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1. 10 Chapter Introduction sa sr 64a ERES E CC er Ee a LL 1 1 Product Overview 2 11 1 2 Features and Benefits A 13 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions 14 l4 Connectivity xs nues ss ES Bee as PR MISES ERR ee bees in 14 Chapter 2 Interfaces severe eu TO 2 1 InfiniBand Interface ice neris A EG a BN EX REORUM HR 16 2 2 Ethernet Interface 5e Senor SA PV Be TES E SE reete 16 2 3 PCL Express Interface tra eoe ee aa CDU EDU EE 16 2 4 I2C compatible Interface 16 2 5 LED Interface vus REDIT eR SII d UTE MESE Dade 16 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 17 3 1 System Requirements 17 Al Hard water 200 9o 2 ne eene la E 17 3 1 2 Operating Systems Distributions 17 3 1 3 Software Stacks pes Losada 0 eee me gr T MR 17 3 2 Safety Preca tions 2 2 Rn ER NERO EE DECRE NES 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
2. 56 A 2 PCI Express x16 x16 or x8 Connector Pinout 57 A 3 I2C compatible Connector Pinout 60 Appendix B Finding the GUID MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card 61 Appendix C Safety Warnings s ssssssssssssssss 62 Appendix D Avertissements de s curit d installation Warnings in French 64 Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise Warnings in German 66 Appendix F Advertencias de seguridad para la instalaci n Warnings in Spanish 68 Mellanox Technologies 5 Rev 1 0 List of Tables Table 1 Revision History Table 8 Tabl 2 Documents List recseg mersiye dee ewes ee VERI deren der ala Han 9 Table 3 Single and Dual port FDR Adapter Cards 11 Table 4 Single and Dual port EDR Adapter Cards 12 Tablet Be atures sie ee br ep 13 Table 6 Software and Hardware Requirements 22 Table 7 minxofedinstall Return Codes 27 Table 8 Hardware and Software Requirements 34 Table 9 MCX453A FCAT Specifications Table 48 Table 10 MCX454A FCAT Specifications Table 49 Table 11 MCX455A FCAT Specificat
3. 18 3 6 Cables and Modules 19 3 6 1 Cable Installation ssec rm ee ER e eS en 19 3 7 Identify the Card in Your System 20 3 7 1 On Wind OWS uei ede eR RERO UR S pas RU REE RU UR dut A ACERO ede 20 3 52 ON LINUR eee een A RE REPRHNERS E EDI ES 21 Chapter 4 Driver Installation 22 LT LINUX Driver NUUS DR N e ref 22 AV Me a didas Hardware and Software Requirements 22 4 1 2 Downloading Mellanox OFED 22 Mellanox Technologies 3 Rev 1 0 4 1 3 Installing Mellanox OFED 23 4 1 3 1 Installation Procedure 24 4 1 3 2 Installation Results 26 4 1 3 3 Installation Logging 26 4 1 3 4 openibd SCHpt 25 a ue Reese dede ene 26 4 1 3 5 Driver Load Upon System Boot 26 4 1 3 6 minxofedinstall Return Codes 27 4 1 4 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED 27 4 1 5 Installing MLNX OFED using YUM 27 4 1 5 1 Setting up MLNX OFED YUM Repository 27 4 1 5 2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the YUM Tool
4. 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 QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 con tent pages php pg management_tools amp menu_section 34 Refer to the User Manual for installation instructions Mellanox Firmware Tool MFT Once installed run mst start mst status flint d lt mst_device gt q ibstat Ports Information he devo Firmware Version To download the latest firmware version refer to Upgrade http www mellanox com supportdownloader Collect Log File var log messages dmesg gt system logF 63 Windows From the Windows desktop choose the Start menu and run msinfo32 To export system information to a text file choose the Export option from the File menu Assign a file n
5. 29 4 1 5 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the YUM Too 30 4 1 6 Installing MLNX_OFED using apt get 30 4 1 6 1 Setting up MLNX_OFED apt get Repository 30 4 1 6 2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the apt get Tool 30 4 1 6 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the apt get Tool 31 4 1 7 Updating Firmware After Installation 31 4 1 7 4 Updating the Device Online 31 4 1 7 2 Updating the Device Manually 31 4 1 8 UEFI Secure Boot 2 4 2 2 80 Rt RR Ree de ER 32 4 1 8 1 Enrolling Mellanox s x 509 Public Key On your Systems 32 4 1 8 2 Removing Signature from kernel Modules 33 4 1 9 Performance Tuning 2 ooo na rennen 33 4 2 Windows DIVEL u 2 ger ure eae Ele eden ne aka 33 4 2 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 34 4 2 2 Installing Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver 34 4 2 2 1 Attended Installation 34 4 2 2 2 Unattended Installation 38 4 2 3 Installation Results 39 4 2 4 Extracting Files Without Running Installation 39 4 2 5 Un
6. on page 11 e Section 1 2 Features and Benefits on page 13 Section 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions on page 14 Section 1 4 Connectivity on page 14 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 reer ee MCX454A FCAT MCX456A FCAT dual port card InfiniBand FDR 56 Gb s Data Transmission Rate Ethernet 40 56Gb s single or dual port QSFP28 Network Connector Types MCX453A FCAT MCX454A FCAT PCle 3 0 x8 8GT s IND Bruns ISl Discs us d MCX455A FCAT MCX456A FCAT PCIe 3 0 x16 8GT s RoHS R6 MT27704A0 FDCF FV Adapter IC Part Number MT27708A0 FDCF FV Mellanox Technologies 11 Rev 1 0 Introduction Table 4 Single and Dual port EDR Adapter Cards Ordering Part Number OPN Data Transmission Rate Network Connector Types PCI Express PCIe SerDes Speed RoHS Adapter IC Part Number MCX455A ECAT single port card MCX456A ECAT dual port card InfiniBand EDR 100 Gb s Ethernet 40 56 100Gb s single or dual port QSFP28 PCIe 3 0 x16 8GT s R6 MT27704A0 FDCF EV MT27708A0 FDCF EV 12 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 1 2 Features and Benefits Table 5 Fe
7. QSFP28 Connector Pinout Figure 6 Connector and Cage Views Top View into Rear 7 C EET Il 18 35 1 ISISPON X129A 129A apod QN9 dexi vex QN9 dixi ULXL QN9 Wi oa oo 2 2 85565 dpxy QN9 92a9gaa 800 szs abo9muu9219 Z 2000 E A WE UM JE GE 6226808 SPREE RS EE SEES gp IP 1835 View into Front of Cage 8 50 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_PortO ResetL 10 VccRx 11 SCL SCL 56 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 Table 16 Connector Pin Number and Name to Signal Name Map Connector Pin Number Connector Pin Name Port A Signal Name 12 SDA SDA 13 GND GND 14 RXP 3 Rx3p 15 RXN 3 Rx3n 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 2T 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 A 2 PCI Express x16 x16 or x8 Connector Pinout The adapter cards us
8. b For both operational and non operational states c Air flow is measured 1 from the heat sink between the heat sink and the cooling air inlet 50 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 7 3 MCX455A FCAT Specifications Table 11 MCX455A FCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm Physical Connector 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 56GBASE R4 SOGBASE R2 SOGBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE Protocol Support R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR LOGBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KXA IOGBASE CR IOGBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 56Gb s FDR InfiniBand 1 10 40 56Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typ Power Passive Cables 13 76W Max Power Passive Cables 15 63W Power and Max 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 600LFM in case of 3 5W QSFP cable 350LFM in case of 1 5W QSFP cable Safety IEC EN 60950 1
9. 1 1993 A1 1997 A2 2001 and EN 60825 1 1994 A 1 1996 A2 20 Mellanox Technologies 63 Rev 1 0 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 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 n
10. 2006 ETSI EN 300 019 2 2 Regulatory IEC 60068 2 64 29 32 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 For both operational and non operational states c Air flow is measured 1 from the heat sink between the heat sink and the cooling air inlet Mellanox Technologies 51 Rev 1 0 Specifications 7 4 MCX456A FCAT Specifications Table 12 MCX456A FCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm Physical Connector 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 S6GBASE R4 SOGBASE R2 SOGBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE Protocol Support R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR LOGBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR IOGBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 56Gb s FDR InfiniBand 1 10 40 56Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typ Power Passive Cables 15 66W Max Power Passive Cables 17 86W Power and Max power avail
11. PRODUCT S AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Mellanox TECHNOLOGIES Mellanox Technologies 350 Oakmead Parkway Suite 100 Sunnyvale CA 94085 U S A www mellanox com Tel 408 970 3400 Fax 408 970 3403 Copyright 2015 Mellanox Technologies All Rights Reserved Mellanox Mellanox logo BridgeX ConnectX Connect IB CoolBox CORE Direct InfiniBridge InfiniHost InfiniScale MetroX MLNX OS TestX PhyX ScalableHPC SwitchX UFM Virtual Protocol Interconnect and Voltaire are registered trademarks of Mellanox Technologies Ltd ExtendX FabricIT HPC X Mellanox CloudX Mellanox Open Ethernet Mellanox PeerDirect TM Mellanox Virtual Modular Switch MetroDX Unbreakable Link are trademarks of Mellanox Technologies Ltd All other trademarks are property of their respective owners 2 Mellanox Technologies Document Number MLNX 15 4723 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 Table of Contents Table of Contents esne saine ede eR e e er a aa te List ob Tables 222 2A rare nase a ERE E a e Rc e da List of FICUS E AR EEUU EERE STEER Revision History x 5 65 6 oer a RE RGA DER ESI TEN e EE ee Xd O na About this Manual 25 25 20 eme na Se RIT RE RS Sw Sin ekg anne echnical Supporte ihr nes ds dr mean en ein pa aie ee es d E 9 Firmware and Software Updates
12. the time of manufacturing However Mellanox issues firmware updates occasionally and the most recent firmware can be obtained from http www mellanox com gt Support Check that the firmware on your card is the latest found on the Mellanox site if not update to the latest version found on the Mellanox web site Firmware can be updated on the stand alone single card using the flint tool of the Mellanox Firmware Tools MFT package This package is available for download along with its user manual from the Mellanox Firmware Tools page See http www mellanox com gt Software gt Firmware Tools The following steps describe how to retrieve the PSID firmware identification and programmed firmware version of your adapter card They also describe how to update the card with the latest firmware version available 1 Retrieve the PSID and firmware version a Install the MFT package The package is available at http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Firmware Tools Make sure to download the package corresponding to your computer s operating system b Enter mst start c Get the Mellanox mst device name using the command mst status The mst device name will be of the form dev mst mt4099 pci cr0 d Get the PSID firmware identification and programmed firmware version using the command Note The shown versions and or parameter values in the example below may not reflect the lat est or actual values fo
13. update will also burn an Expansion ROM image ncase your machine has an unsupported network adapter 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 26 Mellanox Technologies J ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 blackli
14. w072 p DS Computer ccs Disk drives Display adapters 1 Human Interface Devices IEEE 1394 host controllers Keyboards A Mice and other pointing devices ME Monitors Network adapters 74 Intel R 1350 Gigabit Network Connection La Intel R 1350 Gigabit Network Connection 2 EP Intel R 1350 Gigabit Network Connection 3 amp Intel R 1350 Gigabit Network Connection 4 Mellanox ConnectX 4 VPI Adapter MT4115 3 Mellanox ConnectX 4 VPI Adapter MT4115 4 amp Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter 4 j Other devices lig PCI Memory Controller p Y Ports COM amp LPT p deb Print queues b D Processors b lt Storage controllers p EE System devices b 9 Universal Serial Bus controllers RVVVVVVV 4 2 4 Extracting Files Without Running Installation To extract the files without running installation perform the following steps Step 1 Open aCMD console Windows Server 2012 R2 Click Start gt Task Manager gt File gt Run new task gt and enter CMD Step 2 Extract the driver and the tools gt MLNX WinOF2 1 10 All x64 a e To extract only the driver files gt MLNX WinOF2 1 10 All x64 a vMT DRIVERS ONLY 1 Step 3 Click Next to create a server image Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MLNX VPI The InstallShield R Wizard will install MLNX VPI on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 40
15. C050 Userid Mellanox Technologies Mellanox 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 28 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 Manageme
16. 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 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 Mellanox Technologies 9 Rev 1 0 Firmware and Software 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 Download Assistant page http www mellanox com supportdownloader 10 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 1 Introduction This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies adapter cards based on the ConnectX 4 inte grated circuit device These adapters connectivity provide the highest performing and most flexi ble 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
17. E KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX IOGBASE SR 10GBASE LR IOGBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 IOGBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 100Gb s EDR InfiniBand 1 10 40 56 100Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typ Power Passive Cables 14 25W Max Power Passive Cables 16 48W Power and Max 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 600LFM in case of 3 5W QSFP cable 350LFM in case of 1 5W QSFP cable Safety IEC EN 60950 1 2006 ETSI EN 300 019 2 2 Regulatory IEC 60068 2 64 29 32 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 For both operational and non operational states c Air flow is measured 1 from the heat sink between the heat sink and the cooling air inlet Mellanox Technologies 53 Rev 1 0 Specifications 7 6 MCX456A ECAT Specifications Table 14 MCX456A ECAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm Physical Connector QSFP28 InfiniBand Copper and optical InfiniBand IBTA v1 3 Auto Negotiation 1X 2X 4X SDR 2 5Gb s p
18. G 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 30 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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
19. Installing MLNX OFED using YUM This type of installation is applicable to RedHat OEL Fedora XenServer Operating Systems Mellanox Technologies 27 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation 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 ver 0S label gt lt CPU arch gt iso mnt You can download it from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software InfiniBand Drivers Step3 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 in 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 RPM GPG KEY Mellanox Importing GPG key 0x6224
20. Mellanox TECHNOLOGIES ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual P N MCX453A FCAT MCX454A FCAT MCX455A FCAT MCX456A FCAT MCX455A ECAT MCX456A ECAT Rev 1 0 www mellanox com Rev 1 0 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 OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THE USE OF THE
21. 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 on all the cluster nodes use cluster aware tools such as pdsh 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 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation Example The following command will create a MLNX OFED LINUX ISO image for RedHat 6 3 under the t
22. Mellanox Technologies ConnectX8 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 Step 4 Click Change and specify the location in which the files are extracted to Network Location Specify a network location For the server image of the product Enter the network location or click Change to browse to a location Click Install to create a server image of MLNX VPI at the specified network location or click Cancel to exit the wizard Network location InstallShield Step 5 Click Install to extract this folder or click Change to install to a different folder Network Location Specify a network location For the server image of the product Enter the network location or click Change to browse to a location Click Install to create a server image of MLNX VPI at the specified network location or click Cancel to exit the wizard Network location Po Change InstallShield Mellanox Technologies 41 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation 4 2 5 4 2 5 1 4 2 5 2 4 2 6 Step 6 To complete the extraction click Finish InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed MLNX VPI Click Finish to exit the wizard lt Back Cancel Uninstalling Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver Attended Uninstallation gt To uninstall MLNX_WinOF2 on a single node Click Start gt Control Panel gt Programs and Features gt MLN X
23. Read then accept the license agreement and click Next Please read the following license agreement carefully Copyright c 2005 2015 Mellanox Technologies All A rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer Dadlintsrnihntriann in hinam Fawr ment mammarisnns tha shara O Laccept the terms in the license agreement I do not accept the terms in the license agreement v InstallShield Step 5 Select the target folder for the installation Destination Folder Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install to a diff Install MLNX_WinOF2 to C Program Files Mellanox MLNX_WinOF2 InstallShield 36 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 Step 6 Select a Complete or Custom installation follow Step a and on on page 36 Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type O Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Choose which program features you want installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users InstallShield a Select the desired feature to install Performances to
24. 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 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation 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 4 1 9 4 1 9 1 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 Step 2 Download the firmware BIN file from the Mellanox website or the OEM website Step 3 Burn the firmware mlx
25. _WinOF2 gt Uninstall NOTE This requires elevated administrator privileges see Section 1 1 Supplied Packages on page 11 for details Unattended Uninstallation UE If no reboot options are specified the installer restarts the computer whenever necessary without displaying any prompt or warning to the user Use the norestart or forcerestart standard command line options to control reboots Touninstall MLNX WinOF in unattended mode Step 1 Open a CMD console Windows Server 2012 R2 Click Start gt Task Manager gt File gt Run new task gt and enter CMD Step 2 Uninstall the driver Run gt MLNX WinOF2 1 10 All win2012 x64 exe S x v qn Firmware Upgrade If the machine has a standard Mellanox card with an older firmware version the firmware will be automatically updated as part of the WinOF 2 package installation For information on how to upgrade firmware manually please refer to MFT User Manual www mellanox com gt Products gt InfiniBand VPI Drivers gt Firmware Tools The adapter card may not have been shipped with the latest firmware version The section below describes how to update firmware 42 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 Mellanox Technologies 43 Rev 1 0 Updating Adapter Card Firmware 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware Each card is shipped with the latest version of qualified firmware at
26. able 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 600LFM in case of 3 5W QSFP cable 350LFM in case of 1 5W QSFP cable Safety IEC EN 60950 1 2006 ETSI EN 300 019 2 2 Regulator E A IEC 60068 2 64 29 32 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 For both operational and non operational states c Air flow is measured 1 from the heat sink between the heat sink and the cooling air inlet 52 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 7 5 MCX455A ECAT Specifications Table 13 MCX455A ECAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 25 mm Physical Connector 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 50GBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE Protocol Support SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBAS
27. ame and save Environment Information Download and install MFT http www mellanox com con tent pages php pg management_tools amp menu_section 34 Refer to the User Manual for installation instructions Mellanox Firmware Tool MFT 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 Mellanox Technologies 47 Rev 1 0 Troubleshooting Ports Information vstat Download the latest firmware version using the PSID board Firmware Version ID Upgrade http www mellanox com supportdownloader flint d mst device 1 firmware bin file b Eventlog viewer MST device logs mst start Collect log file mst status C Users Administrator gt flint d lt mst_device gt dc gt dump_configura tion log C Users Administrator gt mstdump lt mst_device gt dc gt mstdump log 48 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 Physical Connector 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
28. amily ConnectX 3 Subsystem Mellanox Technologies Device 0024 Step2 Download the ISO image to your host The image s name has the format MLNX OFED LINUX lt ver gt lt OS label gt lt CPU arch gt iso You can download it from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software 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 ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 Ethernet network adapters and automat ically 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 4 Pre existing configuration files will be saved with the extension conf rpmsave ao If you need to install
29. andard InfiniBand data rate where each lane of a 4X port runs a bit rate of InfiniBand EDR 25 0625Gb 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 54 Gb s PCI Express stores and accesses InfiniBand and or Ethernet fabric connection information and packet data SPI includes one16MB SPI Flash device M25PX 16 VMN6P device by ST Microelectronics EEPROM accessible through the I C compatible interface The EEPROM capacity is 128Kb Memory Mellanox Technologies 13 Rev 1 0 Introduction Table 5 Features Overlay Networks RDMA and RDMA over Converged Ethernet RoCE Mellanox PeerDirect CPU offload Quality of Service QoS Hardware based I O virtualization Storage Acceleration 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 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 utili
30. any prompt or warning to the user Use the norestart or forcerestart standard command line options to control reboots The following is an example of an unattended installation session Step 1 Open a CMD console Windows Server 2012 R2 Click Start gt Task Manager gt File gt Run new task gt and enter CMD Step 2 Install the driver Run gt MLNX WinOF2 1 10 All x64 exe S v qn Step 3 Optional Manually configure your setup to contain the logs option MLNX WinOF2 1 10 All x64 exe S v qn v l vx LogFile Step 4 Optional if you want to control whether to install ND provider or not gt MLNX WinOF2 1 10 All win2012 x64 exe vMT NDPROPERTY 1 E gt Applications that hold the driver files such as ND applications will be closed during the unat 3 tended installation 4 2 3 Installation Results Upon installation completion you can verify the successful addition of the network card s through the Device Manager Upon installation completion the inf files can be located at ProgramFiles Mellanox MLNX_WinOF2 ETH To see the Mellanox network adapter device and the Ethernet or IPoIB network device depending on the used card for each port display the Device Manager and expand Network adapters 1 MT NDPROPERTY default value is True Mellanox Technologies 39 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation Figure 2 Installation Results File Action View Help es mn O Bal a PRS 4 gh l dev
31. ated tools 3 Verify that the system is powered off and is unplugged 4 Itis 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 After 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 Note Due to risk of damaging the EMI gasket it is not recommended to replace the bracket more than three times To replace the bracket you will need the following parts Mellanox Technologies 17 Rev 1 0 Hardware Installation 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 5 e The new bracket of the proper height e The 2 screws saved from the removal of the bracket e The 2 fiber washers saved from the removal of the bracket Removing the Existing Bracket 1 Remove the two screws
32. ationales en vigueur 7 Codes lectriques locaux et nationaux LA Ce mat riel doit tre install dans le respect des codes lectriques locaux et nationaux 64 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 65 Rev 1 0 Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise 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 Luftstrom von 200 LFM bei maximaler Umgebungstemperatur erforderlich Au er dem 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
33. atures 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 up to 8GT s Mellanox adapters comply with the following IEEE 802 3 standards 100GbE 56GbE 50GbE 40GbE 25GbE 10GbE 1GbE IEEE 802 3bj 802 3bm 100 Gigabit Ethernet 25G Ethernet Consortium 25 50 GigabitEthernet IEEE 802 3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3az Energy Efficient Ethernet IEEE 802 3ap based auto negotiation and KRstartup Proprietary Ethernet protocols 20 40GBASE R2 50 56GBASE R4 IEEE 802 3ad 802 1AX Link Aggregation IEEE 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 Up to 100 Gigabit Ethernet A st
34. ble Size 2 71 in x5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm Physical Connector 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 56GBASE R4 50GBASE R2 SOGBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE Protocol Support R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR LOGBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR IOGBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 56Gb s FDR InfiniBand 1 10 25 40 50 56Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 8 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typ Power Passive Cables 12 46W Max Power Passive Cables 14 20W Power and Max 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 600LFM in case of 3 5W QSFP cable 350LFM in case of 1 5W QSFP cable Safety IEC EN 60950 1 2006 ETSI EN 300 019 2 2 Regulator E A IEC 60068 2 64 29 32 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
35. e 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 2 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 massage 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 presented my module module verificati
36. e a standard PCI Express x16 or x16 or x8 edge connector and the PCI Express x16 or x8 standard pinout according to the PCI Express 3 0 specification Mellanox Technologies 57 Rev 1 0 Figure 7 PCle x8 Connector Pinout PRSNT1 12V 1 12V 5 12V 2 12V 4 12V 3 GND 28 GND 29 SMCLK TDI SMDAT GND 11 3 3V 3 TRST 3 3Vaux WAEKE OBPP RSVD 5 GND 4 REPCLK PETpO GND 21 PETnO PERpO GND 7 PERnO B17 NC PRSNT2 1 GND 19 GND 9 GND 14 PERp2 PERn2 GND 24 GND 10 PERp3 PERn3 GND 8 B31 NC PRSNT2 1 RSVD 3 GND 23 58 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 Figure 8 PCle x16 Connector Pinout Mellanox Technologies 59 Rev 1 0 A 3 12C compatible Connector Pinout Figure 9 Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout nn Signal Name 1 GND 2 SCL 3 SDA 60 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 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 Mellanox Technologies 61 Rev 1 0 Appendix C Safety Warnings 1 Installation Instructions LA Read all installation instructions befor
37. e 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 ventilation 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 equipment 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 62 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT and reference to the most recent laser standards TEC 60 825
38. ellanox OEM OFED or Distribution IB packages will be removed Uninstalling the previous version of MLNX OFED LINUX Starting MLNX OFED LINUX x x x installation Installation finished successfully Attempting to perform Firmware update Querying Mellanox devices firmware 24 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 2 9 1000 N A Status No matching image found Step4 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 Step5 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 ins
39. ellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 69
40. ellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 About this Manual 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 User Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management Manual tools for a single node Document no 2204UG See http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Firm ware Tools IBTA Specification Release 1 3 InfiniBand Architecture Specification IEEE Std 802 3 Specification This is the IEEE Ethernet specification http standards ieee org getieee802 PCI Express 3 0 Specifications Industry Standard PCI Express 3 0 Base and Card Electromechan ical 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
41. er 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 IOGBASE SR 10GBASE LR IOGBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 IOGBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 100Gb s EDR InfiniBand 1 10 40 56 100Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typ Power Passive Cables 16 17W Max Power Passive Cables 18 43W Power and Max 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 600LFM in case of 3 5W QSFP cable 350LFM in case of 1 5W QSFP cable Safety IEC EN 60950 1 2006 ETSI EN 300 019 2 2 Regulatory IEC 60068 2 64 29 32 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 For both operational and non operational states c Air flow is measured 1 from the heat sink between the heat sink a
42. firmware image zip file from the Support Downloader see Step 2a above b Unzip the firmware image c Burn the firmware image Enter gt flint d dev mst mt4099 pci cr0 i binary image burn a Reboot the computer b Enter mst start c Verify that the card firmware was updated successfully gt flint d dev mst mt4103 pci cr0 q Image type ConnectX 4 FW Version 2 9 4100 Device ID 4103 Mellanox Technologies 45 Rev 1 0 Troubleshooting 6 6 1 46 Mellanox Technologies 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 cables 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
43. fwmanager pci i fw file bin Step 4 Reboot your machine after the firmware burning is completed 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 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 32 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 Step3 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 complete the enrollment from the UEFI consol
44. 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 Installing the New Bracket 1 Place the bracket onto the card until the screw holes line up Do not force the bracket 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 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 no
45. installing Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver 41 4 2 5 1 Attended Uninstallation 41 4 2 5 2 Unattended Uninstallation 42 4 2 6 Firmware Upgrade e ae 42 Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware 43 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 45 6 1 G n ral ze pitas hen be a Ha bined EIFEL FR id 45 62 Linux Russe a eat a witha an hake emu res 46 6 3 Wind OWS nn return Dann BNA aera EA en tes pti 46 Chapter 7 Specifications 6 ccccccicce RR hh hrs nn s 48 7 1 MCX453A FCAT Specifications 48 7 2 MCX454A FCAT Specifications 49 7 3 MCX455A FCAT Specifications 50 7 4 MCX456A FCAT Specifications 51 7 5 MCX455A ECAT Specifications 52 7 6 MCX456A ECAT Specifications 53 4 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 7 7 Adapter LED Operation 4 4 sen sen e ree 54 7 8 Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions 54 Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout 56 AL QSFP28 Connector Pinout
46. interface features e PCIe Gen 3 0 compliant 1 1 and 2 0 compatible 2 5 5 0 or 8 0GT s link rate x16 e Auto negotiates to x16 x8 x4 x2 or x1 Support for MSI MSI X mechanisms 2 4 lC compatible Interface A three pin header on the adapter cards is provided as the PC compatible interface See Figure 4 Mechanical Drawing of the Dual port MCX456A E F CAT Adapter Card on page 54 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 7 Adapter LED Operation on page 54 16 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 WinOF 2 for Windows 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 Remove any metallic objects from your hands and wrists 2 Make sure to use only insul
47. ions Table 50 Table 12 MCX456A FCAT Specifications Table 51 Table 13 MCX455A ECAT Specifications Table 52 Table 14 MCX456A ECAT Specifications Table 53 Table 15 Physical and Logical Link Indications 54 6 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 List of Figures Figure 1 PELDEVICE iib ias ub dd Debit Ss ebd hin 20 Figure 2 Installation Results 39 Figure 3 Support Download Assistant 44 Figure 4 Mechanical Drawing of the Dual port MCX456A E F CAT Adapter Card 54 Fisure 5 Dual p rt Bracket anna e eR RE tia a ds 55 Figure 6 Connector and Cage Views 56 Figure 7 PCIe x8 Connector Pinout 58 Figure 8 PCIe x16 Connector Pinout 59 Figure 9 Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout 60 Mellanox Technologies 7 Rev 1 0 Revision History This document was printed on June 23 2015 Table 1 Revision History Table Date Rev Comments Changes June 2015 1 0 First Release 8 M
48. ll down menu Figure 1 PCI Device General Port Protocol Driver Details Events Resources L Mellanox Connect lt 3 VPI MT04099 Network Adapter Property Hardware Ids v Value PCINVEN 15835DEV 1003 SUBSYS O05015835REV 00 PCIVEN 15835DEV 1003 SUBSYS 00501583 PCI VEN_15B3 amp DEV_1003 CC_028000 PCI VEN_15B3 amp DEV_1003 CC_0280 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 t 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 t 20 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 lspci grep i Mellanox Network controller Mellanox Technologies MT4115 Family ConnectX 4 Mellanox Technologies 21 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation 4 4 1 4 1 1 22 Mellanox Technologies Driver Installation Linux Driver For Linux download and ins
49. mp 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 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 M
50. nd the cooling air inlet 54 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 7 7 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 A blinking green indicates a valid logical link with data transfer e If only the green LED is lit and the yellow LED is off then the logical link has not been established activity link 7 8 Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions All dimensions are in millimeters All the mechanical tolerances are 0 1mm ha Figure 4 Mechanical Drawing of the Dual port MCX456A E F CAT Adapter Card 142 24 e 38 fen gg B5 Xl DE EEE E zu a Feel EE pid n Es E E Lena Ep ul jejeje a NT i La 68 90 e ba EE s TES oer Mellanox Technologies 55 Rev 1 0 Specifications Figure 5 Dual port Bracket Oo Oo q a n o n 1 n n n n n o OSO0saa 56 Mellanox Technologies Rev 1 0 Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout A 1
51. nt You can use subscrip tion manager to register 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 6ml
52. nx 1 srptools x86 64 0 0 0 4mlnx3 OFED 2 0 2 6 7 11 ge863cb7 Complete Mellanox Technologies 29 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation 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 43 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 group name 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 pacakge 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 GP
53. ols install the performance tools that are used to measure performance in user envi ronment Documentation contains the User Manual and Release Notes Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed Feature Description u Performace Tools and latency over various configurations Network Direct InfiniBand This feature requires 496KB on your hard drive Install to C Program Files Mellanox MLNX_WinOF2 Performance tools Change InstallShield Mellanox Technologies 37 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation b Click Install to start the installation Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings dick Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Step 7 Click Finish to complete the installation InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed MLNX WinOF 2 Click Finish to exit the wizard You chose to run performance tuning The log file can be found at e rcm ng 38 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 4 2 2 2 Unattended Installation If no reboot options are specified the installer restarts the computer whenever necessary without mE displaying
54. on 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 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation 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 Windows Driver For Windows download and install the latest Mellanox WinOF VPI for Windows software pack age available via the Mellanox web site at http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Infin Band VPI Drivers gt Windows SW Driver gt Download Follow the installation instructions included in the download package also available from the download page 4 2 4 Hardware and Software Requirements Table 8 Hardware and Software Requirements Description Package Windows Server 2012 R2 64 bit only MLNX WinOF2 1 10 AII x64 exe Windows Server 2012 64 bit only MLNX WinOF2 1 10 AII x64 exe a The Operating System listed above must run with administrator
55. privileges 4 2 2 Installing Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver WinOF 2 supports adapter cards based on the Mellanox ConnectX 4 family of adapter IC devices only If you have ConnectX 3 and ConnectX 3 Pro on your server you will need to install WinOF driver For details on how to install WinOF driver please refer to WinOF User Manual This section provides instructions for two types of installation procedures Attended Installation An installation procedure that requires frequent user intervention e Unattended Installation An automated installation procedure that requires no user intervention P Both Attended and Unattended installations require administrator privileges Ro 34 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 4 2 2 1 Attended Installation The following is an example of an installation session Step 1 Double click the exe and follow the GUI instructions to install MLNX_WinOF2 Step 2 Optional Manually configure your setup to contain the logs option gt MLNX WinOF2 1 10 All x64 exe v l vx LogFile Step 3 Click Next in the Welcome screen Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MLNX WinOF2 The InstallShield R Wizard will install MLNX_WinOF2 on your computer To continue dick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Mellanox Technologies 35 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation Step 4
56. r this product and are included here for illustration purposes only gt flint d dev mst mt4103 pci cr0 q Image type ConnectX 4 FW Version 2 9 4000 Device ID 4103 Chip Revision 0 Description Node Porti Port2 Sys image GUIDs 000002c900000200 000002c900000201 000002c900000202 000002c900000203 MACs 000002c90200 000002c90201 Board ID MT_1020110019 VSD PSID MT_1020110019 1 Compare the programmed firmware version with the latest available a Go to Mellanox s web site http www mellanox com supportdownloader See Figure 3 b Enter your card PSID to display the latest firmware file The file name of the binary is composed by combin ing the firmware name the firmware release version and the card part number Note Please contact Mellanox System Support if you cannot find the firmware binary for your adapter card 44 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 Figure 3 Support Download Assistant AM Mellanox Mellanox Support Download Assistant Support Index Documentation Login Customer Support Returns Home CLEAR PSID or OPN Identifying Adapter Cards PSID Browse for Product Support START OVER Select a Family Select a Line Select an OPN Select a PSID Rev Product Support Information 1 If a newer firmware version exists for your adapter card on the Web update the firmware as follows a Download the
57. s per lane port Ethernet S6GBASE R4 SOGBASE R2 SOGBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE Protocol Support R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR LOGBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate Up to 56Gb s FDR InfiniBand 1 10 25 40 50 56Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 8 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typ Power Passive Cables 10 56W Max Power Passive Cables 12 30W Power and Max 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 600LFM in case of 3 5W QSFP cable 350LFM in case of 1 5W QSFP cable Safety IEC EN 60950 1 2006 ETSI EN 300 019 2 2 Regulatory IEC 60068 2 64 29 32 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 For both operational and non operational states c Air flow is measured 1 from the heat sink between the heat sink and the cooling air inlet Mellanox Technologies 49 Rev 1 0 Specifications 7 2 MCX454A FCAT Specifications Table 10 MCX454A FCAT Specifications Ta
58. st mlx4 core blacklist mlx4 en blacklist mlx5 core blacklist mlx5 ib Step 2 Set onBooT no in the 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 Products 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
59. t use excessive force when seating the card as this may damage the system or the adapter 18 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 5 Secure the adapter with the adapter clip or screw 6 Close the system case 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 When installing cables make sure that the latches engage hao 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
60. tall 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 This chapter describes how to install and test the Mellanox OFED for Linux package on a single host machine with Mellanox ConnectX 3 Pro adapter hardware installed 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 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 MT27500 F
61. tallation such as prefix kernel version and installation parameters can be retrieved by running the command etc infiniband info Most of the Mellanox OFED components can be configured or reconfigured after the installation by modifying the relevant configuration files See the relevant chapters in this manual for details The list of the modules that will be loaded automatically upon boot can be found in the etc infiniband openib conf file Mellanox Technologies 25 Rev 1 0 Driver Installation 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
62. tribution WinOF 2 1 4 Connectivity Interoperable with InfiniBand or 10 25 40 50 100Gb Ethernet switches 14 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 Passive copper cable with ESD protection Powered connectors for optical and active cable support Mellanox Technologies 15 Rev 1 0 Interfaces 2 Interfaces Each adapter card includes the following interfaces e InfiniBand Interface Ethernet Interface e 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 connec tors 2 2 Ethernet Interface The network ports of the ConnectX 9 4 adapter cards are compliant with the IEEE 802 3 Ether net 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 cards support 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
63. ucciones 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 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 68 M
64. 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 ausge tauscht 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 Bestimmungen installiert werden This equipment should be installed in compliance with local and national elec LA trical codes 66 Mellanox Technologies ConnectX 4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 0 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 67 Rev 1 0 Appendix F Advertencias de seguridad para la insta lacion Warnings in Spanish 1 Instrucciones de instalaci n Antes de conectar el equipo a la fuente de alimentaci n leer todas las instr
65. 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 7 Adapter LED Operation on page 54 4 After plugging in a cable 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 7 Adapter LED Operation on page 54 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 Rev 1 0 Hardware Installation 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 Device Instance Id Windows 2003 or Hardware Ids Windows 2008 R2 from the Properties pu
66. zing IBTA RDMA Remote Data Memory Access and RoCE RDMA over Converged Ethernet technology delivers low latency and high performance over InfiniBand and Ethernet networks Leveraging data center 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 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 thousands of nodes Adapter functionality enabling reduced CPU overhead allowing more available CPU for computation tasks Support for port based Quality of Service enabling various application require ments for latency and SLA ConnectX 4 provides dedicated adapter resources and guaranteed isolation and 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 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions RHEL CentOS Windows FreeBSD VMware OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution OFED OpenFabrics Windows Dis

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