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Supported Operating Systems




32 bit platforms are no longer supported in MLNX_EN.

Upgrade/Downgrade Matrix

This section reflects which versions were tested and verified for upgrade and downgrade.

Target VersionVersions Verified for Upgrade/DowngradeRelease TypeRelease Date

5.8-1.1.2.1 GA-LTS-Update (November 2022 Update #1)

5.8-1.0.1.1 

GA-LTS

October 2022

5.7-1.0.2.0 

GAJuly 2022

5.4-3.5.8.0 

GA-LTS-UpdateSeptember 2022

MLNX_OFED Version Interoperability 

This section reflects which versions were tested and verified for multi-version environments.

Target Version

Verified OFED Version Interoperability

Release TypeRelease Date

5.8-1.1.2.1 GA-LTS-Update (November 2022 Update #1)

5.8-1.0.1.1 

GA-LTSOctober 2022

Supported Non-Linux Virtual Machines

The following are the supported non-Linux Virtual Machines in this current version:

NICWindows Virtual Machine TypeMinimal WinOF VersionProtocol

ConnectX-4

Windows 2012 R2 DC

MLNX_WinOF2 2.50

IB, IPoIB, ETH

ConnectX-4 Lx

Windows 2016 DC

MLNX_WinOF2 2.50

IB, IPoIB, ETH

ConnectX-5 familyAll Windows server editionsMLNX_WinOF2 2.50IPoIB, ETH
ConnectX-6 familyMLNX_WinOF2 2.50IPoIB, ETH

Support in ASAP2—Accelerated Switch and Packet Processing®

ASAP2 Requirements
  • iproute >= 4.12 (for tc support)
  • Upstream Open vSwitch >= 2.8 for CentOS 7.2 NVIDIA openvswitch
ASAP2-Supported Adapter Cards
  • ConnectX-5
  • ConnectX-6 Dx

  • ConnectX-6 Lx

  • ConnectX-7


Supported NIC Firmware Versions 

As of version 5.1, ConnectX-3, ConnectX-3 Pro or Connect-IB adapter cards are no longer supported. To work with a version that supports these adapter cards, please refer to version 4.9 long-term support (LTS).

This current version is tested with the following NVIDIA adapter card firmware versions:

Firmware versions listed are the minimum supported versions.

Adapter CardBundled Firmware Version Additional Supported Firmware Version
BlueField®-2

24.35.2000

24.35.1012

BlueField

18.33.1048

N/A

ConnectX-7

28.35.2000

28.35.1012
ConnectX-6 Lx

26.35.2000

26.35.1012

ConnectX-6 Dx

22.35.2302

22.35.1012

ConnectX-6

20.35.2000

20.35.1012

ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex

16.35.2000

16.35.1012

ConnectX-4 Lx

14.32.1010

N/A

ConnectX-4

12.28.2006

N/A

For the official firmware versions, please see https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/ → Support → Support → Firmware Download.

Unsupported Functionalities/Features/NICs

The following are the unsupported functionalities/features/NICs in the current version:

  • ConnectX-2 adapter card
  • ConnectX-3 adapter card
  • ConnectX-3 Pro adapter card
  • Connect-IB adapter card
  • Soft-RoCE 
  • RDMA experimental verbs library (mlnx_lib)