Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ethernet Adapter Firmware

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This package provides the Firmware update for Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ethernet Network Adapters
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:

-Updated PCIE algorithms on ConnectX-5 100 GbE PCIE Adapter firmware to improve PCIE Gen4 link reliability on R7515 and R6515 servers.

Enhancements: None
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Version

16.27.61.20, 16.27.61.20

Release date

15 Aug 2020

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Recommended
Dell 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: Update Package for MS Windows 64-Bit.
File Name: Network_Firmware_M6P29_WN64_16.27.61.20.EXE
File Size: 22.71 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
245baf81ca3696fb3026fa0eac1793a0
SHA1:
71b263b2fa7cb8ac5b8f353ca35b7d49a2fe80b6
SHA-256:
40b242917fdd2c94e71ebfdbc03d76aaebcf0154b3dc438235df5fa4d0cdf34b
File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: Network_Firmware_M6P29_LN_16.27.61.20.BIN.sign
File Size: 226 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The GnuPG signature for Red Hat Linux Update Package can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Red Hat Linux Update Package.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
b7e10ba9f7b37fb264c4d8b6434e7bed
SHA1:
e4dae1b1538796b66c910b5a403f45b561feea70
SHA-256:
48dbe38ececf68899681f2420b502ead277c7825f7c9127966b2c608599ae070
File Format: External release notes
File Name: CX5FW-Release.txt
File Size: 62.21 KB
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Format Description:
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MD5:
1f188d6652eaf6cf7dfafe04ea998345
SHA1:
e7e22e545f0e10a15746c36a8a99d76a56ac38ae
SHA-256:
0ce54f4fef62563073bc4f09cde68b94c23833e7872c2dd44d683913e096ee51
File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: Network_Firmware_M6P29_LN_16.27.61.20.BIN
File Size: 22.69 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages for Linux can be used as stand-alone applications that ensure that specific validation criteria are met, then apply an update.
Note: Update Packages for Linux are open source. See the Dell Update Packages for Linux Readme for details.
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MD5:
f940aabf5172e77b4ffb0b3dd336fd0f
SHA1:
d8d48bbaa55706ec1d07b907571fe659bdeec988
SHA-256:
89ebf9108380fe96459edd8726022b35c389fbcc2790e314fb368dd12a98ba1f

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Additional details

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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 8
SUSE Linux ES 12
SuSE Linux ES 15
Windows Server 2019 LTSC
Windows Server 2016
INFO,MLNX-CX5,DP/EX,6.1
INFO,SWB,FW,NTWK,MDIAGS,CX5
Mellanox ConnectX-5 Dual Port 25GbE SFP28 OCP 3.0 Adapter
Mellanox ConnectX-5 Dual Port 25GbE SFP28 PCIe Adapter
Mellanox ConnectX-5 EX Dual Port 100 GbE QSFP Network Adapter
Mellanox ConnectX-5 Family of Server Adapters Firmware
Windows Update Package:

Download
1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file Network_Firmware_M6P29_WN64_16.27.61.20.EXE
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.


Linux Update Package:

Download
1. Click the Download Now link to download the file Network_Firmware_M6P29_LN_16.27.61.20.BIN
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation
1. Read over the release information presented by executing the ./Network_Firmware_M6P29_LN_16.27.61.20.BIN --version command from the shell.
2. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the above step before proceeding.
3. Run the update by executing ./Network_Firmware_M6P29_LN_16.27.61.20.BIN from the shell.
4. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

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