MFT Known Issues
The following table provides a list of known issues and limitations.
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Internal Ref. No. |
Issue |
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2829041 |
Description: Running mlxlink on LID devices when the OpenSM is not enabled, can cause the machine to hang. |
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Workaround: To resolve the issue, run the following:
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Keywords: mlxlink, LID, InBand, OpenSM |
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Discovered in Version: 4.20.0 |
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2787479 |
Description: mlxcables shows the wrong firmware version for OSFP cables. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mlxcables, OSFP, firmware version |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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2823492 |
Description: mlxfwreset is not supported on DPU with GPU boards. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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2715716 |
Description: mlxfwreset is not supported on secure-boot host devices. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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2752916 |
Description: The information of the IB/ETH protocols should not be stored on the same CSV file. Doing so will result in a mismatch on the columns of CSV file. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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2838222 |
Description: mlxfwreset is not supported on kernel 3.10.0-1062.el7.x86_64 due to a kernel bug that leads to 'rescan' PCI operation to take a few minutes. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mlxfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.18.0 |
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2703663 |
Description: Running flint commands on the hypervisor while a Virtual Machine is running with the same device (pass-through), may cause kernel panic. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: flint, kernel, VM |
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Discovered in Version: 4.17.0 |
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2670833 |
Description: Burning firmware using DMA might fail on virtual FreeBSD machines. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: Firmware burning, DMA, FreeBS, VM |
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Discovered in Version: 4.17.0 |
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2484780 |
Description: Configuring TX/RX_rate to 200GbE in test mode fails. |
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Workaround: To work with the new speeds specify the number of lanes as shown below:
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Keywords: 200GbE, Tx/Rx |
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Discovered in Version: 4.17.0 |
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2392334 |
Description: Using the MFT with the --with-pcap option to install stedump utility requires the following third-party dependencies:
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Workaround: To install the third-party dependencies, perform the following:
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Keywords: stedump utility |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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2376425 |
Description: Direct Device Assignment (DDA, ak.a. pass-through) facility is not supported in MFT, its usage may cause the host to reboot. |
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Workaround: Burn the firmware in PF and then attach the HCA to the VM. |
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Keywords: DDA |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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2208845/2099263 |
Description: mlxlink does not support test mode for 50GE-KR4 speed. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.16.0 |
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Description: Port toggling with Inband devices using mlxlink fails and the following error is presented: "Unknown MAD error". |
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Workaround: To avoid this issue, perform one of the following options:
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Keywords: Port toggling, mlxlink, Inband devices |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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2234589 |
Description: For Multi-Host systems, enabling the PRBS test mode causes network connectivity disconnection. |
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Workaround: Maintain another interface for enabling the link back. |
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Keywords: mlxlink |
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Discovered in Version: 4.15.0 |
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2167841 |
Description: "mlxfwmanager --download" and "mlxfwmanager --online" commands are currently not functional on ESXi 7.0. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mlxup/mlxfwmanager |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.3 |
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2149437 |
Description: When the SLTP configuration is wrongly set, the “Bad status” explanation will not be presented (only error indication) to the user. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: SLTP configuration |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.2 |
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1780276 |
Description: "mst server start" runs at foreground instead of the background on FreeBSD and VMWare ESXi OSes. |
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Workaround: Use '&' --> 'mst server start &' |
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Keywords: 'mst server start', FreeBSD, VMWare ESXi |
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Discovered in Version: 4.14.0-105 |
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2001890 |
Description: The argparse module is installed by default in Python versions =>2.7 and >=3.2. In case an older Python version is used, the argparse module is not installed by default and therefore must be manually installed. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: Python, argparse module |
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Discovered in Version: 4.13.3 |
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1923665 / 1939791 |
Description: Force Mode does not work when using mlxlink in ConnectX-6 InfiniBand adapter cards. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mlxlink, Force Mode, ConnectX-6 IB |
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Discovered in Version: 4.13.3 |
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1802662 |
Description: Due to mst signing process, some executions might be slower than expected. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mst |
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Discovered in Version: 4.13.0 |
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1431471 |
Description: In ConnectX-5 adapter cards, the time-stamp capability using flint, is supported only on the device using the "-d" flag, and not on the binary using the "-i" flag. |
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Workaround: Use the “-d” flag to set the time-stamp. |
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Keywords: flint |
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Discovered in Version: 4.11.0 |
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1442454 |
Description: Occasionally, when running mstfwreset over a Multi-Host device, the driver remains down if the mstfwreset operation fails. |
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Workaround: N/A |
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Keywords: mstfwreset |
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Discovered in Version: 4.11.0 |
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Description: Running mstfwreset on ConnectX-5 Socket-Direct adapter cards on Windows OS is currently not functional. |
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Workaround: Reboot the server |
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Keywords: mstfwreset, ConnectX-5 Socket-Direct |
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Discovered in Version: 4.8.0 |