Firmware Compatible Products
The chapter contains the following sections:
These are the release notes for the NVIDIA® ConnectX®-6 DE adapters firmware Rev 22.35.2302. This firmware supports the following protocols:
InfiniBand - SDR, QDR, FDR, EDR, HDR100, HDR
PCI Express 4.0, supporting backwards compatibility for v3.0, v2.0 and v1.1
1. Speed that supports both NRZ and PAM4 modes in Force mode and Auto-Negotiation mode.
Please make sure to use a PCIe slot that can supply the required power to the ConnectX-6 DE adapter card as stated in section Specifications in the adapter card’s User Manual.
This firmware supports the devices and protocols listed below:
NVIDIA SKU |
Legacy OPN |
PSID |
Device Name |
FlexBoot |
UEFI x86 |
UEFI ARM |
Enable/ disable exprom Feature |
900-9X0BC-001H-ST1 |
MCX683105AN-HDAT |
MT_0000000903 |
Nvidia ConnectX-6 DE InfiniBand adapter, HDR, single-port QSFP, PCIe 4.0 x16, No Crypto, Tall Bracket |
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-6 DE Firmware |
22.35.2302 / 22.35.1012 / 22.34.4000 |
MLNX_OFED |
5.8- 1.1.2.1 / 5.8- 1.0.1.1 / 5.7-1.0.2.0 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
MLNX_EN (MLNX_OFED based code) |
5.8- 1.1.2.1 / 5.8- 1.0.1.1 / 5.7-1.0.2.0 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
WinOF-2 |
3.10.51000 / 3.10.50000 / 3.0.50000 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
MFT |
4.22.1 / 4.22.0 / 4.21.0 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
mstflint |
4.22.1 / 4.22.0 / 4.21.0 Note: For the list of the supported Operating Systems, please refer to the driver's Release Notes. |
FlexBoot |
3.6.805 Note: Please be aware that not all firmware binaries contain FlexBoot or UEFI, support may vary between cards. |
UEFI |
14.28.16 Note: Please be aware that not all firmware binaries contain FlexBoot or UEFI, support may vary between cards. |
MLNX-OS |
3.9.0900 onwards |
Onyx |
3.9.0900 onwards |
NVIDIA Quantum™ Firmware |
27.2008.2102 onwards |
SwitchX-IB™ Firmware |
11.2008.2102 onwards |
SwitchX-IB 2 Firmware |
15.2008.2102 onwards |
NVIDIA does not support InfiniBand cables or modules not qualified or approved by NVIDIA.
Validated and Supported HDR / 200Gb/s Cables
Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
HDR |
MCP1650-H001E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP28, PVC, 1m, white pultab, 30AWG |
HDR |
MCP1650-H002E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, 2M, black pultab, 26AWG |
HDR |
MCP1650-H00AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, 0.5M, black pultab, 30AWG |
HDR |
MCP7H50-H001R30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored pulltabs, 1m, 30AWG |
HDR |
MCP7H50-H01AR30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 1.5m, 30AWG |
HDR |
MCP7H50-H002R26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 2m, 26AWG |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H003E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 3m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H005E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 5m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H010E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 10m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H100E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 100m |
HDR |
MFS1S50-H0xxE |
NVIDIA Active Fiber Splitter cable, IB HDR, 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, up to 30m |
HDR |
MFS1S90-H003E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber Splitter cable, IB HDR, 2x200Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, 2xQSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, 3m |
HDR |
MCA7J50-H003R* |
NVIDIA Active Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2xHDR100 100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, 3m, colored |
HDR |
MCA7J50-H004R* |
NVIDIA Active Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2xHDR100 100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, 4m, colored |
HDR |
MCA1J00-H003E* |
NVIDIA Active Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, 3m, yellow pulltab |
HDR |
MCA1J00-H004E* |
NVIDIA Active Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, 4m, yellow pulltab |
HDR |
MMA1T00-HS |
NVIDIA transceiver, HDR, QSFP56, MPO, 850nm, SR4, up to 100m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H130E |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 130m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H003-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 3m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H005-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 5m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H010-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 10m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H015-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 15m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H020-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 20m |
HDR |
MFS1S00-H030-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 30m |
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H001 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 1m |
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H002 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 2m |
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H01A |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 1.5m |
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H001 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 1m |
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H002 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 2m |
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H01A |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 1.5m |
HDR |
MFA7U10-H003 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 3m |
HDR |
MFA7U10-H005 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 5m |
HDR |
MFA7U10-H010 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 10m |
HDR |
MFA7U10-H015 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 15m |
HDR |
MFA7U10-H020 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 20m |
HDR |
MFA7U10-H030 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 30m |
HDR |
MFA7U10-H050 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 50m |
HDR links raise with RS_FEC.
*These cables were approved for switch-to-switch connectivity. For switch-to-host connectivity there may be some issues. See Known Issue 2073222/1959529 (see .Known Issues vxx.32.2000)
Validated and Supported EDR / 100Gb/s Cables
Speed |
Cable OPN |
Description |
EDR |
MCP1600-E001 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1m 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E001E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1m, Black, 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E002 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 2m 28AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E002E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 2m, Black, 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E003 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m 26AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E003E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 3m, Black, 26AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E004E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 4m, Black, 26AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E005E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 5m, Black, 26AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E00A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 0.5m 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E00AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 0.5m, Black, 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E00BE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 0.75m, Black, 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E01A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1.5m 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E01AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1.5m, Black, 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E01BE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1.25m, Black, 30AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E02A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 2.5m 26AWG |
EDR |
MCP1600-E02AE26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 2.5m, Black, 26AWG |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E001 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E003 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E005 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 5m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E010 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 10m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E015 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 15m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E020 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 20m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E030 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 30m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E050 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 50m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E100 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 100m |
EDR |
MMA1B00-E100 |
NVIDIA transceiver, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, MPO, 850nm, SR4, up to 100m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E003-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E005-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 5m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E010-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 10m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E015-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 15m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E020-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 20m |
EDR |
MFA1A00-E030-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 30m |
EDR |
MMA1L30-CM |
NVIDIA optical module, 100Gb/s, QSFP28, LC-LC, 1310nm, CWDM4, up to 2km |
EDR |
MMS1C10-CM |
NVIDIA active optical module, 100Gb/s, QSFP, MPO, 1310nm, PSM4, up to 500m |
EDR links raise with RS-FEC.
Validated and Supported FDR Cables
Speed |
Cable OPN |
Description |
FDR |
MC2207128-003 |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 3m |
FDR |
MC2207130-002 |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 2m |
FDR |
MC220731V-005 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 5m |
FDR |
MC220731V-030 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 30m |
Tested HDR / 200Gb/s Switches
Speed |
Switch Silicon |
OPN # / Name |
Description |
Vendor |
HDR |
Quantum |
MQM8700-xxx |
40-port Managed Non-blocking HDR 200Gb/s InfiniBand Smart Switch |
NVIDIA |
HDR |
Quantum |
MQM8790-xxx |
40-port Unmanaged, Non-blocking HDR 200Gb/s InfiniBand Smart Switch |
NVIDIA |
Tested EDR / 100Gb/s Switches
Speed |
Switch Silicon |
OPN # / Name |
Description |
Vendor |
EDR |
Switch-IB |
MSB7790-XXX |
36-port Unmanaged EDR 100Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Systems |
NVIDIA |
EDR |
Switch-IB |
MSB7700-XXX |
36-port Managed EDR 100Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Systems |
NVIDIA |
EDR |
Switch-IB 2 |
MSB7800-XXX |
36-port Managed EDR 100Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Systems |
NVIDIA |
This firmware version complies with the following Programmer’s Reference Manual:
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.