Mellanox Linux Drivers and Install Script for Mellanox ConnectX-3 Ethernet adapters, Mellanox OFED 2.3-1.0.1
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Fixes & Enhancements
FIXES
INSTALLATION:
- Added apt-get installation support.
ETHERNET:
- MLNX_OFED no longer changes the OS sysctl TCP parameters.
- Added Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) support
- Added Flow Steering: A0 simplified steering support
- RoCE port bonding issue, error handling when a connection is dropped when the port is coming up and SW is not yet ready to receive
RESILIENCY:
- Added Reset Flow for ConnectX-3 (+SR-IOV) support
SR-IOV:
- Added Virtual Guest Tagging (VGT+), an advanced mode of Virtual Guest Tagging (VGT), in which a VF is allowed to tag its own packets as in VGT, but is still subject to an administrative VLAN trunk policy.
ETHTOOL:
- Added Cable EEPROM reporting support
- Disable/Enable ethernet RX VLAN tag striping offload via ethtool
- 128 Byte Completion Queue Entry (CQE)
NON-LINUX VIRTUAL MACHINES:
- Added Windows Virtual Machine over Linux KVM Hypervisor SR-IOV (with InfiniBand only support)
ENHANCEMENTS
MLNX_OFED Rev 2.3-1.0.1 provides the following new features:
- Secure Host
- Virtual Guest Tagging (VGT+)
- User-Mode Memory Registration (UMR)
- On-Demand-Paging (ODP)
- Reset Flow for ConnectX-3 (+SR-IOV)
- Checksum offload for packets without L4 header
- Flow Steering: A0 simplified steering
- Memory re-registration
- Cable EEPROM reporting
- 128 Byte Completion Queue Entry (CQE)
- Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)
- Disable/Enable ethernet RX VLAN tag striping offload via ethtool
- Windows Virtual Machine over Linux KVM Hypervisor (SR-IOV with InfiniBand only)
Read MoreINSTALLATION:
- Added apt-get installation support.
ETHERNET:
- MLNX_OFED no longer changes the OS sysctl TCP parameters.
- Added Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) support
- Added Flow Steering: A0 simplified steering support
- RoCE port bonding issue, error handling when a connection is dropped when the port is coming up and SW is not yet ready to receive
RESILIENCY:
- Added Reset Flow for ConnectX-3 (+SR-IOV) support
SR-IOV:
- Added Virtual Guest Tagging (VGT+), an advanced mode of Virtual Guest Tagging (VGT), in which a VF is allowed to tag its own packets as in VGT, but is still subject to an administrative VLAN trunk policy.
ETHTOOL:
- Added Cable EEPROM reporting support
- Disable/Enable ethernet RX VLAN tag striping offload via ethtool
- 128 Byte Completion Queue Entry (CQE)
NON-LINUX VIRTUAL MACHINES:
- Added Windows Virtual Machine over Linux KVM Hypervisor SR-IOV (with InfiniBand only support)
ENHANCEMENTS
MLNX_OFED Rev 2.3-1.0.1 provides the following new features:
- Secure Host
- Virtual Guest Tagging (VGT+)
- User-Mode Memory Registration (UMR)
- On-Demand-Paging (ODP)
- Reset Flow for ConnectX-3 (+SR-IOV)
- Checksum offload for packets without L4 header
- Flow Steering: A0 simplified steering
- Memory re-registration
- Cable EEPROM reporting
- 128 Byte Completion Queue Entry (CQE)
- Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)
- Disable/Enable ethernet RX VLAN tag striping offload via ethtool
- Windows Virtual Machine over Linux KVM Hypervisor (SR-IOV with InfiniBand only)
Version
2.3.1.0.1, 2.3.1.0.1
Release date
20 Nov 2014
Download Type
Driver
Category
Network, Ethernet & Wireless
Importance
RecommendedDell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats
File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: Release.txt
File Size: 36.52 KB
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Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
6bc59b7a763c765caf673cc2333e3f7f
SHA1:
150a087155ee477d8b4b4fbdd02409b52158ad78
SHA-256:
9764bee830a1cf4fba38760337f2eb26574da50a423814941da8207825910b95
File Format: A gnu zip file for software installation
File Name: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.3-1.0.1.tar.gz
File Size: 41.39 MB
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Format Description:
This format consists of gnu zip files for software installation.
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MD5:
cd83b22b03892fbd8b33bd5d4ae30337
SHA1:
898ff1e4005bede22102636ef3eaf432c1a31d8e
SHA-256:
4319d278654fea80bca4a21a896d930af7ec1b60e5717233874d94587decda28
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Supported Operating Systems
Novell SuSE Linux ES 11
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
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Applies to
Family of Server Adapters Drivers
Installation instructions
DOWNLOAD
1 - Download the file MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.3-1.0.1.tar.gz to a local hard drive or other storage media
2 - Go to the location where the the file has been downloaded
3 - Unpack the file with the following command:
tar -xvf MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.3-1.0.1.tar.gz.
INSTALL
1 - Go to the location where the file has been unpacked, then issue the following command:
cd MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.3.1.0.1
2 - Change to the directory (folder) corresponding to the Linux OS distribution being selected (such as rhel6.4 or sles11sp3). For example if rhel6.4 is the target OS, go to its folder (subdirectory) with the following command:
cd rhel6/rhel6.4
3 - To install the selected package, Run the linux shell command:
./install.sh
4 - Follow the instructions on the screen.
Reboot will be required
1 - Download the file MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.3-1.0.1.tar.gz to a local hard drive or other storage media
2 - Go to the location where the the file has been downloaded
3 - Unpack the file with the following command:
tar -xvf MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.3-1.0.1.tar.gz.
INSTALL
1 - Go to the location where the file has been unpacked, then issue the following command:
cd MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.3.1.0.1
2 - Change to the directory (folder) corresponding to the Linux OS distribution being selected (such as rhel6.4 or sles11sp3). For example if rhel6.4 is the target OS, go to its folder (subdirectory) with the following command:
cd rhel6/rhel6.4
3 - To install the selected package, Run the linux shell command:
./install.sh
4 - Follow the instructions on the screen.
Reboot will be required
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