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1. 72 Mellanox Technologies 7 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Revision History This document was printed on December 10 2015 Table 1 Revision History Table Date Rev Comments Changes December 2015 1 3 Added port numbers to the specification tables See Speci fications on page 50 Updated MCX416A CCAT Specifications on page 59 December 2015 1 2 e Updated the following tables MCX413A BCAT Specifications on page 50 MCX414A BCAT Specifications on page 51 MCXA15A BCAT Specifications on page 52 MCX416A BCAT Specifications on page 53 MCX413A GCAT Specifications on page 54 MCX414A GCAT Specifications on page 55 MCXA15A GCAT Specifications on page 56 MCX416A GCAT Specifications on page 57 MCXA15A CCAT Specifications on page 58 MCX416A CCAT Specifications on page 59 Updated Features and Benefits on page 13 Updated Section 3 7 1 On Windows on page 19 November 2015 1 1 Updated power numbers in MCX413A BCAT Specifications on page 50 MCX414A BCAT Specifications on page 51 MCX415A BCAT Specifications on page 52 MCX413A GCAT Specifications on page 54 MCX416A GCAT Specifications on page 57 e Added Airflow Specifications on page 60 e Added VMware Driver on page 43 Updated Updating Adapter Card Firmware on page 46 November 2015 1 0 First Release Mellanox Technologies 8 About this Ma
2. 44 4 3 5 Firmware Programming 44 Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware 46 5 1 Firmware Update Example 46 Chapter 6 47 6 General os acd sve dta ate ste et a a neuestes 47 0 24 Ns 48 6 3 WiINdOWS Joss sees es eno eO T RTL V pat 49 Mellanox Technologies 4 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Chapter 7 in RA AAA 50 7 1 MCX413A BCAT Specifications 50 7 2 414 Specifications 51 7 3 415 Specifications 52 7 4 MCX416A BCAT Specifications 53 7 5 MCX413A GCAT Specifications 54 7 6 MCX414A GCAT Specifications 55 77 415 Specifications 56 7 8 MCX416A GCAT Specifications 57 79 415 Specifications 58 7 10 MCX416A CCAT Specifications 59 7 11 Airflow Specifications 60
3. ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 6 2 Linux cat etc issue uname a cat proc cupinfo grep model name uniq Environment ofed_info head 1 Information ifconfig a ethtool lt interface gt ethtool 1 lt interface_of Mellanox_port_num gt ibdev2netdev Card Detection Ispci grep Mellanox Download and install MFT http www mellanox com content pages php pg management_tools amp menu_section 34 Refer to the User Manual for installation instructions Mellanox Firmware Tool MFT Once installed run mst start mst status flint d lt mst_device gt ibstat Ports Information iby devine Firmware Version To download the latest firmware version refer to Upgrade http www mellanox com supportdownloader var log messages Collect Log File dmesg gt system logF Mellanox Technologies 48 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 6 3 Windows From the Windows desktop choose the Start menu and run msinfo32 Environment To export system information to a text file choose the Export option Information from the File menu Assign a file name and save Download and install MFT http www mellanox com content pages php pg management_tools amp menu_section 34 Refer to the User Manual for installation instruc
4. 31 4 1 8 2 Removing Signature from kernel Modules 32 4 1 9 Performance Tuning Sa PORA 32 4 22 Windows Diver x E LIE LM RR 33 4 2 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 33 4 2 2 Downloading Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver 33 4 2 3 Installing Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver 34 4 2 3 1 Attended Installation 34 4 2 3 2 Unattended Installation 38 42 4 Installation Results x ia seen een RR 39 4 2 5 Extracting Files Without Running Installation 40 4 2 6 Uninstalling WinOF 2 41 4 2 6 1 Attended Uninstallation 41 4 2 6 2 Unattended Uninstallation 42 4 2 7 Firmware Upgrade 42 453 VMWare Driver sin dans ths AUS Ver Y 43 4 3 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 43 4 3 2 Installing VMware 43 4 3 3 Removing Driver 44 4 3 4 Loading Unloading Driver Kernel
5. Mellanox TECHNOLOGIES Connect Accelerate Outperform ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual P N MCX413A BCAT MCX414A BCAT MCX415A BCAT MCX416A BCAT MCX413A GCAT MCX414A GCAT MCX415A GCAT MCX416A GCAT MCX415A CCAT MCX416A CCAT Rev 1 3 www mellanox com Rev 1 3 THIS HARDWARE SOFTWARE 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 I
6. grep E kernel ib mlnx ofa kernel iser srp knem xargs rpm ql grep A ko xargs strip g After the signature has been removed a message as the below will no longer be presented upon module loading Request for unknown module key Mellanox Technologies signing key 61feb074 c7292 958419386ffdd9d5ca999e403 err 11 However please note that a similar message as the following will still be presented my module module verification failed signature and or required key missing taint ing kernel This message is presented once only for each boot for the first module that either has no signature or whose key is not in the kernel key ring So it s much easier to miss this mes 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 9 Performance Tuning For further information on Linux performance please refer to the Performance Tuning Guide for Mellanox Network Adapters Mellanox Technologies 32 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 2 Windows Driver For Windows download and install the latest Mellanox WinOF 2 for Windows software package available via the Mellanox web site at http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Eth
7. Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 60 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a Typical power for ATIS traffic load b For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 58 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 10 416 Specifications Table 18 MCX416A CCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Dual QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 100GBASE CR4 100GBASE KR4 100GBASE SR4 56GBASE R4 SOGBASE R2 SOGBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 1 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 I0GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE SGMII Protocol Support Data Rate 1 10 25 40 50 56 100 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 16 12W Maximum Power Passive Cables 18 04W 3 5W Active Cables 24 80W Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 to 70 Humidity 9095 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 60 Safet
8. 23 4 1 3 2 Installation Results 25 41 33 Installation Logging 25 41 34 Openibd Script ee nn eu ea 25 4 1 3 5 Driver Load Upon System Boot 25 4 1 3 6 minxofedinstall Return Codes 26 4 1 4 Uninstalling Mellanox 26 4 1 5 Installing MLNX OFED using YUM 26 4 1 5 1 Setting up MLNX OFED YUM Repository 26 4 1 5 2 Installing MLNX OFED using the YUM Tool 28 4 1 5 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the YUM Tool 29 4 1 6 Installing MLNX using apt get 29 4 1 6 1 Setting up MLNX OFED apt get Repository 29 4 1 6 2 Installing MLNX OFED using the apt get Tool 29 4 1 6 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the apt get Tool 30 4 1 7 Updating Firmware After Installation 30 4 1 7 1 Updating the Device Online 30 4 1 7 2 Updating the Device Manually 30 4 1 8 UEFI Secure Boot cce un er er eme een reve 31 4 1 8 1 Enrolling Mellanox s x 509 Public Key On your Systems
9. PCI Express PCIe SerDes Speed PCIe 3 0 x16 8G T s MCX415A BCAT MCX416A BCAT 415 MCX416A GCAT MCX415A CCAT MCX416A CCAT Mellanox Technologies 11 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 RoHS R6 Adapter IC Part Number MT27708A0 FDCF CE 4115 for Physical Function PF 4116 for Virtual Function Mellanox Technologies 12 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 1 2 Features and Benefits Table 4 Features 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 50 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3by 25 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3az Energy Efficient Ethernet Up to 100 Gigabit IEEE 802 3ap based auto negotiation and KRstartup Ethernet Proprietary Ethernet protocols 20 40GBASE R2 50 56GBASE R4 IEEE 802 3ad 802 1AX Link Aggregation IEEE 802 10 802 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
10. 7 12 Adapter LED Operation 61 7 13 Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions 61 7 14 Bracket Mechanical Drawing 62 Appendix Interface Connectors 64 QSFP28 Connector 64 2 PCI Express x8 or x16 Connector Pinout 66 I2C compatible Connector 68 Appendix Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card 69 Appendix Safety Warnings A 73 Appendix D Avertissements de s curit d installation Warnings in French 75 Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise Warnings in German 77 Appendix Advertencias de seguridad para la instalaci n Warnings in Spanish 79 Mellanox Technologies 5 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 List of Tables Table 1 Revision History 8 Tabl 2 Documents Tast ee cane ee aed AE C EE 9 Table 3 Single and Dual port Ethernet Adapter 11 Table4 less eo Bean a ONG Gla eS Gee SaaS 13 Table 5 Hardware and Software Requirements 21 Table
11. PCI Express stores and accesses Ethernet fabric connection information and packet data SPI includes 16 SPI Flash device M25PX16 VMN6P device by ST Microelectronics EEPROM accessible through the 12C compatible interface The EEPROM capacity is 128Kb Memory In order to better scale their networks data center operators often create overlay networks that carry traffic from individual virtual machines over logical tunnels in encapsulated formats such as NVGRE and VXLAN While this solves network Overlay Networks scalability issues it hides the TCP packet from the hardware offloading engines placing higher loads on the host CPU ConnectX 4 effectively addresses this by providing advanced NVGRE and VXLAN hardware offloading engines that encapsulate and de capsulate the overlay protocol ConnectX 4 utilizing IBTA RDMA Remote Data Memory Access and RoCE RDMA over Converged Ethernet technology delivers low latency and high A performance over Band and Ethernet networks Leveraging data center bridging DCB capabilities as well ConnectX 4 advanced congestion control hardware mechanisms RoCE provides efficient low latency RDMA services over Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks PeerDirect communication provides high efficiency RDMA access by eliminat ing unnecessary internal data copies between components on the PCIe bus for Mellanox PeerDirect example from GPU to CPU and therefore significantly
12. the green LED is lit and the yellow LED is off then the logical link has not been established 7 13 Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions 2 dimensions are in millimeters All the mechanical tolerances 0 1mm Figure 3 Mechanical Drawing of the Dual port Adapter Card 142 24 ES e mu mm E D F c irt LM hig eae ELLE a cn 68 90 _ E u Mellanox Technologies 61 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 14 Bracket Mechanical Drawing Figure 4 Single port Bracket Figure 5 Dual port Bracket Mellanox Technologies 62 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout QSFP28 Connector Pinout Figure 6 Connector and Cage Views Top s 18 35 View into Rear ee 850 1S dPOW WI apod EXL NO uLXL 9220220 2 2 2 55856334 oO 20 2 aD lt s 2 zo 0 O 22622688 EREL 922702 UJ o g 2 3 oF u Oo 5 955 28 18 35 View into Front of Cage 8 LPMode By Table 20 Connector Pin Number and Name to Signal Name Map Connector Pin Number Co
13. Download This chapter describes how to install and test the Mella nox OFED for Linux package on a single host machine with Mellanox ConnectX 4 adapter hardware installed 4 1 1 Hardware and Software Requirements Table 5 Hardware and Software Requirements Requirements Description Platforms A server platform with an adapter card based one of the following Mella nox Technologies Ethernet HCA devices e MT4115 ConnectX 4 EN firmware fw ConnectX4 For the list of supported architecture platforms please refer to the Mellanox OFED Release Notes file Required Disk 1GB Space for Installation Device ID For the latest list of device IDs please visit Mellanox website Operating System Linux operating system For the list of supported operating system distributions and kernels please refer to the Mellanox OFED Release Notes file Installer The installation requires administrator privileges on the target machine Privileges 4 1 2 Downloading Mellanox OFED Step1 Verify that the system has a Mellanox network adapter HCA NIC installed The following example shows a system with an installed Mellanox HCA lspci v grep Mellanox 06 00 0 Network controller Mellanox Technologies MT4115 Family ConnectX 4 Subsystem Mellanox Technologies Device 0024 Step 2 Download the ISO image to your host The image s name has the format MLNX_OFED_LINUX lt ver gt lt OSlabel gt lt CPU arch
14. Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 60 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a Typical power for ATIS traffic load b For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 57 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 79 MCX415A CCAT Specifications Table 17 MCX415A CCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Single QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 100GBASE CR4 100GBASE KR4 100GBASE SR4 56GBASE R4 SOGBASE R2 SOGBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 1 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 I0GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE SGMII Protocol Support Data Rate 1 10 25 40 50 56 100 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 13 91W Maximum Power Passive Cables 15 70W 3 5W Active Cables 19 59W Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 to 70 Humidity 9095 relative humidity
15. P3V3 8 GND 30 LAN 3V3STB ALERT N SMB LAN 3V3STB CLK SMB LAN 3V3STB DAT PCIE WAKE N NCSI RXER GND 31 NCSI NCSI TXDl GND 32 GND 33 100M 21 DP 100M MEZZI DN GND 34 GND 35 MEZZ TX DP 0 MEZZ TX DN 0 GND 36 GND 37 MEZZ TX DP C 1 MEZZ TX DN 1 GND 38 GND 39 MEZZ TX DP C 2 MEZZ TX DN C 2 GND 40 GND 41 MEZZ TX DP C 3 3 MEZZ TX DN C 3 GND 42 GND 43 MEZZ TX DP C 4 TX DN C 4 GND 44 GND 45 MEZZ TX DP 5 0 MEZZ TX DN C 5 GND 46 GND 47 MEZZ TX DP C 6 4 MEZZ TX DN C 6 Wo GND 48 GND 49 MEZZ TX DP C 7 MEZZ TX DN C 7 GND 50 GND 51 MEZZ PRSNTA2 N MEZZ PRSNTAl N BASEBOARD A ID P5V AUX 1 P5V AUX 2 P5V AUX 3 P3V3 1 P3V3 2 P3V3 3 P3V3 4 NCSI RCSDV NCSI RCLK NCSI TXEN PERST NO MEZZ SMCLK MEZZ SMDATA GND 5 GND 6 NCSI RXDO NCSI_RXD1 GND 7 GND 8 CLK 100M MEZZ2 DP CLK 100M MEZZ2 DN GND 9 GND 10 MEZZ DP 0 MEZZ RX DN 0 GND 11 GND 12 MEZZ DP 1 MEZZ RX DN 1 GND 13 GND 14 MEZZ RX DP 2 MEZZ RX DN 2 GND 15 GND 16 MEZZ RX DP 3 MEZZ RX DN 3 GND 17 GND 18 MEZZ RX DP 4 MEZZ RX DN 4 GND 19 GND 20 MEZZ RX DP 5 MEZZ 5 GND 21 GND 22 MEZZ RX DP 6 MEZZ RX DN 6 GND 23 GND 24 MEZZ RX DP 7 MEZZ RX DN 7 GND 25 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Figure 8 PCle x16 Connector Pinout M
16. 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Made in Israel e Mellanox Technologies 72 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix Safety Warnings 1 Installation Instructions LA Read all installation instructions before connecting the equipment to the power source 2 Over temperature This equipment should not be operated in an area with an ambient temperature exceed LA ing the maximum recommended 55 C 131 F To guarantee proper air flow allow at least 8 3 inches of clearance around the ven tilation openings 3 During Lightning Electrical Hazard During periods of lightning activity do not work on the equipment or connect or dis connect cables 4 Copper Cable Connecting Disconnecting Some copper cables are heavy and not flexible as such they should be carefully La attached to or detached from the connectors Refer to the cable manufacturer for spe cial warnings and instructions 5 Equipment Installation This equipment should be installed replaced or serviced only by trained and qualified personnel 6 Equipment Disposal Disposal of this equipment should be in accordance to all national laws and regula tions 7 Local and National Electrical Codes This equipment should be installed in compliance with local and national electrical A codes 8 Hazardous Radiation Exposure Caution Use of controls or adjustment or performance of procedures other than
17. 1 3 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 1210110019 Step 2 Download the firmware BIN file from the Mellanox website or the OEM website Step 3 Burn the firmware mlxfwmanager pci i fw file bin Step 4 Reboot your machine after the firmware burning is completed 4 18 Secure Boot All kernel modules included in MLNX OFED for RHEL7 and SLES12 are signed with x 509 key to support loading the modules when Secure Boot is enabled 4 1 8 1 Enrolling Mellanox s x 509 Public Key On your Systems In order to support loading MLNX OFED drivers when an OS supporting Secure Boot boots on a UEFI based system with Secure Boot enabled the Mellanox x 509 public key should be added to the UEFI Secure Boot key database and loaded onto the system key ring by the kernel 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 1 booted in UEFI mode Step 1 Download the x 509 public key wget http www mellanox com downloads ofed mlnx signing key pub der Step2 Add the public key to the
18. 2 Installation Results cues ERR ee en Hemer 39 Figure 3 Mechanical Drawing of the Dual port Adapter Card 61 Figure 4 Single port 62 Figure gt Dual port Bracket vu Ki la ob a 62 Figure 6 Connector and Cage Views 1 64 Figure 7 x8 Connector Pinout 66 Figure 8 PCIe x16 Connector Pinout 67 Figure 9 Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout 68 Figure 10 MCX413A BCAT Board Label 69 Figure 11 MCX414A BCAT Board Label 69 Figure 12 MCX415A BCAT Board Label 69 Figure 13 MCX416A BCAT Board Label 70 Figure 14 MCX413A GCAT Board Label 70 Figure 15 MCX414A GCAT Board Label 70 Figure 16 MCX415A GCAT Board Label 71 Figure 17 MCX415A CCAT Board Label 71 Figure 18 MCX416A GCAT Board Label 71 Figure 19 MCX416A CCAT Board Label
19. 22 Keyboards A Mice and other pointing devices Monitors Network adapters Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 2 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 3 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 4 Mellanox ConnectX 4 VPI Adapter 3 Mellanox ConnectX 4 VPI Adapter 4 Other devices Base System Device 1 Ports COM amp LPT dm Print queues b n Processors Storage controllers System devices 9 Universal Serial Bus controllers Mellanox Technologies 39 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 2 5 Extracting Files Without Running Installation To extract the files without running installation perform the following steps 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 Extract the driver and the tools gt MLNX WinOF2 1 21 All x64 a Toextract only the driver files MLNX WinOF2 1 21 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_ PI on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Network Location Specify network location for the server image of the product Enter the network location or click Chang
20. 6 minxofedinstall Return 1 26 Table 7 Hardware and Software Requirements 33 Table 8 Hardware and Software Requirements 43 Table 9 MCX413A BCAT Specifications 50 Table 10 414 Specifications Table 51 Table 11 415 Specifications 52 Table 12 MCX416A BCAT Specifications 53 Table 13 413 0 Specifications Table 54 Table 14 414 0 Specifications Table 55 Table 15 MCX415A GCAT Specifications 56 Table 16 MCX416A GCAT Specifications 57 Table 17 415 Specifications 58 Table 18 MCX416A CCAT Specifications 59 Table 19 Physical and Logical Link Indications 61 Mellanox Technologies 6 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 List of Figures Figure 1 PCI Device Example 19 Figure
21. 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 los codigos el ctricos locales y nacionales 8 Exposici n a niveles de radiaci n peligrosos Precauci n el uso de controles o ajustes o la realizaci n de procedimientos distintos de los que aqu se especifican podr an causar exposici n a niveles de radiaci n peligrosos Mellanox Technologies 79 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter User Manual Rev 1 3 PRODUCTO LASER 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 80
22. AA 16 3 1 2 Operating Systems Distributions 16 313 Software Stacks ansehe tes 16 3 2 Safety Precautions 59 4 208 ee e beet arid 16 3 3 Pre installation Checklist 16 3 4 Bracket Installation Instructions 16 3 4 1 Removing the Existing Bracket 17 3 4 2 Installing the New 17 3 5 Card Installation Instructions 17 3 67 Cables and Modules A eae a e 18 3 6 Cable Installation donk Bear 18 3 7 Identify the Card in Your System 19 FDA OR WindOoWSs okay gb Robes des 19 Rt hot ett 20 Chapter 4 Driver 21 4T Drivers iR 21 4 1 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 21 4 1 2 Downloading Mellanox 21 4 1 3 Installing Mellanox OFED 22 Mellanox Technologies 3 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 1 3 1 Installation Procedure
23. Card User Manual Rev 1 3 1 Introduction This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies Ethernet adapter cards based on the Con nectX 4 integrated circuit device These adapters connectivity provide the highest performing and most flexible interconnect solution for PCI Express Gen3 servers used in Enterprise Data Centers High Performance Computing and Embedded environments This chapter covers the following topics Section 1 1 Product Overview on page 11 Section 1 2 Features and Benefits on page 13 Section 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions on page 14 Section OpenFabrics Windows Distribution WinOF 2 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 Ethernet Adapter Cards Single port cards MCX413A BCAT MCX413A GCAT MCX415A BCAT MCX415A GCAT MCX415A CCAT Ordering Part Number OPN Dual port cards MCX414A BCAT MCX414A GCAT MCX416A BCAT MCX416A GCAT MCX416A CCAT MCX413A BCAT MCX414A BCAT MCX415A BCAT MCX416A BCAT 40GbE Data Transmission Rate MCX413A GCAT MCX414A GCAT MCX415A GCAT MCX416A GCAT 50GbE MCX415A CCAT MCX416A CCAT 100GbE Network Connector Types Single and dual port QSFP28 PCIe 3 0 x8 8GT s MCX413A BCAT MCX414A BCAT MCX413A GCAT MCX414A GCAT
24. Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 In case your machine has an unsupported network adapter device no firmware update 2 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 MT 0DB0110010 Versions Current Available FW 2 4 1000 N A Status No matching image found Step 4 Reboot the machine if the installation script performed firmware updates to your network adapter hardware Otherwise restart the driver by running etc init d openibd restart After the installer completes information about the Mellanox OFED installation such as prefix kernel version and installation parameters can be retrieved by running the command etc band 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 band openib conf file Mellanox Technologies 24 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 1 3 2 Installation Results Software e Most of MLNX_OFED packages are installed under the usr directory except for the following packages which are installed under the opt dir
25. Install the desired group apt get install group name gt Example apt get install mlnx ofed all 4 1 6 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 1 part of the ofed scripts RPM 4 1 7 Updating Firmware After Installation The firmware can be updated in one of the following methods 4 1 7 1 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 Example mlxfwmanager online u d 0000 09 00 0 Querying Mellanox devices firmware Device 1 Device Type ConnectX3 Part Number MCX354A FCA 2 4 Description ConnectX 3 VPI adapter card dual port QSFP FDR IB 56Gb s and 40GigE PCIe3 0 x8 8GT s RoHS R6 PSID 1020120019 Device 0000 09 00 0 Portl GUID 0002c9000100d051 Port2 MAC 0002c9000002 Versions Current Available FW 2532 5000 2 33 5000 Status Update required Found 1 device s requiring firmware update Please use u flag to perform the update 4 1 7 2 Updating the Device Manually In case you ran the minxofedinstal1 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 Mellanox Technologies 30 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev
26. To remove the modules the command must be run in the same order as shown in the example above 4 Reboot the server 4 3 4 Loading Unloading Driver Kernel Modules To unload the driver esxcfg module u nmlx5 core To load the driver etc init d sfcbd watchdog stop esxcfg module nmlx5 core etc init d sfcbd watchdog start kill POLL cat var run vmware vmkdevmgr pid To restart the driver etc init d sfcbd watchdog stop esxcfg module u nmlx5 core esxcfg module nmlx5 core etc init d sfcbd watchdog start kill POLL cat var run vmware vmkdevmgr pid 4 3 5 Firmware Programming 1 Download the VMware bootable binary images v4 1 0 from the Mellanox Firmware Tools MFT site File mft 4 1 0 34 10EM 610 0 0 2770837 x86 64 vib MDSSUM 7b8552c1a22b554c4a280d679dfd528f File nmst 3 8 0 56 OEM 600 0 0 2295424 x86 64 vib MDSSUM 0426a9ab6e759ad44942d5061a6e9cfe Mellanox Technologies 44 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 2 Install the image according to the steps described in the MFT User Manual 2 The following procedure requires custom boot image downloading mounting and boot 3 ing from a USB device Mellanox Technologies 45 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware Each card is shipped with the latest version of qualified firmware at the time of manufact
27. the hardware is not configured correctly 173 Failed to start the mst driver 4 1 4 Uninstalling Mellanox 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 5 Installing MLNX_OFED using YUM This type of installation is applicable to RedHat OEL Fedora XenServer Operating Systems 4 1 5 1 Setting 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 OFED LINUX lt ver gt lt 0S label gt lt CPU arch gt iso mnt You can download it from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Ethernet Drivers Mellanox Technologies 26 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Step3 Download and install Mellanox Technologies GPG KEY The key can be downloaded via the following link http www mellanox com downloads ofed R PM 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 K s in 0
28. to gently push the LEDs using a small screwdriver to align the LEDs with the holes in the bracket 2 Screw on the bracket using the screws and washers saved from the bracket removal procedure above 3 Make sure that the LEDs are aligned onto the bracket holes 4 Use a torque driver to apply up to 2 Ibs in torque on the screws 3 5 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 e 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 1t is firmly seated When the adapter is properly seated the adapter port connectors are aligned with the slot opening and the adapter faceplate is visible against the system chassis Do not use excessive force when seating the card as this may damage the system or the adapter Mellanox Technologies 17 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 5 Secure the adapter with the adapter clip screw 6 Close the system case 3 6 Cables and Mo
29. 04 MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C PE Made in Israel Figure 14 MCX413A GCAT Board Label Model No CX413A ConnectX 4 50GbE P N MCX413A GCAT j 2015 10 08 Rev as S N MT0806X01504 Ris MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C 1 Made in Israel Figure 15 MCX414A GCAT Board Label Model No CX414A ConnectX 4 50GbE P N MCX414A GCAT 2015 10 08 INN IN Rev At S N MT0806X01504 MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Made in Israel Mellanox Technologies 70 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter User Manual Rev 1 3 Figure 16 MCX415A GCAT Board Label Model No CX415A ConnectX 4 50GbE P N MCX415A GCAT 2015 10 08 ELE HIA Rev 1 S N MT0806X01504 MAC 00 02 C9 27 051C Made in Israel Figure 17 415 Board Label Model No CX415A ConnectX 4 100GbE P N MCX415A CCAT 2015 10 08 MOOO Rev 4 S N MT0806X01504 MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Made Israel Figure 18 MCX416A GCAT Board Label Model No CX416A ConnectX 4 50GbE P N MCX416A GCAT 2015 10 08 Rev 1 MT0806X01504 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Made in Israel Mellanox Technologies 71 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Figure 19 MCX416A CCAT Board Label Model No CX416A ConnectX 4 100GbE P N MCX416A CCAT 2015 10 08 EMEN Rev AS S N 806 01504
30. 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Single QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet SOGBASE R2 50GBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 I0GBASE CR Protocol Support 0GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate 1 10 25 40 50 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 8 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 9 81W Maximum Power Passive Cables 11 52W 3 5W Active Cables 15 41 W Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 60 Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a Typical power for ATIS traffic load b For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 54 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 6 MCX414A GCAT Specifications Table 14 414 Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90 x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Dual QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 50GBASE R2 50GBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40G
31. 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 https pcisig com specifications Document Conventions When discussing memory sizes MB and MBytes are used in this document to mean size in mega Bytes The use of Mb or Mbits small b indicates size in mega bits In this document PCle is used to mean PCI Express Technical Support Customers who purchased Mellanox products directly from Mellanox are invited to contact us through the following methods URL http www mellanox com gt Support E mail support mellanox com Tel 1 408 916 0055 Customers who purchased Mellanox M 1 Global Support Services please see your contract for details regarding Technical Support Customers who purchased Mellanox products through a Mellanox approved reseller should first seek assistance through their reseller Firmware Updates The Mellanox support downloader contains software firmware and knowledge database infor mation for Mellanox products Access the database from the Mellanox Support web page http www mellanox com gt Support Or use the following link to go directly to the Mellanox Support Download Assistant page http www mellanox com supportdownloader Mellanox Technologies 10 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter
32. 8 2014 04 20 13 52 30 247 MB s RPM GPG KEY Mellanox saved 1354 1354 Step 4 Install the key sudo rpm import RPM GPG KEY Mellanox warning rpmts HdrFromFdno Header V3 DSA SHA1 Signature key ID 6224c050 NOKEY Retrieving key from file repos MLNX OFED MLNX OFED file gt RPM GPG KEY Mellanox Importing GPG key 0x6224C050 Userid Mellanox Technologies 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 q 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 Step7 MLNX OFED YUM repository using the 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 Step 8 the created YUM repository configuration file to etc yum repos d cp
33. BASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 I0GBASE CR Protocol Support 0GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate 1 10 25 40 50 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 8 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables TBD Maximum Power Passive Cables TBD 1 5W Active Cables TBD Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port TBD Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow TBD Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a Typical power for ATIS traffic load b For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 55 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 7 MCX415A GCAT Specifications Table 15 MCX415A GCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Single QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 50GBASE R2 50GBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 I0GBASE CR Protoc
34. HCA devices e 27700 ConnectX 4 EN firmware fw ConnectX4 Device ID For the latest list of device IDs please visit Mellanox website Operating System ESXi 2015 operating system Installer Privileges The installation requires administrator privileges on the target machine 4 3 2 Installing VMware 2 Please uninstall any previous driver packages prior to installing the new ver sion 2 gt install the driver 1 Log into the ESXi server with root permissions 2 Install the driver gt esxcli software vib install d lt path gt lt bundle file gt Example gt esxcli software vib install d lt path gt lt bundle file gt 3 Reboot the machine 4 Verify the driver was installed successfully esxcli software vib list grep mlx nmlx5 core 4 15 2 0 10EM 600 0 0 2768847 MEL PartnerSupported 2015 09 17 2 After the installation process all kernel modules are loaded automatically upon boot 5 Mellanox Technologies 43 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 3 3 Removing OFED Driver Please unload the driver before removing it P To remove all the drivers 1 Log into the ESXi server with root permissions 2 List the existing ConnectX 4 NATIVE ESXi driver modules see Installing VMware on page 43 3 Remove each module gt esxcli software vib remove nmlx5 core
35. MOK list using the mokutil utility You will be asked to enter and confirm a password for this MOK enrollment request mokutil import mlnx signing key pub der Step 3 Reboot the system The pending MOK key enrollment request will be noticed by shim efi and it will launch Mok Manager efi to allow you to complete the enrollment from the UEFI console You will need to enter the password you previously associated with this request and confirm the enrollment Once done the public key is added to the MOK list which is persistent Once a key is in the MOK list it will be automatically propagated to the system key ring and subsequent will be booted when the UEFI Secure Boot is enabled To see what keys have been added to the system key ring on the current boot install the keyutils package and run 1 list system keyring Mellanox Technologies 31 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 1 8 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 Toremove the signature from the MLNX OFED kernel modules Step 1 Remove the signature rpm
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37. V_00 PCI VEN_15B3 amp DEV_1013 amp SUBSYS_000815B3 PCI VEN_15B3 amp DEV_10138CC_020000 PCI VEN_15B3 amp DEV_10138CC_0200 5 In the Value display box check the fields VEN and DEV fields are separated by amp In the display example above notice the sub string PCI VEN 15B3 amp DEV 1003 VEN is equal to 0x15B3 this is the Vendor ID of Mellanox Technologies and DEV is equal to 1003 this is a valid Mellanox Technologies PCI Device ID If the PCI device does not have a Mellanox adapter ID return to Step 2 to check another device i The list of Mellanox Technologies PCI Device IDs can be found in the PCI ID reposi tory at http pci ids ucw cz read PC 15b3 Mellanox Technologies 19 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 3 7 2 On Linux Get the device location on the PCI bus by running Ispci and locating lines with the string Mella nox Technologies gt Ispci grep i Mellanox Network controller Mellanox Technologies MT4115 Family ConnectX 41 Mellanox Technologies 20 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 Driver Installation 4 1 Linux Driver For Linux download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution OFED software package available via the Mellanox web site at http www mellanox com gt Products gt Soft ware gt Ethernet Drivers gt
38. X WinOF2 1 21 All x64 exe 5 v qn Step 3 Optional Manually configure your setup to contain the logs option MLNX WinOF2 1 21 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 MLNX WinOF2 1 21 All win2012 x64 exe vMT NDPROPERTY 1 Step 5 Optional If you do not wish to upgrade your firmware version True MLNX WinOF2 1 21 All win2012 x64 exe v MT SKIPFWUPGRD 1 1 MT NDPROPERTY default value is True 2 MT SKIPFWUPGRD default value is False Mellanox Technologies 38 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Applications that hold the driver files such ND applications will be closed during the unat tended installation alll 4 2 4 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 Drivers lt OS gt To see the Mellanox network adapters display the Device Manager and pull down the work adapters menu Figure 2 Installation Results File Action View Help 9 mE B m al 846 4 dev I vrt 058 p Computer b Disk drives KZ Display adapters IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 9 IEEE 1394 host controllers 8 Texas Instruments 1394 Compliant Host Controller
39. 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 limination de mat riel doit s effectuer dans le respect de toutes les l gislations et r glementations nationales en vigueur 7 Codes lectriques locaux et nationaux LA Ce mat riel doit tre install dans le respect des codes lectriques locaux et nationaux Mellanox Technologies 75 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter User Manual Rev 1 3 8 Exposition au rayonnement grave Mise en garde l utilisation de commandes ou de r glages ou l ex cution de proc dures autres que ce qui est sp cifi dans les pr sentes peut engendrer une exposition au rayonnement grave PRODUIT LASER DE CLASSE 1 et r f rences aux normes laser les plus r centes CEI 60 825 1 1993 A1 1997 A2 2001 et NE 60825 1 1994 A1 1996 A2 2001 Mellanox Technologies 76 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix Sicherheitshinweise Warnings German 1 Installationsanleitungen Lesen Sie alle Installationsanleitungen bevor Sie das Gerat an die Stromversorgung anschlieBen 2 Ubertemperatur Dieses Ger t sollte nicht in einem Bereich mit einer Umgebungstemperatur ber der AN maximal empfohlen
40. dules 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 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 2 When installing cables make sure that the latches engage Always install and remove cables by pushing or pulling the cable and connector in straight line with the card 3 After inserting a cable into a port the Yellow LED indicator will light when the physical con nection is established that is when the unit is powered on and a cable is plugged into the port with the other end of the connector plugged into a functioning port See Section 7 12 Adapter LED Operation on page 61 4 After plugging in a cable lock the conn
41. e to browse to a location Click Install to create server image of MLNX VPI at the specified network location or click Cancel to exit the wizard Network location NA InstallShield Mellanox Technologies 40 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 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 F A Change InstallShield InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed MLNX_VPI Y Click Finish to exit the wizard 4 2 6 Uninstalling Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver 4 2 6 1 Attended Uninstallation gt To uninstall MLNX WinOF2 on a single node Click Start gt Control Panel gt Programs and Features gt MLNX_WinOF2 gt Uninstall NOTE This requires elevated administrator privileges Mellanox Technologies 41 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 2 6 2 Unattended Uninstallation If no reboot options are specified the installer restarts the computer whenever necessary without 4 displaying any prompt warning to the user Use the
42. ec tory openshmem fca and ibutils e The kernel modules are installed under lib modules uname r updates on SLES and Fedora Distributions e lib modules uname r extra minx ofa kernel on RHEL and other RedHat like Distributions lib modules uname r updates dkms on Ubuntu Firmware The firmware of existing network adapter devices will be updated if the fol lowing two conditions are fulfilled The installation script is run in default mode that is without the option without fw update The firmware version of the adapter device is older than the firmware version included with the Mellanox OFED ISO image Note If an adapter s Flash was originally programmed with an Expansion ROM image the automatic firmware update will also burn an Expansion ROM image e Incase 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 tm
43. ector 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 12 Adapter LED Operation on page 61 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 18 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 3 7 Identify the Card Your System 3 71 On Windows 1 Open Device Manager on the server Click start gt Run and then enter devmgmt msc 2 Expand System Devices and locate your Mellanox ConnectX 4 adapter card 3 Right click the mouse on your adapter s row and select properties to display the adapter card properties window 4 Click the Details tab and select Hardware Ids Windows 2012 R2 from the Properties pull down menu Figure 1 PCI Device Example Events Resources Power Man General Advanced Information Driver Details Mellanox ConnectX 4 Adapter 2 lt Property Hardware Ids Value PCI VEN_15B38DEV_10138SUBSYS_000815B38RE
44. ellanox Technologies 67 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter User Manual Rev 1 3 12C compatible Connector Pinout Figure 9 Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout nn Signal Name 1 GND 2 SCL 3 SDA Mellanox Technologies 68 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix B Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card Each Mellanox adapter card has a different identifier printed on the label serial number and the card MAC for the Ethernet protocol Figure 10 MCX413A BCAT Board Label Model No CX413A ConnectX 4 40GbE P N MCX413A BCAT 2015 10 08 Rev A4 5 806 01504 put MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Made Israel Figure 11 MCX414A BCAT Board Label Model No CX414A ConnectX 4 40GbE PIN MCX414A BCAT 2015 10 08 INN Rev a4 S N MT0806X01504 TEAT MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Made Israel Figure 12 MCX415A BCAT Board Label Model No CX415A ConnectX 4 40GbE P N MCX415A BCAT 2015 10 08 LL Rev A5 MT0806X01504 MAC 00 02 C9 27 05 1C Tz Made in Israel Mellanox Technologies 69 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Figure 13 MCX416A BCAT Board Label Model No CX416A ConnectX 4 40GbE P N MCX416A BCAT 2015 10 08 Rev 6 S N 0806 015
45. en Temperatur von 55 C 131 F betrieben werden Es ist ein Luft strom von 200 LFM bei maximaler Umgebungstemperatur erforderlich Au erdem sollten mindestens 8 cm 3 in Freiraum um die Bel ftungs ffnungen sein um einen einwandfreien Luftstrom zu gew hrleisten 3 Bei Gewitter Elektrische Gefahr Arbeiten Sie w hrend eines Gewitters und Blitzschlag nicht am Ger t schlie en Sie keine Kabel an oder ab 4 Anschlie en Trennen von Kupferkabel Kupferkabel sind schwer und nicht flexible Deshalb m ssen sie vorsichtig an die LA Anschl sse angebracht bzw davon getrennt werden Lesen Sie die speziellen Warnun gen und Anleitungen des Kabelherstellers 5 Ger teinstallation Diese Ger t sollte nur von geschultem und qualifiziertem Personal installiert aus getauscht oder gewartet werden 6 Ger teentsorgung Die Entsorgung dieses Ger ts sollte unter Beachtung aller nationalen Gesetze Bestim A mungen erfolgen 7 Regionale und nationale elektrische Bestimmungen t Dieses Ger t sollte unter Beachtung der regionalen und nationalen elektrischen Bes timmungen installiert werden This equipment should be installed in compliance with local and national elec LA trical codes Mellanox Technologies 77 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter User Manual Rev 1 3 8 Strahlenkontak Achtung Nutzung von Steuerungen oder Einstellungen oder Ausf hrung von Prozeduren die hier nicht spez
46. er MLNX 15 5583 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents sn m war ome Ro Re e a Le fec a cn ic List ob Tables arr a RTI RG EORR CR eee Last OF 1065 EE NUERA RA AT Revision History ars About this Manual soe Cesc sae Me Intended Audience 2 petet eee qu eb epus 9 Related Documentation 9 Document Conventions i 10 Technical ete ue E E MEE DAN IR EX TM 10 Firmware Updates 10 Chapter 1 Introduction ll 1 Product Overview ier e a ede ERE er HET US 11 1 2 Features and Benefits 2 aaa DL dus aedes aes 13 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions 14 1 4 Connectivity asco ei bie ek ees 14 Chapter 2 Interface er ne DD 2 1 Ethernet QSFP28 Interface 15 2 2 IPCI Express Interface ru du ann LINGEN 15 2 2 I2C compatible Interface ann 15 274 BED Interface Li 3 een ke eR 15 Chapter 3 Hardware 16 3 1 System Requirements ru ee wean es ae 16 3 1 1 Se
47. ernet Drivers gt Windows SW Driver gt Download Follow the installation instructions included in the download package also available from the download page 4 2 1 Hardware and Software Requirements Table 7 Hardware and Software Requirements Description Package Windows Server 2012 R2 64 bit only MLNX WinOF2 1 21 All x64 exe Windows Server 2012 64 bit only MLNX WinOF2 1 21 All x64 exe a The Operating System listed above must run with administrator privileges 4 2 2 Downloading Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver To download the exe according to your Operating System please follow the steps below Step 1 Obtain the machine architecture For Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 1 To go to the Start menu position your mouse in the bottom right corner of the Remote Desktop of your screen 2 Open a CMD console Click Task Manager gt File gt Run new task and enter CMD 3 Enter the following command gt echo PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURES On an x64 64 bit machine the output will be AMD64 Step 2 Go to the Mellanox WinOF 2 web page at http www mellanox com gt Products gt Ethernet gt Windows SW Drivers Step 3 Download the exe image according to the architecture of your machine see Step 1 The name of the exe is in the following format MLNX_WinOF2 lt version gt _ lt arch gt exe Installing the incorrect exe file is prohibited If you do so an error message will be dis played For
48. example if you try to install a 64 bit exe on a 32 bit machine the wizard will display the following or a similar error message This installation package is not supported by this processor type Contact your product vendor OK Mellanox Technologies 33 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 2 3 Installing Mellanox WinOF 2 Driver This section provides instructions for two types of installation procedures e Attended Installation An installation procedure that requires frequent user intervention Unattended Installation An automated installation procedure that requires no user intervention Both Attended and Unattended installations require administrator privileges 4 2 3 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 21 All x64 exe v l vx LogFile Step 3 Optional If you do not want to upgrade your firmware version MLNX VPI WinOF 1 21 All win2012 x64 exe v MT SKIPFWUPGRD 1 Step 4 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 interna
49. g of the Dual port Adapter Card on page 61 for the location on the board 2 4 LED Interface There is a one bi color I O LED per port For LED specifications please refer to Section 7 12 Adapter LED Operation on page 61 Mellanox Technologies 15 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 3 Hardware Installation 3 1 System Requirements 3 1 1 Hardware A system with a PCI Express x16 or x8 slot is required for installing the card 3 1 2 Operating Systems Distributions Please refer to Section 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions on page 14 3 1 3 Software Stacks Mellanox OpenFabric software package MLNX OFED for Linux WinOF 2 for Windows and VMware See Chapter 4 Driver Installation on page 21 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 Make sure to use only insulated tools Verify that the system is powered off and is unplugged It is strongly recommended to use an ESD strap or other antistatic devices 3 3 Pre installation Checklist 1 Verify that your system meets the hardware and software requirements stated above 2 Shut down your system if active 3 After shutting down the system turn off
50. gt iso You can download it from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Ether net 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 ver OS label gt iso Mellanox Technologies 21 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 1 3 Installing Mellanox The installation script minxofedinstal1l 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 Ethernet network adapters and automatically upgrades the firmware Usage mnt mlnxofedinstall OPTIONS The installation script removes all previously installed Mellanox OFED packages and re installs from scratch You will be prompted to acknowledge the deletion of the old packages Pre existing configuration files will be saved with the extension conf rpmsave e If you need to install Mellanox OFED on an entire homogeneous cluster a common strategy is to mount the ISO image on one of the cluster nodes and then copy it to a shared file system such as NFS To install o
51. ifiziert 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 78 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix Advertencias de seguridad para la insta lacion Warnings in Spanish 1 Instrucciones de instalaci n Antes de conectar el equipo a la fuente de alimentacion leer todas las instrucciones de instalacion 2 Sobrecalentamiento No se debe utilizar el equipo en un area con una temperatura ambiente superior a la LA maxima recomendada 55 C 131 F Ademas para garantizar una circulacion de aire adecuada se debe dejar como minimo un espacio de 8 cm 3 pulgadas alrededor de las aberturas de ventilacion 3 Cuando hay rayos peligro de descarga el ctrica No utilizar el equipo ni conectar o desconectar cables durante periodos de actividad de 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 desconexion se deben efectuar con mucho cuidado Para ver advertencias 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
52. iption 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 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 click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield Mellanox Technologies 37 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Step 9 Click Finish to complete the installation MLNX_WinOF2 InstallShield Wizard Lx InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed MLNX_WinOF2 Click Finish to exit the wizard C Show release notes 4 2 3 2 Unattended Installation displaying any prompt or warning to the user 7 If no reboot options are specified the installer restarts the computer whenever necessary without Use norestart 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 MLN
53. 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 180 21642 104 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 conf for the userspace components such as MPI soft memlock unlimited 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 4 1 3 1 Installation Procedure Step 1 Login to the installation machine as root Step 2 Mount the ISO image on your machine host1 mount o ro loop MLNX OFED LINUX ver 0S label gt lt CPU arch gt iso mnt Step3 Run the installation script mnt mlnxofedinstall Logs dir tmp MLNX OFED LINUX x x x logs This program will install the MLNX OFED LINUX package on your machine Note that all other Mellanox OEM OFED or Distribution IB packages will be removed Uninstalling the previous version of MLNX OFED LINUX Starting MLNX OFED LINUX x x x installation Installation finished successfully Attempting to perform Firmware update Querying Mellanox devices firmware Mellanox Technologies 23 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and
54. n all the cluster nodes use cluster aware tools such as pdsh e If your kernel version does not match with any of the offered pre built RPMs you can add your kernel version by using the mlnx_add_kernel_support sh script located under the docs directory On Redhat and SLES distributions with errata kernel installed there is no need to use the minx add kernel support sh script The regular installation can be performed and weak a updates mechanism will create symbolic links to the MLNX OFED kernel modules The minx add kernel support sh script can be executed directly from the minxofedinstall script For further information please see add kernel support option below On Ubuntu and Debian distributions drivers installation use Dynamic Kernel Module 4 Support DKMS framework Thus the drivers compilation will take place on the host during MLNX_OFED installation os Therefore using mlnx_add_kernel_support sh is irrelevant on Ubuntu and Debian distributions 1 The firmware will not be updated if you run the install script with the without fw update option Mellanox Technologies 22 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Example The following command will create MLNX OFED LINUX ISO image for RedHat 6 3 under the tmp directory MLNX OFED LINUX x x x rhel6 3 x86 64 mlnx add kernel support sh m tmp MLNX OFED LINUX x x x rhel6 3 x86 64
55. nnector Pin Name Port A Signal Name 1 GND GND 2 TXN_2 Tx2n 3 TXP_2 Tx2p 4 GND GND 5 TXN_4 Tx4n 6 TXP_4 Tx4p 7 GND GND 8 ModSelL_Port0 ModSelL 9 ResetL_Port0 ResetL 10 11 SCL SCL 12 SDA SDA 13 GND GND 14 3 Rx3p 15 RXN_3 Rx3n Mellanox Technologies 64 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Table 20 Connector Pin Number and Name to Signal Name Connector Pin Number Connector Pin Name Port A Signal Name 16 GND GND 17 RXP_1 Rx1p 18 RXN 1 19 GND GND 20 GND GND 21 RXN 2 Rx2n 22 RXP 2 Rx2p 23 GND GND 24 RXN 4 Rx4n 25 RXP 4 Rx4p 26 GND GND 27 ModPrsl PortO Mod PrsL 28 IntL IntL 29 30 1 31 LPMode 0 LPMode 32 GND GND 33 TXP 3 Tx3p 34 TXN 3 Tx3n 35 GND GND 36 1 37 1 38 GND GND Mellanox Technologies 65 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 2 Mellanox Technologies 66 PCI Express x8 or x16 Connector Pinout The adapter cards use a standard PCI Express x8 orx16 edge connector and the PCI Express x8 or x16 standard pinout according to the PCI Express 3 0 specification 61 ol vol ol ol Figure 7 PCle x8 Connector Pinout P12V_AUX 1 P12V AUX 2 P12V AUX 3 GND 26 GND 27 P3V3 AUX 2 GND 28 GND 29 P3V3 5 P3V3 6 P3V3 7
56. norestart or forcerestart standard command line options to control reboots gt To uninstall MLNX WinOF2 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 21 All win2012 x64 exe S x v qn 42 7 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 http www mellanox com page management_tools Mellanox Technologies 42 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 4 3 VMware Driver For VMware download and install the latest Mellanox ConnectX 4 NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere software package available via the Mellanox web site at http www mella nox com gt Products gt Adapter Ethernet SW gt Download This chapter describes how to install and test Mellanox ConnectX 4 NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere on a single host machine with Mellanox Ethernet adapter hardware installed 4 3 1 Hardware and Software Requirements Table 8 Hardware and Software Requirements Requirements Description Platforms A server platform with an adapter card based on one of the following Mellanox Technologies
57. nual ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 This User Manual describes Technologies ConnectX 4 Ethernet 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 Ethernet network and architecture specifications Related Documentation Table 2 Documents List Mellanox Firmware Tools MFT User Manual Document no 2204UG User Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management tools for a single node See http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Firm ware Tools Mellanox Firmware Utility mlxup User Manual and Release Notes Mellanox firmware update and query utility used to update the firmware See http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Firmware Tools gt mlxup Firmware Utility Mellanox OFED for Linux User Manual Document no 2877 User Manual describing OFED features performance Band diag nostic tools content and configuration See http www mella nox com gt Products gt Software gt Ethernet Drivers gt Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution for Linux MLNX _OFED WinOF 2 for Window
58. ol Support 0GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate 1 10 25 40 50 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Power and Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Environmental Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Safety CB cTUVus CE Regulatory FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 56 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 78 MCX416A GCAT Specifications Table 16 MCX416A GCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Dual QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 50GBASE R2 50GBASE R4 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 I0GBASE CR Protocol Support 0GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate 1 10 25 40 50 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 14 19W Maximum Power Passive Cables 16 00W 3 5W Active Cables 23 78 Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C
59. onnectivity Interoperable 1 10 25 40 50 100 Gb s Ethernet switches Passive copper cable with ESD protection Powered connectors for optical and active cable support Mellanox Technologies 14 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 2 Interfaces Each adapter card includes the following interfaces Ethernet QSFP28 Interface PCI Express Interface e 2C compatible Interface LED Interface The adapter cards include special circuits to protect from ESD shocks to the card server when plugging copper cables 2 1 Ethernet QSFP28 Interface The network ports of the ConnectX 4 adapter card are compliant with the IEEE 802 3 Ethernet standards listed in Table 4 Features on page 13 Ethernet traffic is transmitted through the cards QSFP28 connectors 2 2 PCI Express Interface The ConnectX 4 adapter card supports PCI Express 3 0 1 1 and 2 0 compatible through an x8 x16 edge connector The device can be either a master initiating the PCI Express bus opera tions or a slave responding to PCI bus operations The following lists PCIe interface features e PCIe Gen 3 0 compliant 1 1 and 2 0 compatible 2 5 5 0 or 8 0 GT s link rate x8 x16 Auto negotiates to x16 x8 x4 x2 or x1 Support for MSI MSI X mechanisms 23 C compatible Interface A three pin header on the adapter cards is provided as the PC compatible interface See Mechan ical Drawin
60. ort QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 74 MCX416A BCAT Specifications Table 12 416 Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Dual QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 Protocol Support 0GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate 1 10 25 40 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 14 95W Maximum Power Passive Cables 16 69W 1 5W Active Cables 20 02W Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 60 Safety CB cTUVus CE2 Regulatory VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a Typical power for ATIS traffic load b For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 53 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 75 MCX413A GCAT Specifications Table 13 MCX413A GCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142
61. p 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 band openibd conf file OPENIBD PRE START OPENIBD POST START OPENIBD PRE STOP OPENIBD POST STOP Example OPENIBD POST START sbin openibd post start sh 4 1 3 5 Driver Load Upon System Boot Upon system boot the Mellanox drivers will be loaded automatically Mellanox Technologies 25 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 gt To prevent automatic load of the Mellanox drivers upon system boot Step 1 Add the following lines to the etc modprobe d mlnx conf file blacklist mlx4_core blacklist mlx4 en blacklist mlx5 core blacklist mlx5 ib Step 2 Set ONBOOT no in the etc band openib conf file 4 1 3 6 minxofedinstall Return Codes Table 6 lists the mInxofedinstall script return codes and their meanings Table 6 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
62. p yyyymmdd log Mellanox Technologies 46 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 6 6 1 Mellanox Technologies 47 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 off Check your are using the proper cables that do not exceed the rec y 8 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
63. power and unplug the cord 4 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 17 If you need to replace it with the short bracket that is included in the shipping box please follow the instructions in this section Due to risk of damaging the EMI gasket it is not recommended to replace the bracket more than three times Mellanox Technologies 16 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 replace the bracket you will need the following parts The new bracket of the proper height The 2 screws saved from the removal of the bracket e The 2 fiber washers saved from the removal of the bracket 3 41 Removing the Existing Bracket 1 Remove the two screws holding the bracket in place The bracket comes loose from the card LA Be careful not to put stress on the LEDs 2 Save the two screws and the two fiber washers 3 4 2 Installing the New Bracket 1 Place the bracket onto the card until the screw holes line up Do not force the bracket onto the card You may have
64. reduces application run time ConnectX 4 advanced acceleration technology enables higher cluster effi ciency and scalability to tens of thousands of nodes Mellanox Technologies 13 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Table 4 Features Adapter functionality enabling reduced CPU overhead allowing more available CPU offload CPU for computation tasks Support for port based Quality of Service enabling various application require Quality of Service 908 ments for latency and SLA Hardware based I O ConnectX 4 provides dedicated adapter resources and guaranteed isolation and Virtualization protection for virtual machines within the server A consolidated compute and storage network achieves significant cost perfor Storage Acceleration mance advantages over multi fabric networks Standard block and file access protocols can leverage RDMA for high performance storage access ConnectX 4 SR IOV technology provides dedicated adapter resources and ey guaranteed isolation and protection for virtual machines VM within the server a This section describes hardware features and capabilities Please refer to the driver release notes for feature availability See Table 2 Documents List on page 9 1 3 Operating Systems Distributions RHEL CentOS Windows FreeBSD VMware OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution OFED e OpenFabrics Windows Distribution WinOF 2 1 4 C
65. s User Manual Document no MLX 15 3280 User Manual describing WinOF 2 features performance Ethernet diagnostic tools content and configuration See http www mella nox com Products gt Software gt Windows SW Drivers Mellanox OFED for Windows Driver Release Notes Release notes for Technologies MLNX_EN for Linux driver kit for Mellanox adapter cards See http www mella nox com gt Products gt Software gt Ethernet Drivers gt Mellanox OFED for Windows gt WinOF 2 Release Notes Mellanox EN for Linux Driver Release Notes Release notes for Technologies MLNX_EN for Linux driver kit for Mellanox adapter cards See http www mella nox com gt Products gt Software gt Ethernet Drivers gt Mellanox EN for Linux Mellanox VMware for Ethernet User Man ual Document no MLNX 15 4896 User Manual describing the various components of the Mellanox ConnectX 4 NATIVE ESXi stack See gt http www mella nox com Products gt Software gt Ethernet Drivers gt VMware Driver gt User Manual v4 15 2 0 Mellanox Technologies 9 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Mellanox VMware for Ethernet Release Release notes for Mellanox ConnectX 4 NATIVE ESXi stack Notes See gt http www mellanox com Software gt Ethernet Drivers gt VMware Driver gt Release Notes IEEE Std 802
66. security subscription manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management You can use subscrip tion manager to register Setting up Group Process Resolving Dependencies Running transaction check Package ar mgr x86 64 0 1 0 0 11 g22fff4a will be installed rds devel x86 64 0 2 0 6mlnx 1 rds tools x86 64 0 2 0 6mlnx 1 srptools x86 64 0 0 0 4mlnx3 OFED 2 0 2 6 7 11 ge863cb7 Complete 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 Mellanox Technologies 28 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 mInxofedinstall script with the fw 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 46 4 1 5 3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the YUM Tool If MLNX_OFED was installed using the yum tool then it can be uninstalled as follow yum groupremove lt group name The group name gt must be the same group name that was previously used to install MLNX OFED 4 1 6 Installing MLNX OFED using apt get This type of installation is applicable to Debian and Ubuntu Operating Systems 4 1 6 1 Setting up MLNX OFED apt get Repository Step 1 Log into the installation machine as root Step2 E
67. those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure Mellanox Technologies 73 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter User Manual Rev 1 3 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT and reference to the most recent laser standards 60 825 1 1993 1 1997 2 2001 and EN 60825 1 1994 A 1 1996 A2 20 Mellanox Technologies 74 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Appendix D Avertissements de s curit d installation Warnings in French 1 Instructions d installation Lisez toutes les instructions d installation avant de brancher le mat riel la source d alimentation lectrique 2 Temp rature excessive Ce materiel 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
68. tional 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 60 Safety CB cTUVus CE2 Regulatory VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a Typical power for ATIS traffic load b For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 51 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 3 415 Specifications Table 11 MCX415A BCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Single QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 Protocol Support 0GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate 1 10 25 40 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 16 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Power and Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Environmental Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Safety cTUVus CE Regulatory VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 52 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual P
69. tional treaties 1 MT SKIPFWUPGRD default value is False Mellanox Technologies 34 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Step 5 Read then accept the license agreement and click Next Please read the following license agreement carefully Copyright c 2005 2015 Mellanox Technologies All 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 mms mises nnna in hinas Fawr mmm mannadnan tha nahara O L accept the terms in the license agreement 8 I do not accept the terms in the license agreement v InstallShield m Step 6 Select the target folder for the installation Destination Folder Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install to a differer Install MLNX_WinOF2 to C Program Files Mellanox MLNX_WinOF2 InstallShield Mellanox Technologies 35 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 The firmware upgrade screen will be displayed in the following cases Ifthe user has an OEM card In this case the firmware will not be displayed Ifthe user has a standard Mellanox card with an older firmware version the firm
70. tions quel Once installed open a CMD window and run cd C Program Files Mellanox WinMFT mst start mst status flint d lt mst_device gt Ports Information vstat Download the latest firmware version using the PSID board ID http www mellanox com supportdownloader flint d lt mst_device gt 1 lt firmware_bin_file gt b Firmware Version Upgrade Event log viewer MST device logs mst start Collect log file mst status C Users Administrator gt flint d lt mst_device gt dc gt dump con figuration log C Users Administrator gt mstdump lt mst_device gt dc gt mst dump log Mellanox Technologies 49 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 Specifications 71 MCX413A BCAT Specifications Table 9 MCX413A BCAT Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Single QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 40GBASE CR4 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000BASE CX 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR I0GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 Protocol Support 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Data Rate 1 10 25 40 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 8 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 10 18W Maxim
71. tmp mlnx ofed repo etc yum repos d Mellanox Technologies 27 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 Step 9 Check that the repository was successfully added yum repolist Loaded plugins product id security subscription manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management You can use subscrip tion manager to register repo id repo name status mlnx ofed MLNX OFED Repository 108 rpmforge RHEL 6Server RPMforge net dag 217591 repolist 8 351 4 1 5 2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the YUM 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 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
72. um Power Passive Cables 11 79W 1 5W Active Cables 13 45W Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Operational 0 C to 55 C Non operational 40 C to 70 C Humidity 90 relative humidity Air Flow See Airflow Specifications on page 60 Safety CB cTUVus CE2 Regulatory FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a Typical power for ATIS traffic load b For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 50 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 72 MCX414A BCAT Specifications Table 10 414 Specifications Table Size 2 71 in x 5 6 in 68 90mm x 142 24 mm low profile Physical Connector Dual QSFP28 Copper and optical Ethernet 40GBASE CRA 40GBASE KR4 40GBASE SR4 40GBASE LR4 40GBASE ER4 40GBASE R2 25GBASE R 20GBASE KR2 1000 1000BASE KX 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR 10GBASE ER 10GBASE CX4 10GBASE KX4 10GBASE CR 10GBASE KR SGMII Protocol Support Data Rate 1 10 25 40 Gb s Ethernet PCI Express Gen3 SERDES 8 0GT s 8 lanes 2 0 and 1 1 compatible Voltage 12V 3 3V Typical Power Passive Cables 11 86W Maximum Power Passive Cables 13 50W 1 5W Active Cables 16 83W Power and Maximum power available through QSFP28 port 3 5W Environmental Temperature Opera
73. uring However Mellanox issues firmware updates occasionally that provide new features and bug fixes To check that your card is programmed with the latest available firmware version down load the mlxup firmware update and query utility The utility can query for available Mellanox adapters and indicate which adapters require a firmware update If the user confirms mlxup upgrades the firmware using embedded images The latest mlxup executable and documentation are available from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software gt Firmware Tools 5 1 Firmware Update Example server1 mlxup Querying Mellanox devices firmware Device Type ConnectX4 Part Number MCX413A BCAT Description ConnectX 4 EN network interface card 40GbE single port QSFP28 PCIe3 0 x8 tall bracket ROHS R6 PSID 2190110032 PCI Device Name 0000 06 00 0 Base GUID e41d2d0300fd8b8a Versions Current Available FW 12 112 112 112 00 Status Up to date Device Type ConnectX4 Part Number MCX413A BCAT Description ConnectX 4 EN network interface card 40GbE single port QSFP28 PCIe3 0 x8 tall bracket ROHS R6 PSID 2170110021 Device Name 0000 07 00 0 0000e41d2da206d4 Versions Current Available FW 2 21101161 8100 Status Update required Perform FW update y N y Device 1 Up to date Device 2 Updating FW Done Restart needed for updates to take effect Log File var log mlxup mlxu
74. ware will be updated accordingly However if the user has both an OEM card and a Mellanox card only the Mellanox card will be updated Y Upgrade the HCA s firmware version Recommended Upgrading the firmware version will reboot your machine Note One or more of your HCA adapters has an old firmware version We recommend upgrading to a newer firmware version to enable improved functionality and support driver s capabilities InstallShield Step 8 Select a Complete or Custom installation follow Step a and b on page 37 Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Custom Choose which program features you want installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users Mellanox Technologies 36 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 a Select the desired feature to install Performance tools install the performance tools that are used to measure performance in user envi ronment Documentation contains the User Manual and Release Notes Management tools installation tools used for management such as mlxstat Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed El Performace Tools Feature Descr
75. xtract the MLNX OFED package on a shared location in your network You can download it from http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software Ethernet 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 lt path to extracted MLNX OFED package gt Step 4 Download and install Mellanox Technologies GPG KEY wget 40 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 11 Technologies lt support mellanox com gt sub 10249 09 269 2013 08 11 Step 6 Update the apt get cache sudo apt get update 4 1 6 2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the apt get Tool After setting up the apt get repository for MLNX_OFED package perform the following 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 Mellanox Technologies 29 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 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
76. y CB cTUVus CE Regulatory FCC VCCI ICES RCM RoHS RoHS R6 a Typical power for ATIS traffic load b For both operational and non operational states Mellanox Technologies 59 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 11 Airflow Specifications Air Flow LFM Air Flow Heat Sink to Port Port to Heat Sink Direction Cable Type Passive an Passive en p MCX413A BCAT 400 450 400 400 MCX414A BCAT 400 450 400 400 MCX416A BCAT 400 500 400 400 MCX413A GCAT 400 400 400 400 MCX414A GCAT TBD TBD TBD TBD MCX416A GCAT 400 500 400 400 MCX415A CCAT 400 700 400 600 MCX416A CCAT 400 850 400 600 a Cells marked with are not applicable Mellanox Technologies 60 ConnectX 4 Ethernet Single and Dual Port QSFP28 Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1 3 7 12 Adapter LED Operation There is a one bi color I O LED per port See Table 19 Table 19 Physical and Logical Link Indications LED Function Yellow physical Constant on indicates 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 constant green indicates a valid logical data activity link without data transfer activity link A blinking green indicates a valid logical link with data transfer

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