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-based devices.
This is an LTS version which mostly includes bug fixes.
DOCA Installer Tool – Added a new tool for installing software on multiple BlueField DPUs concurrently
Added beta-level support for retrieving ATF, UEFI, CEC, and BMC firmware versions from the host without relying on RShim access
Increased BlueField-2 UEFI database size for storing additional certificates
Updated logging system for BlueField-3 BMC for unified time synchronized event logging
Added report on BlueField-3 BMC for power loss/resume events
Bug fixes
| Software Component | DOCA 2.9.3 | DOCA 2.9.2 |
|---|---|---|
| doca-openvswitch | 2.9.3-0016-25.06-based-3.3.3 | 2.9.2-0010-25.02-based-3.3.3 |
| bf-release | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf2-bmc-fw-signed | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf2-cec-fw-signed | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-fw-signed | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-gi-signed | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-8217991-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3b6-00cv-a-alt-il1-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3b6-00cv-a-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3b6-00sv-a-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3c6-00cv-da0-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3c6-00cv-ga0-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3c6-00sv-da-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-900-9d3c6-00sv-ga-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-bmc-nic-fw-sn37b36732-ax | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| bf3-cec-fw-signed | 4.9.3 | 4.9.2 |
| fwctl-modules | 24.10-OFED.24.10.3.2.5.1.kver.5.10.0_136.12.0.88.4.ctl3s | 24.10.OFED.24.10.2.1.8.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1060-bluefield |
| iser | 24.10-OFED.24.10.3.2.5.1 | 24.10.OFED.24.10.2.1.8.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1060-bluefield |
| knem | 1.1.4.90mlnx3-OFED.23.10.0.2.1.1 | 1.1.4.90mlnx3-OFED.23.10.0.2.1.1.kver.5.15.0-1060-bluefield |
| libopensm | 5.21.12.MLNX20250617.f74e01b8-0.1.2410325 | 5.21.0.MLNX20241126.d9aa3dff-0.1.2410114 |
| libxlio | 3.40.2-1 | 3.40.2-1 |
| mft | 4.30.1-113 | 4.30.1-113 |
| mlnx-iproute2 | 6.10.0-1.2410325 | 6.10.0-1.2410218 |
| mlnx-libsnap | 1.6.0-2 | 1.6.0-2 |
| mlnx-nfsrdma-modules | 24.10-OFED.24.10.3.2.5.1.rhel8u6 | 24.10.OFED.24.10.2.1.8.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1060-bluefield |
| mlnx-nvme-modules | 24.10-OFED.24.10.3.2.5.1.rhel8u6 | 24.10.OFED.24.10.2.1.8.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1060-bluefield |
| mlnx-ofed-kernel | 24.10-OFED.24.10.3.2.5.1.bf.rhel8u6 | 24.10.OFED.24.10.2.1.8.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1060-bluefield |
| mlnx-snap | 3.8.0-7 | 3.8.0-7 |
| ofed-scripts | 24.10-OFED.24.10.3.2.5 | 24.10.OFED.24.10.2.1.8-1 |
| opensm | 5.21.12.MLNX20250617.f74e01b8-0.1.2410325 | 5.21.0.MLNX20241126.d9aa3dff-0.1.2410114 |
| spdk | 23.01.5-26 | 23.01.5-26 |
| srp-modules | 2410mlnx54-1.2410068 | 24.10.OFED.24.10.2.1.8.1-1.kver.5.15.0-1060-bluefield |
| virtio-net-controller | 24.10.45-1 | 24.10.37-1 |
| xpmem | 2.7.4-1.2410068.rhel8u6 | 2.7.4-1.2410068.kver.5.15.0-1060-bluefield |