The chapter contains the following sections:
These are the release notes for the NVIDIA® ConnectX®-6 DE adapters firmware. This firmware supports the following protocols:
InfiniBand - SDR, QDR, FDR, EDR, HDR100, HDR
PCI Express 4.0, supporting backwards compatibility for v3.0, v2.0 and v1.1
1. Speed that supports both NRZ and PAM4 modes in Force mode and Auto-Negotiation mode.
When connecting an NVIDIA-to-NVIDIA adapter card in ETH PAM4 speeds, Auto-Neg should always be enabled.
Please make sure to use a PCIe slot that can supply the required power to the ConnectX-6 DE adapter card as stated in section Specifications in the adapter card’s User Manual.
This firmware supports the devices and protocols listed below:
|
NVIDIA SKU |
Legacy OPN |
PSID |
Device Name |
|
900-9X0BC-001H-ST1 |
MCX683105AN-HDAT |
MT_0000000903 |
Nvidia ConnectX-6 DE InfiniBand adapter, HDR, single-port QSFP, PCIe 4.0 x16, No Crypto, Tall Bracket |
The following are the drivers’ software, tools, switch/HCA firmware versions tested that you can upgrade from or downgrade to when using this firmware version:
| Supported Version | |
|
ConnectX-6 DE Firmware |
22.39.2048 / 22.39.1002 / 22.38.1900 |
|
MLNX_OFED |
Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
|
MLNX_EN (MLNX_OFED based code) |
Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
|
WinOF-2 |
Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
|
MFT |
Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
|
mstflint |
Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
|
FlexBoot |
3.7.300 |
|
UEFI |
14.32.17 |
|
MLNX-OS |
3.10.5002 onwards |
|
Cumulus |
5.4 onwards |
|
NVIDIA Quantum Firmware |
27.2012.1010 onwards |
|
SwitchX-IB 2 Firmware |
15.2010.5108 onwards |
|
SwitchX-IB Firmware |
11.2008.3328 onwards |