B. Installing the Mellanox ConnectX-6 Firmware

MOFED version 5.4-3.5.8.0 contains adapter card firmware version xx.31.2354, while the latest GA version of the ConnectX-6 firmware is 20.34.1002.

NVIDIA has tested Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and Rocky Linux with the ConnectX-6 firmware v20.31.2354. The ConnectX-6 adapter card versions used in DGX A100 are:

  • OPN MCX653105A-HDA_Ax, PSID MT_0000000223

  • OPN MCX653106A-HDA_Ax, PSID MT_0000000225