Overview
These are the release notes of NVIDIA® ConnectX®-4 onwards adapter cards and NVIDIA® BlueField-2 DPU ESXi Inbox Drivers which support the following uplink speeds:
Inbox Driver Version | OS | Uplink Speed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Supported HCAs Firmware Versions
NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU for VMware Monterey
The Inbox drivers support the following NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU:
HCAs | Recommended Firmware Rev. | Supported OSes |
|---|---|---|
NVIDIA BlueField-2 | 24.33.1230 | ESXi 8.0 |
The firmware and the driver are supplied by the VMware for Monterey project.
Ethernet HCAs
The Inbox drivers support the following Ethernet HCA:
HCAs | Recommended Firmware Rev. | Supported OSes |
|---|---|---|
NVIDIA BlueField-2* | 24.34.1002 | ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2 |
ConnectX-6 Dx | 22.34.1002 | ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2, ESXi 7.0u1 |
ConnectX-6 | 20.34.1002 | ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0 0u2, ESXi 7.0u1, ESXi 7.0 |
ConnectX-5 / ConnectX-5 Ex | 16.34.1002 | ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0 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-Monterey mode (acting as ConnectX device)
