gt http www mellanox com gt Software gt InfiniBand VPI Drivers gt VMware Driver gt Release Notes IBTA Specification Release 1 3 InfiniBand Architecture Specification http www infinibandta org content pages php pg technology public specification
54. pter device no firmware update will occur and the error message below will be printed I Querying device E Can t auto detect fw configuration file Please contact your hardware vendor for help on firmware updates 4 1 3 3 Installation Logging While installing MLNX_OFED the install log for each selected package will be saved in a sepa rate log file The path to the directory containing the log files will be displayed after running the installation script in the following format Logs dir tmp MLNX_OFED_LINUX lt version gt lt PID gt logs Example Logs dir tmp MLNX OFED LINUX x x x logs 4 1 3 4 openibd Script As of MLNX_OFED v2 2 1 0 0 the openibd script supports pre post start stop scripts This can be controlled by setting the variables below in the etc infiniband openibd conf file OPENIBD PRE START OPENIBD POST START OPENIBD PRE STOP OPENIBD POST STOP Example OPENIBD POST START sbin openibd post start sh 4 1 3 5 Driver Load Upon System Boot Upon system boot the Mellanox drivers will be loaded automatically Mellanox Technologies 26 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 gt To prevent automatic load of the Mellanox drivers upon system boot Step 1 Add the following lines to the etc modprobe d mlnx conf file blacklist mlx4 core blacklist mlx4 en blacklist mlx5 core blacklist mlx5 ib Step 2 Set onBooT no in t
55. r cards is provided as the PC compatible interface See Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions on page 48 for the location on the board 2 5 LED Interface There is a one bi color I O LED per port For LED specifications please refer to Section 7 8 Adapter LED Operation on page 48 Mellanox Technologies 16 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 3 Hardware Installation 3 1 System Requirements 3 1 1 Hardware A system with a PCI Express x16 or x8 slot is required for installing the card 3 1 2 Operating Systems Distributions Please refer to Section 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions on page 14 3 1 3 Software Stacks Mellanox OpenFabric software package MLNX_OFED for Linux and VMware See Chapter 4 Driver Installation on page 22 3 2 Safety Precautions The adapter is being installed in a system that operates with voltages that can be lethal Before opening the case of the system observe the following precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to system components 1 Remove any metallic objects from your hands and wrists 2 Make sure to use only insulated tools 3 Verify that the system is powered off and is unplugged 4 It is strongly recommended to use an ESD strap or other antistatic devices 3 3 Pre installation Checklist Verify that your system meets the hardware and software requirements stated above Shut down your system if active Af
56. s off then the logical link has not been established 7 9 Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions All dimensions are in millimeters 28 All the mechanical tolerances are 0 1mm Figure 2 Mechanical Drawing of the Dual port MCX456A E F CAT Adapter Card 142 24 BEL ee m gage Dry I UBI m Mellanox Technologies 48 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 10 Bracket Mechanical Drawing Figure 3 Single port Bracket Figure 4 Dual port Bracket Mellanox Technologies 49 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout A 1 QSFP28 Connector Pinout Figure 5 Connector and Cage Views Top n 18 35 View into Rear ee 50 181 APOMN WI X199A IA epowd ano dexi EXL NO dixL uLXL ano 9220220 x z z z 6585655 Q 2 2 2 2 00 0 lt D ZO o o 222228 2885752222882 0226088 o gt r 58 50s 3502 50 x F 8 r TOP 18 35 View into Front of Cage T 8 50 3 o z a ad 5 Table 16 Connector Pin Number and Name to Signal Name Map Connector Pin Number Connector Pin Name Port A Signal Name 1 GND GND 2 TXN_2 Tx2n 3 TXP_2 Tx2p 4 GND GND 5 TXN_4 Tx4n 6 TXP_4 Tx4p 7 GND GND 8 ModSelL_Port0 ModSelL 9 ResetL_Port0 ResetL 10 VccRx 11 SCL SCL 12 SDA SDA 13 GND GND 14 RXP_3 Rx3p 1
57. se Warnings in German 1 Installationsanleitungen Lesen Sie alle Installationsanleitungen bevor Sie das Ger t an die Stromversorgung anschlie en 2 bertemperatur Dieses Ger t sollte nicht in einem Bereich mit einer Umgebungstemperatur ber der AN maximal empfohlenen Temperatur von 55 C 131 F betrieben werden Es ist ein Luft strom von 200 LFM bei maximaler Umgebungstemperatur erforderlich Au erdem sollten mindestens 8 cm 3 in Freiraum um die Bel ftungs ffnungen sein um einen einwandfreien Luftstrom zu gew hrleisten 3 Bei Gewitter Elektrische Gefahr Arbeiten Sie w hrend eines Gewitters und Blitzschlag nicht am Ger t schlie en Sie keine Kabel an oder ab 4 Anschlie en Trennen von Kupferkabel Kupferkabel sind schwer und nicht flexible Deshalb m ssen sie vorsichtig an die LA Anschl sse angebracht bzw davon getrennt werden Lesen Sie die speziellen Warnun gen und Anleitungen des Kabelherstellers 5 Ger teinstallation Diese Ger t sollte nur von geschultem und qualifiziertem Personal installiert aus getauscht oder gewartet werden 6 Ger teentsorgung Die Entsorgung dieses Ger ts sollte unter Beachtung aller nationalen Gesetze Bestim mungen erfolgen 7 Regionale und nationale elektrische Bestimmungen t Dieses Ger t sollte unter Beachtung der regionalen und nationalen elektrischen Bes timmungen installiert werden This equipment should be installed in compliance with local and n
58. sical Connector Single QSFP28 InfiniBand Copper and optical InfiniBand IBTA v1 3 Auto Negotiation 1X 2X 4X SDR 2 5Gb s per lane DDR 5Gb s per lane QDR 10Gb s per lane FDR10 10 3125Gb s per lane FDR 14 0625Gb s per lane port Ethernet 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 Protocol Support 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX IOGBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 56Gb s FDR InfiniBand Up to 40Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 8 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables FDR 10 42W 40Gb s 10 18W Maximum Power Passive Cables FDR 12 09W 40Gb s 11 79W 1 5W Active Cables FDR 13 76W Power and 40Gb s 13 45W Environmental Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 47 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory EMC CE FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a The ConnectX 4 adapters supplement the IBTA auto negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another Mellanox InfiniBand product b Typical power for ATIS traf
59. so You can download it from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Soft ware gt InfiniBand Drivers Step 3 Use the md5sum utility to confirm the file integrity of your ISO image Run the following command and compare the result to the value provided on the download page host1 md5sum MLNX OFED LINUX lt ver gt lt 0S label gt iso Mellanox Technologies 22 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 1 3 Installing Mellanox OFED The installation script mlnxofedinstal1 performs the following e Discovers the currently installed kernel Uninstalls any software stacks that are part of the standard operating system distribution or another vendor s commercial stack e Installs the MLNX OFED LINUX binary RPMs if they are available for the current kernel Identifies the currently installed InfiniBand and network adapters and automatically upgrades the firmware Usage mnt mlnxofedinstall OPTIONS The installation script removes all previously installed Mellanox OFED packages and re installs from scratch You will be prompted to acknowledge the deletion of the old packages gt Pre existing configuration files will be saved with the extension conf rpmsave ao If you need to install Mellanox OFED on an entire homogeneous cluster a common strategy is to mount the ISO image on one of the cluster nodes and then copy it to a shared file system such as NFS To install o
60. ted my module module verification failed signature and or required key missing taint ing kernel This message is presented once only for each boot for the first module that either has no signature or whose key is not in the kernel key ring So it s much easier to miss this mes Mellanox Technologies 33 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 sage You won t see it on repeated tests where you unload and reload a kernel module until you reboot There is no way to eliminate this message Step 2 Update the initramfs on RHEL systems with the stripped modules mkinitrd boot initramfs uname r img uname r force 4 1 10 Performance Tuning For further information on Linux performance please refer to the Performance Tuning Guide for Mellanox Network Adapters 4 2 VMware Driver For VMware download and install the latest Mellanox OFED Driver for VMware vSphere 5 5 software package available via the Mellanox web site at _http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Adapter IB VPI SW gt Download This chapter describes how to install and test Mellanox OFED Driver for VMware vSphere 5 5 on a single host machine with Mellanox Infini Band VPI adapter hardware installed 4 2 1 Hardware and Software Requirements Table 8 Software and Hardware Requirements Requirements Description Platforms A server platform with an adapter card based on one of the following
61. ter shutting down the system turn off power and unplug the cord B c I L Remove the card from its package Please note that the card must be placed on an antistatic surface 5 Check the card for visible signs of damage Do not attempt to install the card if damaged 3 4 Bracket Installation Instructions The card is usually shipped with a tall bracket installed If this form factor is suitable for your requirements you can skip the remainder of this section and move to Section 3 5 Card Installa tion Instructions on page 18 If you need to replace it with the short bracket that is included in the shipping box please follow the instructions in this section Due to risk of damaging the EMI gasket it is not recommended to replace the bracket more than three times Mellanox Technologies 17 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 To replace the bracket you will need the following parts e The new bracket of the proper height e The 2 screws saved from the removal of the bracket The 2 fiber washers saved from the removal of the bracket 3 4 1 Removing the Existing Bracket Remove the two screws holding the bracket in place The bracket comes loose from the card LA Be careful not to put stress on the LEDs 2 Save the two screws and the two fiber washers 3 4 2 Installing the New Bracket 1 Place the bracket onto the card until the screw holes line up Do not force the br
62. tgz Note This program will create MLNX OFED LINUX TGZ for rhel6 3 under tmp directory All Mellanox OEM OFED or Distribution IB packages will be removed Do you want to continue y N y See log file tmp mlnx ofed iso 21642 1og Building OFED RPMs Please wait Removing OFED RPMs Created tmp MLNX OFED LINUX x x x rhel6 3 x86 64 ext tgz The script adds the following lines to etc security limits cont for the userspace components such as MPI soft memlock unlimited e hard memlock unlimited These settings set the amount of memory that can be pinned by a user space application to unlimited If desired tune the value unlimited to a specific amount of RAM For your machine to be part of the InfiniBand VPI fabric a Subnet Manager must be running on one of the fabric nodes At this point Mellanox OFED for Linux has already installed the OpenSM Subnet Manager on your machine 4 1 3 1 Installation Procedure Step 1 Login to the installation machine as root Step 2 Mount the ISO image on your machine host1 mount o ro loop MLNX OFED LINUX ver 0S label gt lt CPU arch gt iso mnt Step3 Run the installation script mnt mlnxofedinstall Logs dir tmp MLNX OFED LINUX x x x logs This program will install the MLNX OFED LINUX package on your machine Note that all other Mellanox OEM OFED or Distribution IB packages will be removed Uninstalling the previous version of MLNX OFED LINUX Starting MLNX OF
63. thousands of nodes Adapter functionality enabling reduced CPU overhead allowing more available CEU oticad CPU for computation tasks Support for port based Quality of Service enabling various application require Quality of Service 008 ments for latency and SLA Hardware based I O ConnectX 4 provides dedicated adapter resources and guaranteed isolation and virtualization protection for virtual machines within the server A consolidated compute and storage network achieves significant cost perfor mance advantages over multi fabric networks Standard block and file access protocols can leverage InfiniBand RDMA for high performance stor age access Storage Acceleration ConnectX 4 SR IOV technology provides dedicated adapter resources and PRION guaranteed isolation and protection for virtual machines VM within the server a This section describes hardware features and capabilities Please refer to the driver release notes for feature availability See Table 2 Documents List on page 9 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions RHEL CentOS Windows FreeBSD VMware e OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution OFED Mellanox Technologies 14 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 1 4 Connectivity Interoperable with InfiniBand or 10 25 40 50 100 Gb s Ethernet switches Passive copper cable with ESD protection Powered connectors for optical and active cable support
64. tory EMC CE FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a The ConnectX 4 adapters supplement the IBTA auto negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another Mellanox InfiniBand product b Typical power for ATIS traffic load c For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 42 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 3 MCX455A FCAT Specifications Table 11 MCX455A FCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Single QSFP28 InfiniBand Copper and optical InfiniBand IBTA v1 3 Auto Negotiation 1X 2X 4X SDR 2 5Gb s per lane DDR 5Gb s per lane QDR 10Gb s per lane FDR10 10 3125Gb s per lane FDR 14 0625Gb s per lane port Ethernet 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 Protocol Support 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 56Gb s FDR InfiniBand Up to 40Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables FDR 13 51W Maximum Power Passive Cables FDR 15 29W 1 5W Active Cables FDR 16 95W
65. up to 8GT s Mellanox adapters comply with the following IEEE 802 3 standards 100GbE 56GbE SOGbE 40GbE 25GbE 10GbE IEEE 802 3bj 802 3bm 100 Gigabit Ethernet 25G Ethernet Consortium25 50 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3by 25 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3az Energy Efficient Ethernet Up to 100 Gigabit IEEE 802 3ap based auto negotiation and KRstartup Ethernet Proprietary Ethernet protocols 20 40GBASE R2 50 56GBASE R4 IEEE 802 3ad 802 1AX Link Aggregation EEE 802 1Q 802 1P VLAN tags and priority IEEE 802 1Qau QCN Congestion Notification IEEE 802 1Qaz ETS IEEE 802 1Qbb PFC IEEE 802 1Qbg IEEE 1588v2 Jumbo frame support 9 6KB A standard InfiniBand data rate where each lane of a 4X port runs a bit rate of InfiniBand EDR 25 78125Gb s with a 64b 66b encoding resulting in an effective bandwidth of 100Gb s A standard InfiniBand data rate where each lane of a 4X port runs a bit rate of InfiniBand FDR 14 0625Gb s with a 64b 66b encoding resulting in an effective bandwidth of 54 54Gb s PCI Express stores and accesses InfiniBand and or Ethernet fabric connection information and packet data SPI includes one16MB SPI Flash device M25PX16 VMN6P device by ST Microelectronics EEPROM accessible through the D C compatible interface The EEPROM capacity is 128Kb Memory Mellanox Technolog

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