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Supported Operating Systems

Operating SystemArchitectureDefault Kernel Version
ALIOS7.2AArch644.19.48-006.ali4000.alios7.aarch64 
BCLINUX7.5x86_643.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 
BCLINUX7.6x86_643.10.0-957.el7.x86_64 
BCLINUX7.7AArch644.19.25-203.el7.bclinux.aarch64 
x86_643.10.0-1062.el7.bclinux.x86_64 
BCLINUX8.1x86_644.19.0-193.1.3.el8.bclinux.x86_64 
Debian10.5x86_644.19.0-10-amd64 
Debian10.8AArch644.19.0-14-arm64 
x86_644.19.0-14-amd64 
Debian9.11AArch644.9.0-11-arm64 
x86_644.9.0-11-amd64 
Debian9.13AArch644.9.0-13-arm64 
x86_644.9.0-13-amd64 
EulerOS2.0sp5x86_643.10.0-862.14.0.1.h43.eulerosv2r7.x86_64 
EulerOS2.0sp8AArch644.19.36-vhulk1907.1.0.h748.eulerosv2r8.aarch64 
EulerOS2.0sp9AArch644.19.90-vhulk2006.2.0.h171.eulerosv2r9.aarch64 
x86_644.18.0-147.5.1.0.h269.eulerosv2r9.x86_64 
Fedora32x86_645.6.6-300.fc32.x86_64 
KYLIN10AArch644.19.90-17.ky10.aarch64 
x86_644.19.90-17.ky10.x86_64 
Oracle Linux7.8x86_644.14.35-1902.300.11.el7uek.x86_64 
Oracle Linux7.9x86_645.4.17-2011.6.2.el7uek.x86_64 
Oracle Linux8.2x86_645.4.17-2011.1.2.el8uek.x86_64 
Oracle Linux8.3x86_645.4.17-2011.7.4.el8uek.x86_64 
OPENEULER20.03AArch644.19.90-2003.4.0.0036.oe1.aarch64 
x86_644.19.90-2003.4.0.0036.oe1.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS7.2x86_643.10.0-327.el7.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS7.3x86_643.10.0-514.el7.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS7.4

ppc643.10.0-693.el7.ppc64 
ppc64le3.10.0-693.el7.ppc64le 
x86_643.10.0-693.el7.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS7.4alternateAArch644.11.0-44.el7a.aarch64 
RHEL/CentOS7.5

ppc643.10.0-862.el7.ppc64 
ppc64le3.10.0-862.el7.ppc64le 
x86_643.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS7.5alternateAArch644.14.0-49.el7a.aarch64 
RHEL/CentOS7.6

ppc643.10.0-957.el7.ppc64 
ppc64le3.10.0-957.el7.ppc64le 
x86_643.10.0-957.el7.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS7.6alternateaarch644.14.0-115.el7a.aarch64 
ppc64le4.14.0-115.el7a.ppc64le 
RHEL/CentOS7.7

ppc643.10.0-1062.el7.ppc64 
ppc64le3.10.0-1062.el7.ppc64le 
x86_643.10.0-1062.el7.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS7.8

ppc643.10.0-1127.el7.ppc64 
ppc64le3.10.0-1127.el7.ppc64le 
x86_643.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS7.9

ppc643.10.0-1160.el7.ppc64 
ppc64le3.10.0-1160.el7.ppc64le 
x86_643.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS8.0

AArch644.18.0-80.el8.aarch64 
ppc64le4.18.0-80.el8.ppc64le 
x86_644.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS8.1

AArch644.18.0-147.el8.aarch64 
ppc64le4.18.0-147.el8.ppc64le 
x86_644.18.0-147.el8.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS8.2

AArch644.18.0-193.el8.aarch64 
ppc64le4.18.0-193.el8.ppc64le 
x86_644.18.0-193.el8.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS8.3

AArch644.18.0-240.el8.aarch64 
ppc64le4.18.0-240.el8.ppc64le 
x86_644.18.0-240.el8.x86_64 
RHEL/CentOS8.4

AArch644.18.0-305.el8.aarch64 
ppc64le4.18.0-305.el8.ppc64le 
x86_644.18.0-305.el8.x86_64 
SLES12SP2x86_644.4.21-69-default 
SLES12SP3ppc64le4.4.73-5-default 
x86_644.4.73-5-default 
SLES12SP4

AArch644.12.14-94.41-default 
ppc64le4.12.14-94.41-default 
x86_644.12.14-94.41-default 
SLES12SP5

AArch644.12.14-120-default 
ppc64le4.12.14-120-default 
x86_644.12.14-120-default 
SLES15SP1

AArch644.12.14-195-default 
ppc64le4.12.14-195-default 
x86_644.12.14-195-default 
SLES15SP2

AArch645.3.18-22-default 
ppc64le5.3.18-22-default 
x86_645.3.18-22-default 
SLES15SP3

AArch645.3.18-57-default 
ppc64le5.3.18-57-default 
x86_645.3.18-57-default 
Ubuntu14.04x86_643.13.0-27-generic 
Ubuntu16.04ppc64le4.4.0-21-generic 
x86_644.4.0-22-generic 
Ubuntu18.04

AArch644.15.0-20-generic 
ppc64le4.15.0-20-generic 
x86_644.15.0-20-generic 
Ubuntu20.04

AArch645.4.0-26-generic 
ppc64le5.4.0-26-generic 
x86_645.4.0-26-generic 
Ubuntu21.04x86_645.11.0-16-generic 
Citrix XenServer Host7.1x86_644.4.0+2 
Kernel 5.12x86_645.12
  • 32 bit platforms are no longer supported in MLNX_OFED
  • For RPM-based distributions, to install OFED on a different kernel, create a new ISO image using mlnx_add_kernel_support.sh script (see the MLNX_OFED User Manual for instructions)
  • Upgrading MLNX_OFED on a cluster requires upgrading all of its nodes to the newest version as well
  • All operating systems listed above are fully supported in Paravirtualized and SR-IOV environments with Linux KVM Hypervisor

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 Supported Operating Systems

OVS-Kernel SR-IOV Based Supported Operating Systems

Below is a list of all the operating systems that support OVS-Kernel ASAP2 in the current software package.

  • BCLinux 7.4
  • BCLinux 7.5
  • BCLinux 7.6
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.4
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.5
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.6
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.7
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.8
  • RHEL/CentOS 8.0
  • RHEL/CentOS 8.1
  • RHEL/CentOS 8.2
  • RHEL/CentOS 8.3
  • Fedora 31
  • Oracle Linux 7.4
  • Oracle Linux 7.6
  • Oracle Linux 7.7
  • Oracle Linux 7.8
  • Oracle Linux 8.1
  • Oracle Linux 8.2
  • SLES12 SP4
  • SLES12 SP5
  • SLES15 SP1
  • SLES15 SP2
  • Ubuntu 16.04
  • Ubuntu 18.04
  • Ubuntu 19.04
  • Ubuntu 20.04
  • Up to kernel 5.10

OVS-DPDK SR-IOV Based Supported OSs

Below is a list of all the operating systems that support OVS-DPDK ASAP2 in the current software package.

Adapter Card TypeSupported OSs
ConnectX
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.4
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.5
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.6
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.7
  • Ubuntu 18.04
  • Ubuntu 20.04
BlueField
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.4
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.5
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.6
  • RHEL/CentOS 7.7
  • Ubuntu 18.04
  • Ubuntu 20.04

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


NFS over RDMA (NFSoRDMA) Supported Operating Systems

NFSoRDMA Supported Operating Systems on Client and Target Sides

  • SLES12 SP4
  • SLES12 SP5
  • SLES15 SP2
  • SLES15 SP3
  • Ubuntu 18.04.3
  • Ubuntu 18.04.4
  • Ubuntu 18.04.5
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 21.04
  • RedHat 7.5
  • RedHat 7.6
  • RedHat 7.7
  • RedHat 7.8
  • RedHat 7.9
  • RedHat 8.0
  • RedHat 8.1
  • RedHat 8.2
  • RedHat 8.3
  • RedHat 8.4

Lustre Versions Compatible with MLNX_OFED 

NEO-Host Supported Operating Systems

  • RedHat 7.x
  • Oracle Linux 7.x
  • SLES 12 SP3 
  • SLES 12 SP4
  • SLES 12 SP5
  • SLES 15 SP0
  • SLES 15 SP1
  • Ubuntu 16.04
  • Ubuntu 18.04
  • Ubuntu 19.04
  • Debian 9.x
  • Debian 10.x

GPUDirect Storage (GDS) Supported Operating Systems

  • Ubuntu 18.04

Hardware and Software Requirements

  • Linux operating system
  • Administrator privileges on your machine(s)
  • Disk Space: 1GB

For the OFED Distribution to compile on your machine, some software packages of your operating
system (OS) distribution are required.
To install the additional packages, run the following commands per OS:

Operating SystemRequired Packages Installation Command

RHEL/Oracle Linux/Fedora

yum install perl pciutils python gcc-gfortran libxml2-python tcsh libnl.i686 libnl expat glib2 tcl libstdc++ bc tk gtk2 atk cairo numactl pkgconfig ethtool lsof

XenServer

yum install perl pciutils python libxml2-python libnl expat glib2 tcl bc libstdc++ tk pkgconfig ethtool

SLES 12

zypper install pkg-config expat libstdc++6 libglib-2_0-0 lib- gtk-2_0-0 tcl libcairo2 tcsh python bc pciutils libatk-1_0-0 tk python-libxml2 lsof libnl3-200 ethtool lsof

SLES 15

python ethtool libatk-1_0-0 python2-libxml2-python tcsh lib- stdc++6-devel-gcc7 libgtk-2_0-0 tcl libopenssl1_1 libnl3-200 make libcairo2 expat libmnl0 insserv-compat pciutils lsof lib- glib-2_0-0 pkg-config tk

Ubuntu/Debian

apt-get install perl dpkg autotools-dev autoconf libtool auto- make1.10 automake m4 dkms debhelper tcl tcl8.4 chrpath swig graphviz tcl-dev tcl8.4-dev tk-dev tk8.4-dev bison flex dpatch zlib1g-dev curl libcurl4-gnutls-dev python-libxml2 libvirt-bin libvirt0 libnl-dev libglib2.0-dev libgfortran3 automake m4

pkg-config libnuma logrotate ethtool lsof




Supported NIC Firmware Versions 

As of version 5.1, ConnectX-3, ConnectX-3 Pro or Connect-IB NICs 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 NIC firmware versions:

Firmware versions listed are the minimum supported versions.

NICRecommended Firmware VersionAdditional Firmware Version Supported

ConnectX-4

12.28.2006

12.28.2006

ConnectX-4 Lx

14.31.1014

14.30.1004

ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex

16.31.1014

16.30.1004

ConnectX-6

20.31.1014

20.30.1004

ConnectX-6 Dx

22.31.1014

22.30.1004

ConnectX-6 Lx

26.31.1014

26.30.1004

NVIDIA® BlueField®

18.31.1014

18.30.1004

BlueField-2

24.31.1014

24.30.1004

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)


  • Relational Database Service (RDS)
  • mthca InfiniBand driver
  • Ethernet IPoIB (eIPoIB)