NVIDIA Mellanox Firmware Release 16.35.80.02 for NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ethernet Adapters

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This software bundle includes the Dell Technologies Update Package to install Nvidia Mellanox firmware release 16.35.80.02 on NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ethernet adapters. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance.
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Version

16.35.80.02, A00

Release date

10 Mar 2026

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Urgent
Dell Technologies highly recommends applying this important update as soon as possible. The update contains critical bug fixes and changes to improve functionality, reliability, and stability of your Dell system. It may also include security fixes and other feature enhancements.
Available formats

File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 64-Bit.
File Name: Network_Firmware_P5F14_WN64_16.35.80.02_A00.EXE
File Size: 38.51 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:
f77fe5dc12273cd52305f5a43446b158
SHA1:
2b24e3fa5507c06c3bb24303e1983bbe9ffb83d0
SHA-256:
8aba9c650cb11252e3a298ddecfabf57bf53840d764657827e66fcb449e813a9

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: Network_Firmware_P5F14_LN_16.35.80.02_A00.BIN.sign
File Size: 842 Bytes
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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:
c79291ccdff1e38858d18b26f3b6ae38
SHA1:
a69a3d605609587aae2bcde5fa74fb67aa8b8e66
SHA-256:
e95b31fd19fe7a7d813441a08869e6e2c740a07e306be0359b3716033a125b0a

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: Network_Firmware_P5F14_LN_16.35.80.02_A00.BIN
File Size: 39.87 MB
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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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
d92ddbbe1b9929811c21b09a1ed78a6a
SHA1:
9dac51cf1aeb686862b14b56338a47edc8fe37d5
SHA-256:
aea710b6db12286fa69e842cb46a9e5fc5ee2ca07ad5bf2fba0e1b859b9443c1

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AZURE STACK HCI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
SuSE Linux ES 15
Windows Server 2022 LTSC
Windows Server 2025 LTSC
Windows 10, 64-bit
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