2. MLNX_OFED/DOCA and File System Requirements#
The following are the MLNX_OFED/DOCA and file system requirements for GDS:
MLNX_OFED/DOCA must be installed before installing GDS. Refer to Installing GPUDirect Storage for more information about installing MLNX_OFED.
nvidia-fs.korequires Linux kernels 4.15.x and above.Ubuntu 22.04.3 is not supported with any publicly available MLNX_OFED versions at this time.
For NVMe drives accessed through
nvidia-fs, DOCA version compatibility also depends on your Linux kernel version. See Known Limitations for details.
MLNX_OFED/DOCA version |
Distros supported |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
5.4-x (LTS) |
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04,22.04, RHEL 8.x (>8.4), RHEL 9 |
|
5.5-x |
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, RHEL 8.4, RHEL 8.6 |
|
5.6-x |
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, RHEL 8.4, RHEL 8.6 |
|
5.7-x |
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, RHEL 8.4, RHEL 8.6 |
Does not support RHEL9 and UB22.04 |
5.8-x (LTS) |
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04,22.04, RHEL 8.x (>8.4), RHEL 9, Rocky Linux 9.x, RockyLinux 8.x |
|
5.9-x |
UB22.04 and RHEL 9.1, 8.7 |
NVMeOF is not functional. |
23.04-x |
UB22.04 and RHEL 9.2, 8.8 |
NVMeOF is not functional. |
23.07-x |
UB22.04 and RHEL 9.2, 8.8 |
NVMeOF is not functional |
23.10 |
UB22.04 and RHEL 9.2 |
|
24.04-x |
UB24.04 and RHEL 9.4 |
|
DOCA 3.1-x |
UB24.04 and RHEL 9.6, 9.7, 10 |
|
DOCA 3.4.1 |
UB26.04 and RHEL 10.2 |
RHEL 10.2 support is enabled with DOCA 3.4.1 |