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:
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Inbox Driver Version |
OS |
Uplink Speed |
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4.23.6.2-7vmw |
ESXi 8.0u3 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
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4.23.0.66-1vmw |
ESXi 8.0u2 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
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4.23.0.36-12vmw |
ESXi 8.0u1 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
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4.23.0.36-8vmw |
ESXi 8.0 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
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4.17.16.10-vmw |
ESXi 7.0u2 |
10/25/40/50/100/200GbE |
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4.17.16.8-vmw |
ESXi 7.0u1 |
10/25/40/50/100GbE |
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4.17.16.7-vmw |
ESXi 7.0 |
10/25/40/50/100GbE |
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4.17.13.1-vmw |
ESXi 6.7u2 |
10/25/40/50/100GbE |
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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:
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Recommended Version |
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Supported OSes |
ESXi 8.0u3 |
ESXi 8.0u2 |
ESXi 8.0u1 |
ESXi 8.0 |
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NVIDIA BlueField-2 Firmware |
24.36.7506 |
24.36.7506 |
24.33.1246 |
24.33.1230 |
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Arm Firmware (ATF/UEFI) |
4.0.2.12722 |
4.0.2.12722 |
18.2.0.12580 |
18.1.0.12341 |
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BMC |
23.04-3 |
23.04-3 |
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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:
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HCAs |
Recommended Firmware Rev. |
Supported OSes |
Additional Information |
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BlueField-3 * (NIC Mode) |
32.40.1000 |
ESXi 8.0u3, ESXi 8.0u2 |
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BlueField-2 * |
24.40.1000 |
ESXi 8.0u3, ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1,ESXi 8.0 |
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ConnectX-7 |
28.40.1000 |
ESXi 8.0u3, ESXi 8.0u2 |
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ConnectX-6 Dx |
22.40.1000 |
ESXi 8.0u3, ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1, ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2, ESXi 7.0u1 |
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ConnectX-6 Lx |
26.40.1000 |
ESXi 8.0u3, ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1, ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2, ESXi 7.0u1 |
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ConnectX-6 |
20.40.1000 |
ESXi 8.0u3, ESXi 8.0u2, ESXi 8.0u1, ESXi 8.0, ESXi 7.0u3, ESXi 7.0u2, ESXi 7.0u1, ESXi 7.0 |
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ConnectX-5 / ConnectX-5 Ex |
16.35.4030 |
ESXi 8.0u3, 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 |
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ConnectX-4 Lx |
14.32.1010 |
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ConnectX-4 |
12.28.2006 |
* Non-VMware vSphere Distributed Services Engine (acting as ConnectX device)