Firmware Compatible Products
The chapter contains the following sections:
These are the release notes for the NVIDIA® ConnectX®-4 Lx adapters firmware Rev 14.31.1014. This firmware supports the following protocols:
Ethernet - 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, 50GbE
PCI Express 3.0, supporting backwards compatibility for v2.0 and v1.1
This firmware supports the devices and protocols listed below:
Device Part Number  | PSID  | Device Name  | FlexBoot  | UEFI x86  | UEFI ARM  | Enable/ disable exprom Feature  | 
MCX4111A-ACAT  | MT_2410110034  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card, 25GbE single-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4111A-XCAT  | MT_2410110004  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card, 10GbE single-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4121A-ACAT  | MT_2420110034  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card; 25GbE dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4121A-XCAT  | MT_2420110004  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card, 10GbE dual-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4131A-BCAT  | MT_2430110027  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card, 40GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4131A-GCAT  | MT_2430110032  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card, 50GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4411A-ACAN  | MT_2450111034  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP; 25GbE single-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4411A-ACQN  | MT_2450112034  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP with Host Management, 25GbE single-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, no bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4421A-ACAN  | MT_2470111034  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP, 25GbE dual- port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, no bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4421A-ACQN  | MT_2470112034  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP with Host Management, 25GbE dual-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, no bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4421A-ACUN  | MT_0000000275  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP2.0, Type 1, without host management, 25GbE dual-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, UEFI Enabled, no bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4421A-XCQN  | MT_2470110004  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP with Host Management, 10GbE dual-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, no bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Not Present  | Exists  | 
MCX4431A-GCAN  | MT_2490111032  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP, with Host Management, 50GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, no bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4431M-GCAN  | MT_2510111032  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP with Multi- Host and Host Management, 50GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, no bracket, ROHS R6  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4111A-ACUT  | MT_0000000267  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card, 25GbE single-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, UEFI Enabled, tall bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4121A-ACUT  | MT_0000000266  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card, 25GbE dual-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, UEFI Enabled, tall bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4621A-ACAB  | MT_0000000238  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP 3.0, with host management, 25GbE Dual-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, Thumbscrew bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4121A-XCHT  | MT_0000000414  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card, with host management, 10GbE dual-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, UEFI Enabled, tall bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4411A-ACUN  | MT_0000000268  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP, without host management, 25GbE single-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, UEFI Enabled, no bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4431A-GCA  | MT_2490110032  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP, with Host Management, 50GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, no bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Not Present  | Not Present  | Not Available  | 
MCX4411A-ACHN  | MT_0000000501  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP2.0, Type 1 with Host Management, 25GbE single-port SFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, UEFI Enabled, no bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Disabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4431A-GCUN  | MT_0000000506  | ConnectX®-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP2.0, Type 1, with Host Management, 50GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, UEFI Enabled, no bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4621A-XCAB  | MT_0000000537  | ConnectX-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP 3.0; with host management; 10GbE Dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; Thumbscrew bracket  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled  | Present (Enabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4421A-XCHN  | MT_0000000588  | ConnectX-4 Lx EN network interface card for OCP2.0; Type 1 with Host Management; 10GbE dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; UEFI Enabled (x86; ARM)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Exists  | 
MCX4121A-ACHT  | MT_0000000647  | ConnectX-4 Lx EN network interface card; with host management; 25GbE dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; UEFI enabled;  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Present (Enabled)  | Exists  | 
The following are the drivers’ software, tools, switch/HCA firmware versions tested that you can upgrade from or downgrade to when using this firmware version:
Supported Version  | |
ConnectX-4 Lx Firmware  | 14.30.1004 / 14.29.2002 / 14.29.1016  | 
MLNX_OFED  | 5.4-1.0.3.0 / 5.3-1.0.0.1 / 5.2-2.2.0.0 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes.  | 
MLNX_EN (MLNX_OFED based code)  | 5.4-1.0.3.0 / 5.3-1.0.0.1 / 5.2-2.2.0.0 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes.  | 
WinOF-2  | 2.70.50000 / 2.60.50000 / 2.50.50000 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes.  | 
MFT  | 4.17.0 / 4.16.3 / 4.16.0 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes.  | 
FlexBoot  | 3.6.403 Note: Please be aware that not all firmware binaries contain FlexBoot or UEFI, support may vary between cards. For further information see Supported Devices.  | 
UEFI  | 14.24.13 Note: Please be aware that not all firmware binaries contain FlexBoot or UEFI, support may vary between cards. For further information see Supported Devices.  | 
MLNX-OS  | 3.9.0900 onwards  | 
Onyx  | 3.9.0900 onwards  | 
Please refer to the LinkX® Cables and Transceivers web page (http://www.mellanox.com/products/interconnect/cables-configurator.php) for the list of supported cables.
Validated and Supported 1GbE Cables
Speed  | Cable OPN  | Description  | 
1GbE  | MC3208011-SX  | NVIDIA Optical module, ETH 1GbE, 1Gb/s, SFP, LC-LC, SX 850nm, up to 500m  | 
1GbE  | MC3208411-T  | NVIDIA module, ETH 1GbE, 1Gb/s, SFP, Base-T, up to 100m  | 
Validated and Supported 10GbE Cables
Speed  | Cable OPN  | Description  | 
10GE  | MFM1T02A-LR  | NVIDIA SFP+ optical module for 10GBASE-LR  | 
10GE  | MFM1T02A-SR  | NVIDIA SFP+ optical module for 10GBASE-SR  | 
10GE  | MAM1Q00A-QSA  | NVIDIA cable module, ETH 10GbE, 40Gb/s to 10Gb/s, QSFP to SFP+  | 
10GE  | MC2309124-005  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, QSFP to SFP+, 5m  | 
10GE  | MC2309124-007  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, QSFP to SFP+, 7m  | 
10GE  | MC2309130-001  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, QSFP to SFP+, 1m  | 
10GE  | MC2309130-002  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, QSFP to SFP+, 2m  | 
10GE  | MC2309130-003  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, QSFP to SFP+, 3m  | 
10GE  | MC2309130-00A  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, QSFP to SFP+, 0.5m  | 
10GE  | MC3309124-004  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 4m  | 
10GE  | MC3309124-005  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 5m  | 
10GE  | MC3309124-006  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 6m  | 
10GE  | MC3309124-007  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 7m  | 
10GE  | MC3309130-001  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 1m  | 
10GE  | MC3309130-002  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 2m  | 
10GE  | MC3309130-003  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 3m  | 
10GE  | MC3309130-00A  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 0.5m  | 
10GE  | MC3309130-0A1  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 1.5m  | 
10GE  | MC3309130-0A2  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 2.5m  | 
10GE  | MCP2100-X001B  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 1m, Blue Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
10GE  | MCP2100-X002B  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 2m, Blue Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
10GE  | MCP2100-X003B  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 3m, Blue Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
10GE  | MCP2101-X001B  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 1m, Green Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
10GE  | MCP2104-X001B  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 1m, Black Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
10GE  | MCP2104-X002B  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 2m, Black Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
10GE  | MCP2104-X003B  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 3m, Black Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
10GE  | MCP2104-X01AB  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 1.5m, Black Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
10GE  | MCP2104-X02AB  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 10GbE, 10Gb/s, SFP+, 2.5m, Black Pulltab, Connector Label  | 
Validated and Supported 25GbE Cables
The 25GbE cables can be supported only when connected to the MAM1Q00A-QSA28 module.
Speed  | Cable OPN  | Description  | 
25GbE  | MAM1Q00A-QSA28  | NVIDIA cable module, ETH 25GbE, 100Gb/s to 25Gb/s, QSFP28 to SFP28  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A001  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 1m, 30AWG  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A001E30N  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 1m, Black, 30AWG, CA-N  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A002  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 2m, 30AWG  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A002E30N  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 2m, Black, 30AWG, CA-N  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A003E26N  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 3m, Black, 26AWG, CA-N  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A003E30L  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 3m, Black, 30AWG, CA-L  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A004E26L  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 4m, Black, 26AWG, CA-L  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A005E26L  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 5m, Black, 26AWG, CA-L  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A00A  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 0.5m, 30AWG  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A00AE30N  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 0.5m, Black, 30AWG, CA-N  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A01AE30N  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 1.5m, Black, 30AWG, CA-N  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A02AE26N  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 2.5m, Black, 26AWG, CA-N  | 
25GbE  | MCP2M00-A02AE30L  | NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, ETH, up to 25Gb/s, SFP28, 2.5m, Black, 30AWG, CA-L  | 
25GbE  | MFA2P10-A003  | NVIDIA active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 3m  | 
25GbE  | MFA2P10-A005  | NVIDIA active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 5m  | 
25GbE  | MFA2P10-A007  | NVIDIA active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 7m  | 
25GbE  | MFA2P10-A010  | NVIDIA active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 10m  | 
25GbE  | MFA2P10-A015  | NVIDIA active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 15m  | 
25GbE  | MFA2P10-A020  | NVIDIA active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 20m  | 
25GbE  | MFA2P10-A030  | NVIDIA active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 30m  | 
25GbE  | MFA2P10-A050  | NVIDIA active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 50m  | 
25GbE  | MMA2P00-AS  | NVIDIA transceiver, 25GbE, SFP28, LC-LC, 850nm, SR, up to 100m  | 
25GbE  | SFP25G-AOC10M-TG  | NVIDIA customized active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 10m, Aqua  | 
25GbE  | SFP25G-AOC30M-TG  | NVIDIA customized active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 30m, Aqua  | 
25GbE  | SFP25G-AOC07M-TG  | NVIDIA customized active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 7m, Aqua  | 
25GbE  | SFP25G-AOC05M-TG  | NVIDIA customized active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 5m, Aqua  | 
25GbE  | SFP25G-AOC03M-TG  | NVIDIA customized active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 3m, Aqua  | 
25GbE  | SFP25G-AOC20M-TG  | NVIDIA customized active optical cable 25GbE, SFP28, 20m, Aqua  | 
25GbE  | MMA2P00-AS_FF  | NVIDIA transceiver, 25GbE, SFP28, LC-LC, 850nm, SR, up to 100m  | 
25GbE  | MMA2P00-AS-SP  | NVIDIA transceiver, 25GbE, SFP28, LC-LC, 850nm, SR, up to 100m, single package  | 
25GbE  | MMA2L20-AR  | NVIDIA optical transceiver, 25GbE, 25Gb/s, SFP28, LC-LC, 1310nm, LR up to 10km  | 
Validated and Supported 40GbE Cables
Speed  | Cable OPN  | Description  | 
40GE  | MC2206128-004  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 40Gb/s, QSFP, 4m  | 
40GE  | MC2206128-005  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 40Gb/s, QSFP, 5m  | 
40GE  | MC2206130-001  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 40Gb/s, QSFP, 1m  | 
40GE  | MC2206130-002  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 40Gb/s, QSFP, 2m  | 
40GE  | MC2206130-003  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 40Gb/s, QSFP, 3m  | 
40GE  | MC2206130-00A  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 40Gb/s, QSFP, 0.5m  | 
40GE  | MC2210126-004  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 4m  | 
40GE  | MC2210126-005  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 5m  | 
40GE  | MC2210128-003  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 3m  | 
40GE  | MC2210130-001  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 1m  | 
40GE  | MC2210130-002  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 2m  | 
40GE  | MC2210310-003  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 3m  | 
40GE  | MC2210310-005  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 5m  | 
40GE  | MC2210310-010  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 10m  | 
40GE  | MC2210310-015  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 15m  | 
40GE  | MC2210310-020  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 20m  | 
40GE  | MC2210310-030  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 30m  | 
40GE  | MC2210310-050  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 50m  | 
40GE  | MC2210310-100  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 100m  | 
40GE  | MC2210411-SR4E  | NVIDIA optical module, 40Gb/s, QSFP, MPO, 850nm, up to 300m  | 
40GE  | MC2609125-005  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 40GbE to 4x10GbE, QSFP to 4xSFP+, 5m  | 
40GE  | MC2609130-001  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 40GbE to 4x10GbE, QSFP to 4xSFP+, 1m  | 
40GE  | MC2609130-003  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 40GbE to 4x10GbE, QSFP to 4xSFP+, 3m  | 
40GE  | MCP1700-B001E  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 1m, Black Pulltab  | 
40GE  | MCP1700-B002E  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 2m, Black Pulltab  | 
40GE  | MCP1700-B003E  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 3m, Black Pulltab  | 
40GE  | MCP1700-B01AE  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 1.5m, Black Pulltab  | 
40GE  | MCP1700-B02AE  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, ETH 40GbE, 40Gb/s, QSFP, 2.5m, Black Pulltab  | 
40GE  | MMA1B00-B150D  | NVIDIA transceiver, 40GbE, QSFP+, MPO, 850nm, SR4, up to 150m, DDMI  | 
40GE  | MCP7900-X01AA  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 40GbE to 4x10GbE, QSFP to 4xSFP+, 1.5m, Blue Pulltab, customized label  | 
40GE  | MCP7904-X002A  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 40GbE to 4x10GbE, QSFP to 4xSFP+, 2m, Black Pulltab, customized label  | 
40GE  | MCP7904-X003A  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 40GbE to 4x10GbE, QSFP to 4xSFP+, 3m, Black Pulltab, customized label  | 
40GE  | MCP7904-X01AA  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 40GbE to 4x10GbE, QSFP to 4xSFP+, 1.5m, Black Pulltab, customized label  | 
40GE  | MCP7904-X02AA  | NVIDIA passive copper hybrid cable, ETH 40GbE to 4x10GbE, QSFP to 4xSFP+, 2.5m, Black Pulltab, customized label  | 
40GE  | MC2210511-LR4  | NVIDIA Optical Module 40Gb/s FDR 10 QSFP LC-LC 1310nm LR4 up to 10km  | 
40GE  | MC6709309-005  | NVIDIA passive fiber hybrid cable, MPO to 8xLC, 5m  | 
40GE  | MC6709309-010  | NVIDIA passive fiber hybrid cable, MPO to 8xLC, 10m  | 
40GE  | MC6709309-020  | NVIDIA passive fiber hybrid cable, MPO to 8xLC, 20m  | 
40GE  | MC6709309-030  | NVIDIA passive fiber hybrid cable, MPO to 8xLC, 30m  | 
Validated and Supported 56GbE Cables
The 56GbE cables are used to raise 40GbE link speed as the 56GbE speed is not supported.
Speed  | Cable OPN  | Description  | 
56GE  | MC2207126-004  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 4m  | 
56GE  | MC2207128-003  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 3m  | 
56GE  | MC2207128-0A2  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 2.5m  | 
56GE  | MC2207130-001  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 1m  | 
56GE  | MC2207130-002  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 2m  | 
56GE  | MC2207130-00A  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 0.5m  | 
56GE  | MC2207130-0A1  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 1.5m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-003  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 3m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-005  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 5m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-010  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 10m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-015  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 15m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-020  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 20m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-025  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 25m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-030  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 30m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-040  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 40m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-050  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 50m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-075  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 75m  | 
56GE  | MC220731V-100  | NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 100m  | 
56GE  | MCP1700-F001C  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 1m, Red Pulltab  | 
56GE  | MCP1700-F001D  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 1m, Yellow Pulltab  | 
56GE  | MCP1700-F002C  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 2m, Red Pulltab  | 
56GE  | MCP1700-F002D  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 2m, Yellow Pulltab  | 
56GE  | MCP1700-F003C  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 3m, Red Pulltab  | 
56GE  | MCP1700-F003D  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 3m, Yellow Pulltab  | 
56GE  | MCP170L-F001  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1m  | 
56GE  | MCP170L-F002  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 2m  | 
56GE  | MCP170L-F003  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m  | 
56GE  | MCP170L-F00A  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 0.5m  | 
56GE  | MCP170L-F01A  | NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1.5m  | 
Speed  | Cable OPN  | Description  | 
10GbE  | 74752-9096  | Dell Active DAC SFP+, Cisco PN SFP-H10GB-CU5M, Molex PN 74752-9096  | 
10GbE  | 74752-9096 (SFP-H10GB-SU5M)  | Cisco-Molex INC Active DAC SFP+ 5m  | 
10GbE  | 74752-9521  | CISCO-MOLEX SFP28/SFP+ 10G Passive copper cable  | 
10GbE  | 74752-9521 (SFP-H10GB-CU5M)  | Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ modules  | 
10GbE  | BN-QS-SP-CBL-5M  | 40G QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ DAC Breakout Direct Attach Cable 5m  | 
10GbE  | BN-QS-SP-CBL-5M  | 40G QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ DAC Breakout Direct Attach Cable 5m  | 
10GbE  | CAB-SFP-SFP-1M  | Arista 10GBASE-CR SFP+ Cable 1 Meter  | 
10GbE  | CAB-SFP-SFP-1M  | Arista Compatible 10G SFP+ Passive Cable 1m  | 
10GbE  | CAB-SFP-SFP-3M  | Arista 10GBASE-CR SFP+ Cable 3 Meter  | 
10GbE  | CAB-SFP-SFP-5M  | Arista 10GBASE-CR SFP+ Cable 5 Meter  | 
10GbE  | CAB-SFP-SFP-5M  | Arista Compatible 10G SFP+ Passive Cable 5m  | 
10GbE  | FTLX1471D3BCL-ME  | 10GBASE-LR SFP+ 1310nm 10km DOM Transceiver Module  | 
10GbE  | FTLX1471D3BCL-ME  | 10GBASE-LR SFP+ 1310nm 10km DOM Transceiver Module  | 
10GbE  | FTLX8570D3BCL-C2  | Cisco FET-10G 10-2566-02 FTLX8570D3BCL-C2 10Gbps Fabric Extender SFP+ Module  | 
10GbE  | FTLX8571D3BCL-ME  | 10gb SFP 850nm Optic Transceiver  | 
10GbE  | L45593-D178-B50  | QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M  | 
10GbE  | SFP-10G-SR  | Cisco 10GBASE-SR SFP+ transceiver module for MMF, 850-nm wavelength, LC duplex connector  | 
10GbE  | SFP-H10GB-CU1M  | Cisco 1-m 10G SFP+ Twinax cable assembly, passive  | 
10GbE  | SFP-H10GB-CU3M  | Cisco 3-m 10G SFP+ Twinax cable assembly, passive  | 
10GbE  | SFP-H10GB-CU5M  | Cisco 5-m 10G SFP+ Twinax cable assembly, passive  | 
25GbE  | FTLF8536P4BCL  | TRANSCEIVER 25GBE SFP SR  | 
25GbE  | LTF8507-PC07  | HISENSE ACTIVE FIBER CABLE, 25GBE  | 
25GbE  | SFP-H25G-CU3M  | CISCO 25GBASE-CR1 COPPER CABLE 3-METER NDCCGJ-C403  | 
40GbE  | 00D5811-N13445C  | IBM Cable DAC 40GbE QSFP+ to QSFP+ Passive Copper 7m  | 
40GbE  | L45593-D108-D30  | PASSIVE COPPER CABLE ETH 40GBE QSFP 3M  | 
40GbE  | L45593-D118-D10  | QSFP-H40G-CU1M  | 
40GbE  | QSFP-40G-SR4  | Cisco 40GBASE-SR4, 4 lanes, 850 nm MMF  | 
40GbE  | QSFP-40G-SR-BD  | Cisco 40GBASE-SR-BiDi, duplex MMF  | 
40GbE  | QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M  | Cisco QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M  | 
40GbE  | QSFP-H40G-ACU10M  | Cisco 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP direct-attach copper cable, 10-meter, active  | 
40GbE  | QSFP-H40G-AOC10M  | Cisco 40GBase-AOC QSFP direct-attach Active Optical Cable, 10-meter  | 
40GbE  | QSFP-H40G-CU1M  | Cisco 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP direct-attach copper cable, 1-meter, passive  | 
40GbE  | QSFP-H40G-CU3M  | Cisco 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP direct-attach copper cable, 3-meter, passive  | 
40GbE  | QSFP-H40G-CU5M  | Cisco 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP direct-attach copper cable, 5-meter, passive  | 
100GbE  | 10137498-2005LF  | HPE 100GbE 2m copper cable  | 
100GbE  | 10137498-2010LF  | HPE 100GbE 4m copper cable  | 
100GbE  | CBL-00195-02  | 100GbE QSFP28 to QSFP28 copper cable 3M  | 
Tested 10/40GbE Switches
Speed  | Switch Silicon  | OPN # / Name  | Description  | Vendor  | 
10GbE  | N/A  | 5548UP  | 32x 10GbE SFP+ Switch System  | Cisco  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | 7050Q  | 16 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Arista  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | 7050S  | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Arista  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | G8264  | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Lenovo  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | QFX3500  | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Juniper  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | S4810P-AC  | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Force10  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | 3064  | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Cisco  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | 8164F  | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 2 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Dell  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | S5000  | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Dell  | 
10/40GbE  | N/A  | 3132Q  | 4x 10GbE SFP+ and 32 x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Cisco  | 
40GbE  | N/A  | 7050QX  | 32x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Arista  | 
40GbE  | N/A  | G8316  | 16x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Lenovo  | 
40GbE  | N/A  | S6000  | 32x 40GbE QSFP+ Switch System  | Dell  | 
Tested 100GbE Switches
Speed  | Switch Silicon  | OPN # / Name  | Description  | Vendor  | 
100GbE  | Spectrum-3  | MSN4600-XXXX  | 64-port Non-blocking 100GbE Open Ethernet Switch System  | NVIDIA  | 
100GbE  | Spectrum-2  | MSN3700C-XXXX  | 32-port Non-blocking 100GbE Open Ethernet Switch System  | NVIDIA  | 
100GbE  | Spectrum-2  | MSN3420-XXXX  | 48 SFP + 12 QSFP ports Non-blocking 100GbE Open Ethernet Switch System  | NVIDIA  | 
100GbE  | Spectrum  | MSN2410-XXXX  | 48-port 25GbE + 8-port 100GbE Open Ethernet Switch System  | NVIDIA  | 
100GbE  | Spectrum  | MSN2700-XXXX  | 32-port Non-blocking 100GbE Open Ethernet Switch System  | NVIDIA  | 
100GbE  | N/A  | QFX5200-32C-32  | 32-port 100GbE Ethernet Switch System  | Juniper  | 
100GbE  | N/A  | S6820-56HF  | 48 SFP+ + 8 QSFP Ports 100GbE Switch Ethernet  | H3C  | 
100GbE  | N/A  | CE6860-1-48S8CQ-EI  | Huawei 100GbE Ethernet switch  | Huawei  | 
100GbE  | N/A  | 7060CX-32S  | 32-port 100GbE Ethernet Switch System  | Arista  | 
100GbE  | N/A  | 3232C  | 32-port 100GbE Ethernet Switch System  | Cisco  | 
100GbE  | N/A  | N9K-C9236C  | 36-port 100GbE Ethernet Switch System  | Cisco  | 
100GbE  | N/A  | 93180YC-EX  | 48-port 25GbE + 6-port 100GbE Ethernet Switch System  | Cisco  | 
100GbE  | N/A  | T7032-IX7  | 32-port 100GbE Ethernet Switch System  | Quanta  | 
This firmware version complies with the following Programmer’s Reference Manual:
Mellanox Adapters Programmer’s Reference Manual (PRM), Rev 0.53 or later, which has Command Interface Revision 0x5. The command interface revision can be retrieved by means of the QUERY_FW command and is indicated by the field cmd_interface_rev.