Changes and New Features
DOCA 2.9.0 (and its LTS branch) is the final software version to support NVIDIA® ConnectX®-4 device. Starting January '25, ConnectX-4 will no longer be supported by future DOCA-Host releases.
NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 networking platforms are required to use DOCA-Host as the host driver. MLNX_OFED does not support BlueField-3 devices.
DOCA 2.9.0 (and its LTS branch) does not support ConnectX-8 device.
- DOCA-OFED profile – Added support for host OS RHEL/Rocky 9.5
- Added support for OVS-DOCA live upgrade of virtual switch
- Enhanced firmware reset flow for Sync1 utilizing community-accepted hot reset kernel flow
The following changes in DOCA 2.9.1 (BSP 4.9.1) and BMC 24.10-LTSU1 break backward compatibility and therefore require customers to upgrade all DOCA software components to the latest available version to avoid anomalous behavior:
Software Component | Change Description |
BMC | IPMB channel relocation – The IPMB channel used by the BlueField BMC to retrieve data from the BlueField Arm is now utilizing a dedicated I2C interface. This change is aimed at improving the serviceability of the interface. |
FlexIO | Fixing a mandatory hardware limitation found the updated firmware version breaks backward compatibility between the software layers |
BlueField firmware | Changed the default value of the NC-SI package ID to prevent provisioning issues |
| Software Component | DOCA 2.9.1 | DOCA 2.9.0 |
doca-openvswitch | 2.9.1-0013-24.11-based-3.3.3 | 2.9.0-0060-24.10-based-3.3.3 |
bluefield-kernel | 5.15.0.1057-bluefield | 5.15.0.1056-bluefield |
bf-release | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf2-bmc-fw-signed | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf2-cec-fw-signed | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-fw-signed | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-gi-signed | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-8217991-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3b6-00cv-a-alt-il1-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3b6-00cv-a-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3b6-00sv-a-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3c6-00cv-da0-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3c6-00cv-ga0-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3c6-00sv-da-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3c6-00sv-ga-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-bmc-nic-fw-sn37b36732-ax | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
bf3-cec-fw-signed | 4.9.1 | 4.9.0 |
fwctl-modules | 24.10.OFED.24.10.1.1.4.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1057-bluefield | 24.10.OFED.24.10.0.6.7.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1056-bluefield |
iser | 24.10.OFED.24.10.1.1.4.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1057-bluefield | 24.10.OFED.24.10.0.6.7.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1056-bluefield |
knem | 1.1.4.90mlnx3-OFED.23.10.0.2.1.1.kver.5.15.0-1057-bluefield | 1.1.4.90mlnx3-OFED.23.10.0.2.1.1.kver.5.15.0-1056-bluefield |
libopensm | 5.21.0.MLNX20241126.d9aa3dff-0.1.2410114 | 5.21.0.MLNX20241029.d9aa3dff-0.1.2410068 |
libxlio | 3.40.2-1 | 3.40.2-1.2410068 |
mft | 4.30.1-8 | 4.30.0-139 |
mlnx-fw-updater-signed | 24.10-1.1.4.0.1 | 24.10-0.6.8.0.1 |
mlnx-iproute2 | 6.10.0-1.2410114 | 6.10.0-1.2410068 |
mlnx-libsnap | 1.6.0-2 | 1.6.0-1 |
mlnx-nfsrdma-modules | 24.10.OFED.24.10.1.1.4.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1057-bluefield | 24.10.OFED.24.10.0.6.7.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1056-bluefield |
mlnx-nvme-modules | 24.10.OFED.24.10.1.1.4.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1057-bluefield | 24.10.OFED.24.10.0.6.7.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1056-bluefield |
mlnx-ofed-kernel | 24.10.OFED.24.10.1.1.4.1-1.bf.kver.5.15.0-1057-bluefield | 24.10.OFED.24.10.0.6.8.1-1.bf.kver.5.15.0-1056-bluefield |
mlnx-snap | 3.8.0-7 | 3.8.0-6 |
mlxbf-bootimages-signed | 4.9.1-13442 | 4.9.0-13378 |
ofed-scripts | 24.10.OFED.24.10.1.1.4-1 | 24.10.OFED.24.10.0.6.8-1 |
opensm | 5.21.0.MLNX20241126.d9aa3dff-0.1.2410114 | 5.21.0.MLNX20241029.d9aa3dff-0.1.2410068 |
spdk | 23.01.5-26 | 23.01.5-24 |
srp-modules | 24.10.OFED.24.10.1.1.4.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1057-bluefield | 24.10.OFED.24.10.0.6.7.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1056-bluefield |
virtio-net-controller | 24.10.30-1 | 24.10.23-1 |
xpmem | 2.7.4-1.2410068.kver.5.15.0-1057-bluefield | 2.7.4-1.2410068.kver.5.15.0-1056-bluefield |