You can download a PDF version of the release notes here.
Overview
These are the release notes of NVIDIA® ConnectX®-4 onwards adapter cards and NVIDIA® BlueField DPU ESXi Inbox Drivers which support the following uplink speeds:
|
Inbox Driver Version |
OS |
Uplink Speed |
|
4.23.0.66-1vmw |
ESXi 8.0u2 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
|
4.23.0.36-12vmw |
ESXi 8.0u1 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
|
4.23.0.36-8vmw |
ESXi 8.0 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
|
4.17.16.10-vmw |
ESXi 7.0u2 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
|
4.17.16.8-vmw |
ESXi 7.0u1 |
10/25/40/50/100GbE |
|
4.17.16.7-vmw |
ESXi 7.0 |
10/25/40/50/100GbE |
|
4.17.13.1-vmw |
ESXi 6.7u2 |
10/25/40/50/100GbE |
|
4.17.9.12-vmw |
ESXi 6.7 |
10/25/40/50/100GbE |
General Support
NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU for VMware vSphere Distributed Services Engine
The Inbox drivers support the following NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU components:
|
Recommended Version |
|
|
Supported OSes |
ESXi 8.0u2 |
|
NVIDIA BlueField-2 Firmware |
24.36.7506 |
|
Arm Firmware (ATF/UEFI) |
4.0.2.12722 |
|
BMC |
23.04-3 |
The firmware and the driver are supplied by Server OEM for VMware vSphere Distributed Services Engine.
NVIDIA Ethernet HCAs
The Inbox drivers support the following Ethernet HCA:
| HCAs | Recommended Firmware Rev. | Supported OSes | Additional Information |
| BlueField-3* (NIC Mode) | 32.38.3056 | ESXi 8.0u2 |
|
| BlueField-2 * | 24.38.1002 | ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1,ESXi 8.0 | |
| ConnectX-7 | 28.38.1002 | ESXi 8.0u2 | |
| ConnectX-6 Dx | 22.38.1002 | ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1, ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2, ESXi 7.0u1 | |
| ConnectX-6 Lx | 26.38.1002 | ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1, ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2, ESXi 7.0u1 | |
| ConnectX-6 | 20.38.1002 | ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1, ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2, ESXi 7.0u1, ESXi 7.0 | |
| ConnectX-5 / ConnectX-5 Ex | 16.35.2000 | ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1, ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2, ESXi 7.0u1, ESXi 7.0, ESXi 6.7u2, ESXi 6.7 | |
| ConnectX-4 Lx | 14.32.1010 | ||
| ConnectX-4 | 12.28.2006 |
* Non-VMware vSphere Distributed Services Engine (acting as ConnectX device)