Firmware Compatible Products
These are the release notes for the NVIDIA® Mellanox Quantum™ firmware. This firmware complements the Mellanox Quantum switch with a set of advanced features, allowing easy and remote management of the switch.
This firmware supports the following protocols:
InfiniBand - SDR, QDR, FDR EDR, HDR
This firmware supports the devices listed in the table below:
|
Model Number |
Description |
|
MQM8790 |
Mellanox Quantum™ 40-port Non-blocking Externally Managed HDR 200Gb/s InfiniBand Smart Switch |
This firmware version has been validated to work against platforms with the following firmware and software versions.
|
HCA/Switch |
Firmware Version |
|
Mellanox Quantum |
27.2008.1604 |
|
Switch-IB 2 |
15.2008.1604 |
|
Switch-IB |
11.2008.1604 |
|
ConnectX®-6 |
20.28.1002 |
|
ConnectX®-5 / ConnectX-5 Ex |
16.28.1002 |
|
ConnectX®-4 |
12.28.1002 |
|
ConnectX®-3 Pro |
2.42.5000 |
|
ConnectX®-3 |
2.42.5000 |
|
Connect-IB® |
10.16.1200 |
|
MFT |
4.15.0 |
The minimal required ConnectX-6 firmware version is 20.25.1532.
Switch and HCAs InfiniBand Cable Connectivity Matrix
Mellanox Quantum™ based switches and ConnectX®-6 HCAs support HDR (PAM4, 50Gb/s per lane) and EDR (NRZ, 25Gb/s per lane) technologies. As the ConnectX adapter cards are identified by their maximum supported throughput (e.g. ConnectX-6 VPI 100Gb/s card can support either 2-lanes of 50Gb/s or 4-lanes of 25Gb/s), the exact connectivity will be determined by the cable that is being used.
As a reference:
|
Speed Mode |
Speed Supported |
Number of Lanes Used |
|
HDR |
200Gb/s InfiniBand |
4 lanes of 50Gb/s |
|
HDR100 |
100Gb/s InfiniBand |
2 lanes of 50Gb/s |
|
EDR |
100Gb/s InfiniBand |
4 lanes of 25Gb/s |
|
FDR |
56Gb/s |
4 lanes of 14Gb/s |
The following tables present the connectivity matrix, between Mellanox Quantum based switches, ConnectX-6 HCA, and the cables.
Switch to Switch Connectivity
|
Switch |
Switch |
Cable |
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|
H cable DAC |
H cable AOC |
HDR DAC |
HDR AOC |
EDR DAC |
EDR AOC |
FDR DAC |
||
|
Mellanox Quantum |
Mellanox Quantum |
No such cable |
HDR100 |
HDR |
HDR |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
|
Switch-IB / Switch-IB 2 |
Mellanox Quantum |
N/A |
N/A |
EDR |
N/A |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
|
SwitchX-2 |
Mellanox Quantum |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDR |
|
SwitchX-2 |
Switch-IB / Switch-IB 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDR |
Connectivity Matrix
|
Adapter |
Switch |
Cable |
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|
Y cable DAC |
Y cable AOC |
HDR DAC |
HDR AOC |
EDR DAC |
EDR AOC |
FDR DAC |
FDR AOC |
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|
ConnectX-6 200Gb/s |
Mellanox Quantum |
HDR Switch |
HDR100 |
HDR100 |
HDR |
HDR |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
N/A |
|
ConnectX-6 100Gb/s |
Mellanox Quantum |
HDR100 |
HDR100 |
EDR |
EDR |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
ConnectX-4 / ConnectX-5 |
Mellanox Quantum |
N/A |
N/A |
EDR |
N/A |
EDR |
EDR |
FDR |
FDR |
|
|
ConnectX-3 / ConnectX-3 Pro |
Mellanox Quantum |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDRa |
FDRa |
FDRa |
|
|
ConnectX-6 |
Switch-IB / Switch-IB 2 |
EDR Switch |
N/A |
N/A |
EDR |
N/A |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
N/A |
|
ConnectX-4 / ConnectX-5 |
Switch-IB / Switch-IB 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
EDR |
N/A |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
ConnectX-3/ConnectX-3 Pro |
Switch-IB / Switch-IB 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDR |
N/A |
FDR |
FDR |
|
|
ConnectX-6 |
SwitchX-2 |
FDR Switch |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDR |
FDR |
|
ConnectX-4 / ConnectX-5 |
SwitchX-2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDR |
FDR |
|
|
ConnectX-3 / ConnectX-3 Pro |
SwitchX-2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDR |
FDR |
|
a. Connectivity between Mellanox Quantum and ConnectX-3 and ConnectX-3 Pro is not supported when using ports #27-34.
Supported Link Speed
The table below lists the current supported link speed.
|
Speed |
Cable |
Cable Length [meters] |
Limitations |
|
SDR |
Optical |
Up to 100 |
|
|
Copper |
Up to 2 |
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|
QDR |
Optical |
3/10/15/100 |
QDR speed is only supported when using the MC220731V-xxx FDR cables |
|
Copper |
Up to 3 |
||
|
FDR |
Optical |
3/10/15/100 |
Using FDR speed #27–#34, may cause link on the ports to go down. |
|
Copper |
Up to 3 |
||
|
EDR |
Optical |
Up to 100 |
|
|
Copper |
Up to 3 |
||
|
HDR |
Optical |
Up to 100 |
HDR optical cables support only EDR & HDR speed. Thus, when mask is configured to HDR, the link is not raised when connecting to EDR devices. |
|
Copper |
Up to 2 |
Validated and Supported HDR Cables
|
Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
|
HDR |
MCP1650-H001E30 |
Mellanox® Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP28, PVC, 1m, white pultab, 30AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP1650-H002E26 |
Mellanox Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, 2M, black pultab, 26AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP1650-H00AE30 |
Mellanox Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, 0.5M, black pultab, 30AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP7H50-H001R30 |
Mellanox Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored pulltabs, 1m, 30AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP7H50-H01AR30 |
Mellanox Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 1.5m, 30AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP7H50-H002R26 |
Mellanox Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 2m, 26AWG |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H003E |
Mellanox Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 3m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H005E |
Mellanox Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 5m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H010E |
Mellanox Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 10m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H100E |
Mellanox Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 100m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S50-H0xxE |
Mellanox Active Fiber Splitter cable, IB HDR, 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, up to 30m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S90-H003E |
Mellanox Active Fiber Splitter cable, IB HDR, 2x200Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, 2xQSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, 3m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-V0xxE |
Mellanox Active Fiber cable, 200GbE, 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, up to 100m |
|
HDR |
MCA7J50-H003R* |
Mellanox Active Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2xHDR100 100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, 3m, colored |
|
HDR |
MCA7J50-H004R* |
Mellanox Active Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2xHDR100 100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, 4m, colored |
|
HDR |
MCA1J00-H003E* |
Mellanox Active Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, 3m, yellow pulltab |
|
HDR |
MCA1J00-H004E* |
Mellanox Active Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, 4m, yellow pulltab |
|
HDR |
MMA1T00-HS |
Mellanox transceiver, HDR, QSFP56, MPO, 850nm, SR4, up to 100m |
|
HDR |
MCP7H50-H003R26 |
Mellanox passive copper hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 3m, 26AWG |
HDR links raise with RS_FEC.
*These cables were approved for switch-to-switch connectivity. For switch-to-host connectivity there may be some issues. See Known Issue 2073222/1959529 (see Known Issues History)
Validated and Supported EDR Cables
|
Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E001 |
Mellanox Passive Copper Cable VPI 100Gb/s QSFP LSZH 1M |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E002 |
Mellanox Passive Copper Cable VPI 100Gb/s QSFP LSZH 2M |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E00A |
Mellanox Passive Copper Cable VPI 100Gb/s QSFP LSZH 0.5M |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E010 |
Mellanox Active Fiber Cable, VPI, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, 10m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E015 |
Mellanox Active Fiber Cable, VPI, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, 15m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E100 |
Mellanox Active Fiber Cable, VPI, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, 100m |
|
EDR |
MCP1OPT-E002 |
Mellanox® Passive Copper cable, VPI, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 2m |
|
EDR |
MMA1L10-CR |
Mellanox® optical transceiver, 100GbE, 100Gb/s, QSFP28, LC-LC, 1310nm, LR4 up to 10km |
|
EDR |
MMA1L30-CM |
Mellanox® optical module, 100GbE, 100Gb/s, QSFP28, LC-LC, 1310nm, CWDM4, up to 2km |
EDR links raise with RS_FEC.
Validated and Supported FDR Cables
|
Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-003 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 3m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-005 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 5m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-010 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 10m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-015 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 15m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-020 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 20m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-025 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 25m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-030 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 30m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-040 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 40m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-050 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 50m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-075 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 75m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-100 |
Mellanox active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 100m |
|
FDR |
MC2207130-0xx |
Mellanox passive copper cable, 4X QSFP, 56Gb/s, 30AWG, up to 3m |
|
FDR |
MC2207126-00x |
Mellanox passive copper cable, 4X QSFP, 56Gb/s, 26AWG, up to 6m |
|
FDR |
MC2207128-00x |
Mellanox passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, up to 3m |
Firmware Upgrade
Firmware upgrade may be performed directly from any previous version to this version. To upgrade firmware, please refer to the Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) package at:
http://www.mellanox.com/page/management_tools
This firmware version complies with the Mellanox Switches Programmer’s Reference Manual (PRM), Rev 1.40 or later.