User Manual Revision History

Date	Revision	Description of Changes
April 30, 2022	4.20.0	Updated mlxlink commands, added cable operations. Updated mlxprivhost, added Embedded Arm CPU options. Updated resourcedump Utility, added the "–mem" key. Updated Create Tokens for Secure Firmware and NV LifeCycle.
January 16, 2022	4.18.1	Added section Tool Usage on NVIDIA Quantum-2 NDR Switch Systems
November 30, 2021	4.18.0	Updated section mlxlink Utility: Added `"--tx_prbs <tx_prbs_mode>"` & `"--rx_prbs <rx_prbs_mode>"` flags Added `"--amber_collect"` flag
June 30, 2021	4.17.0	Updated section Querying the Firmware Image, added Secure-boot attributes. Updated section mlxprivhost. Updated section Burning a Firmware Image, added the `"--activate_delay_sec <timeout in seconds>"` flag. Updated section mlxlink, added "`--fom_measurement <eye>"` flag.
March 31, 2021	4.16.3	Updated section mlxfwreset Updated section mlxlink: added FEC errors' histogram
March 01, 2021	4.16.2	Added section RX Error Injection Added section Hardware Security Module (HSM) Added section Secure Boot Updated section mlxconfig create_conf Command Updated section flint – Firmware Burning Tool: added the `--openssl_engine <engine name>,` `--openssl_key_id <key>` and `rsa_sign` flags Updated section mlxconfig: added `-eng\|--openssl_engine` and `-k\|–open_ssl_key_id` flags
February 08, 2021	4.16.1	No changes to the User Manual.
January 04, 2020	4.16.0	Added section stedump Utility Added section Cable Firmware Update (In-Field-Firmware-Update) Updated section mlxconfig: added `get_raw` flag Updated section mlxprivhost: added the `q,query` flags Updated section mlxlink: added the `--invert_tx_polarity` & `--invert_rx_polarity` flags Updated section Margin Scan Tool
September 15, 2020	4.15.1	Updated section mlxlink: added Margin Scan for PCIe Link. Updated mlxmdio Utility Uopated flint – Firmware Burning Tool
July 31, 2020	4.15.0	Updated the following sections: mlxlink mlxfwreset mlxcables: Removed the following flags: -u\|--update, -i\|--image-file <FileName>, f\|–force, --yes, --no
May 31, 2020	4.14.4	No changes to the User Manual.
April 30, 2020	4.14.2	Added section resourceparse Utility Updated section mlxlink Utility
February 28, 2020	4.14.0	Added section Burning the MFA2 Images Updated section MFT Supported Configurations and Parameters, added BOOT_INTERRUPT_DIS
December 12, 2019	4.13.3	Added the following sections: mlxfwstress Utility. resourcedump Utility Added a new registry key to mlxreg Utility Added the following section: Comparing the Binary Image
September 26, 2019	4.13.0	Added the "DYNAMIC_VF_MSIX_TABLE" parameter, see MFT Supported Configurations and Parameters Updated the following sections: .mlxlink Utility v4.18.1. Added a new subsection Tool Usage on Quantum HDR Switch Systems with Split Ports mlxfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool
April 30, 2019	4.12.0	Updated the following sections: mlxfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool: Added the following options: "--download-type Type" and "--ssl-certificate Certificate" flint – Firmware Burning Tool: Added the following options: "-qq", "-low_cpu" and "-flashed_version" mlxburn – Firmware Image Generator and Burner: Added the following options: "[-gb_bin_file <gb_bin_file>]" "-striped_image" "-vsd <string>" Updated the "-dev_type <mellanox-device-number>" option description Updated the "Additional mlxburn Options" mlxlink Utility: Added the following options: "--depth <depth>", "--pcie_index <pcie_index>", and "--node <node>" fwtrace Utility: Added the following options: "--gvmi" and "--ignore_old_events" Using mlxconfig to Split a Port in a Remotely Managed Switch
March 2019	4.11.0	Converted to online html format; some reorganization.

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