These are the release notes of NVIDIA® ConnectX®-4 onwards adapter cards for NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere 6.7. This driver supports the following uplinks to servers.
| Version | OS | Uplink Speed |
|---|---|---|
4.17.71.1 | ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 U1 | 10/25/40/50/100bE |
Content of MLNX-NATIVE-ESX Driver Package
ESXi 6.7:
Mellanox-nmlx5_4.17.71.1-1OEM.670.0.0.8169922.zip - Hypervisor bundle for ESXi 6.7 contains the following kernel modules:
- nmlx5_core
- nmlx5_rdma
Supported HCAs Firmware Versions
MLNX-NATIVE-ESX Rev 4.17.71.1 supports the following Mellanox Ethernet HCA and their corresponding firmware version:
| HCAs | Minimal Recommended Firmware Rev. |
|---|---|
ConnectX-4 | 12.28.2006 |
ConnectX-4 Lx | 14.29.1016 |
ConnectX-5 / ConnectX-5 Ex | 16.29.1016 |
ConnectX-6 | 20.29.1016 |
| ConnectX-6 Dx | 22.29.1016 |
| ConnectX-6 Lx | 26.29.1016 |
For the latest firmware versions, visit: https://www.mellanox.com/support/firmware/firmware-downloads
Tested Hypervisors in Paravirtualized and SR-IOV Environments
Guest OS users may choose to work with Inbox Drivers or take latest MLNX_OFED available for download from NVIDIA website.
| Tested Hypervisors | HCAs | Guest Operating System |
|---|---|---|
SR-IOV | ConnectX-4 ConnectX-4 Lx ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex ConnectX-6 ConnectX-6 Dx ConnectX-6 Lx | Windows Server 2016 DC RedHat 8.0 RedHat 7.5 RedHat 7.3 RedHat 6.10 RedHat 6.3 SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP3 |
| ConnectX-4 ConnectX-4 Lx ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex ConnectX-6 ConnectX-6 Dx ConnectX-6 Lx | Windows Server 2016 DC |
a. Paravirtualized RDMA is supported only in Linux Operating Systems and in this release it was tested for RedHat 7.5 only.
