Supported Operating Systems

Operating System	Architecture	Default Kernel Version (Primary)/ Tested with Kernel Version (Community)	OS Support Model	UCX-CUDA Version
ALIOS7.2	AArch64	4.19.48-006.ali4000.alios7.aarch64	Primary
Alma 8.5	x86_64	4.18.0-348.12.2.EL8_5.X86_64	Community
Anolis OS 8.4	AArch64	4.18.0-348.2.1.AN8_4.AARCH64	Community
Anolis OS 8.4	x86_64	4.18.0-305.AN8.X86_64	Community
BCLINUX21.10SP2	AArch64	4.19.90-2107.6.0.0098.oe1.bclinux.aarch64	Primary
BCLINUX21.10SP2	x86_64	4.19.90-2107.6.0.0100.oe1.bclinux.x86_64	Primary
CentOS Stream v8	AArch64	5.14.0-239.el9.aarch64	Community
CentOS Stream v8	x86_64	5.14.0-239.el9.x86_64	Community
CentOS Stream v9	AArch64	4.18.0-448.el8.aarch64	Community
CentOS Stream v9	x86_64	4.18.0-448.el8.x86_64	Community
CTYUNOS2.0	AArch64	4.19.90-2102.2.0.0062.ctl2.aarch64	Primary
CTYUNOS2.0	x86_64	4.19.90-2102.2.0.0062.ctl2.x86_64	Primary
Debian10.8	AArch64	4.19.0-14-arm64	Primary
Debian10.8	x86_64	4.19.0-14-amd64	Primary
Debian10.9	x86_64	4.19.0-16-amd64	Primary
Debian11.3	AArch64	5.10.0-13-arm64	Primary
Debian11.3	x86_64	5.10.0-13-amd64	Primary
Debian9.13	AArch64	4.9.0-13-arm64	Primary
Debian9.13	x86_64	4.9.0-13-amd64	Primary
EulerOS2.0sp8	AArch64	4.19.36-vhulk1907.1.0.h748.eulerosv2r8.aarch64	Community
EulerOS2.0sp9	AArch64	4.19.90-vhulk2006.2.0.h171.eulerosv2r9.aarch64	Community
EulerOS2.0sp9	x86_64	4.18.0-147.5.1.0.h269.eulerosv2r9.x86_64	Community
EulerOS2.0sp10	AArch64	4.19.90-vhulk2110.1.0.h860.eulerosv2r10.aarch64	Primary
EulerOS2.0sp10	x86_64	4.18.0-147.5.2.4.h694.eulerosv2r10.x86_64	Primary
EulerOS2.0sp11	AArch64	5.10.0-60.18.0.50.h323.eulerosv2r11.aarch64	Primary
EulerOS2.0sp11	x86_64	5.10.0-60.18.0.50.h323.eulerosv2r11.x86_64	Primary
Fedora 35	x86_64	5.16.8-200.fc35.x86_64	Community
KYLIN10	AArch64	4.19.90-17.ky10.aarch64	Primary
KYLIN10	x86_64	4.19.90-17.ky10.x86_64	Primary
KYLIN10SP2	AArch64	4.19.90-24.4.v2101.ky10.aarch64	Primary
KYLIN10SP2	x86_64	4.19.90-24.4.v2101.ky10.x86_64	Primary
Oracle Linux 7.9	x86_64	5.4.17-2011.6.2.el7uek.x86_64	Primary
Oracle Linux 8.4	x86_64	5.4.17-2102.201.3.el8uek.x86_64	Primary
Oracle Linux 8.6	x86_64	5.4.17-2136.307.3.1.el8uek.x86_64	Primary
Oracle Linux 9.0	x86_64	5.15.0-0.30.19.el9uek.x86_64	Primary
OpenSUSE 15.3	AArch64	-	Community
	ppc64le	-	Community
	x86_64	5.3.18-150300.59.43-DEFAULT	Community
OPENEULER20.03SP3	AArch64	4.19.90-2112.8.0.0131.oe1.aarch64	Primary
OPENEULER20.03SP3	x86_64	4.19.90-2112.8.0.0131.oe1.x86_64	Primary
OPENEULER22.03	AArch64	5.10.0-60.18.0.50.oe2203.aarch64	Primary
OPENEULER22.03	x86_64	5.10.0-60.18.0.50.oe2203.x86_64	Primary
Photon OS 3.0	x86_64	4.19.225-3.ph3	Community
RHEL/CentOS7.2	x86_64	3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS7.4	ppc64	3.10.0-693.el7.ppc64	Primary
	ppc64le	3.10.0-693.el7.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS7.6	ppc64	3.10.0-957.el7.ppc64	Primary
	ppc64le	3.10.0-957.el7.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	3.10.0-957.el7.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/ CentOS7.6alternate	aarch64	4.14.0-115.el7a.aarch64	Community
RHEL/ CentOS7.6alternate	ppc64le	4.14.0-115.el7a.ppc64le	Community
RHEL/CentOS7.7	x86_64	3.10.0-1062.el7.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS7.8	ppc64	3.10.0-1127.el7.ppc64	Primary
	ppc64le	3.10.0-1127.el7.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS7.9	ppc64	3.10.0-1160.el7.ppc64	Primary
	ppc64le	3.10.0-1160.el7.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS8.0	AArch64	4.18.0-80.el8.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	4.18.0-80.el8.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS8.1	AArch64	4.18.0-147.el8.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	4.18.0-147.el8.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	4.18.0-147.el8.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS8.2	AArch64	4.18.0-193.el8.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	4.18.0-193.el8.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	4.18.0-193.el8.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS8.3	AArch64	4.18.0-240.el8.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	4.18.0-240.el8.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	4.18.0-240.el8.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS8.4	AArch64	4.18.0-305.el8.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	4.18.0-305.el8.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	4.18.0-305.el8.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/CentOS/ Rocky8.5	AArch64	4.18.0-348.el8.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	4.18.0-348.el8.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	4.18.0-348.el8.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/Rocky8.6	AArch64	4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/Rocky8.7	AArch64	4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/Rocky9.0	AArch64	5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.x86_64	Primary	11.8
RHEL/Rocky9.1	AArch64	5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.aarch64	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.ppc64le	Primary
	x86_64	5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.x86_64	Primary	11.8
SLES12SP2	x86_64	4.4.21-69-default	Community
SLES12SP3	ppc64le	4.4.73-5-default	Community
SLES12SP3	x86_64	4.4.73-5-default	Community
SLES12SP4	AArch64	4.12.14-94.41-default	Community
	ppc64le	4.12.14-94.41-default	Community
	x86_64	4.12.14-94.41-default	Community
SLES12SP5	AArch64	4.12.14-120-default	Primary
	ppc64le	4.12.14-120-default	Primary
	x86_64	4.12.14-120-default	Primary
SLES15SP2	AArch64	5.3.18-22-default	Primary
	ppc64le	5.3.18-22-default	Primary
	x86_64	5.3.18-22-default	Primary
SLES15SP3	AArch64	5.3.18-57-default	Primary
	ppc64le	5.3.18-57-default	Primary
	x86_64	5.3.18-57-default	Primary
SLES15SP4	AArch64	5.14.21-150400.22-default	Primary
	ppc64le	5.14.21-150400.22-default	Primary
	x86_64	5.14.21-150400.22-default	Primary
Ubuntu16.04	ppc64le	4.4.0-21-generic	Community
Ubuntu16.04	x86_64	4.4.0-21-generic	Community
Ubuntu18.04	AArch64	4.15.0-20-generic	Primary	11.6
	ppc64le	4.15.0-20-generic	Primary
	x86_64	4.15.0-20-generic	Primary	11.6
Ubuntu20.04	AArch64	5.4.0-26-generic	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	5.4.0-26-generic	Primary
	x86_64	5.4.0-26-generic	Primary	11.8
Ubuntu22.04	AArch64	5.15.0-25-generic	Primary	11.8
	ppc64le	5.15.0-25-generic	Primary
	x86_64	5.15.0-25-generic	Primary	11.8
Ubuntu22.10	x86_64	5.19.0-15-generic	Primary
UOS20.1020	AArch64	4.19.90-2109.1.0.0108.up2.uel20.aarch64	Primary
UOS20.1020	x86_64	4.19.90-2109.1.0.0108.up2.uel20.x86_64	Primary
UOS20.1040	AArch64	4.19.0-arm64-server	Primary
UOS20.1040	x86_64	4.19.0-server-amd64	Primary
Citrix XenServer Host7.1	x86_64	4.4.0+2	Primary
Citrix XenServer Host8.2	x86_64	4.19.0+1	Primary
Kernel 6.1	AArch64	6.1	Primary
	ppc64le	6.1	Primary
	x86_64	6.1	Primary

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 Version	Versions Verified for Upgrade/Downgrade	Release Type	Release Date
5.9-0.5.6.0 GA	5.8-1.1.2.1	GA-LTS (Update #1)	November 2022
5.9-0.5.6.0 GA	5.7-1.0.2.0	GA	July 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 Type	Release Date
5.9-0.5.6.0 GA	5.8-1.1.2.1	GA-LTS (Update #1)	November 2022

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:

Adapter Card	Bundled Firmware Version	Additional Supported Firmware Version
BlueField®-2	24.35.2000	24.35.2000
BlueField	18.33.1048	N/A
ConnectX-7	28.36.1010	28.35.2000
ConnectX-6 Lx	26.36.1010	26.35.2000
ConnectX-6 Dx	22.36.1010	22.35.2302
ConnectX-6	20.36.1010	20.35.2000
ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex	16.35.2000	N/A
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.

Supported Non-Linux Virtual Machines

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

NIC	Windows Virtual Machine Type	Minimal WinOF Version	Protocol
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 family	All Windows server editions	MLNX_WinOF2 2.50	IPoIB, ETH
ConnectX-6 family	All Windows server editions	MLNX_WinOF2 2.50	IPoIB, 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
ASAP`2`-Supported Adapter Cards	ConnectX-5 ConnectX-6 Dx ConnectX-6 Lx ConnectX-7

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)

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