User Manual Revision History

4.30.1-508

February, 2025

No changes to the User Manual.

4.30.1-8

December 06, 2024

Updated:

• mlxfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool

4.30.0-139

November 11, 2024

Updated:

• mlxreg Utility

• resourceparse Utility

• Supported Operating Systems and Platforms

• mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool

Added:

• mlxptrace Utility

4.29.0

August 14, 2024

Updated:

• flint – Firmware Burning Tool

• cpldupdate – Tool for Programming On-Board CPLDs on NVIDIA Devices

• mlxlink Utility

4.28.0

May 7, 2024

Updated:

• mget_temp Utility

4.27.0

February 8, 2023

Added Bifurcation Configuration under mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool.

4.26.1

December 14, 2023

No changes to the User Manual.

4.26.0

November 6, 2023

Updated:

• mlxdpa – DPA Applications Sign Tool

• mlxconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool

4.25.1

October 22, 2023

Added:

• Advance Options to "Generating an XML Template for the Configurations" under mlxconfig Commands.

4.25.0

August 10, 2023

Updated:

• Cable Burn Command Running CMIS Firmware Upgrade Flow for Supported Cables under Burning a Firmware Image.

• mlxdpa – DPA Applications Sign Tool

• mlxfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool

• fwtrace Utility

• mlxtrace Utility

• resourcedump Utility

• resourceparse Utility

• mst Synopsis - Windows under Windows.

• mst Synopsis - VMware under VMware ESXi.

• mst Synopsis - FreeBSD under FreeBSD.

• mst Synopsis - Linux under Linux.

Added:

• mlxcableimgen - Cable Firmware Image Wrapper Generation Tool under Firmware Generation, Configuration, and Update Tools. 

4.24.0

May 4, 2023

Updated:

• mlxprivhost - NIC Configuration by the Host Restriction Tool (Zero Trust Mode)

• Examples of mlxfwreset Usage

• mlxtokengenerator Synopsis

• Using mlxconfig to Split a Port in a Remotely Managed Switch

• flint – Firmware Burning Tool

• mlxlink Utility

• mlxfwstress Utility

• mstdump Utility

Added:

• Burning/Querying a Component under flint – Firmware Burning Tool

4.23.0

January 31, 2023

Updated:

• resourcedump Utility

• resourceparse

• fwtrace Utility

• mlxtrace Utility

• Burning a Firmware Image

• Verifying the Firmware Image

Added:

• mlxdpa – DPA Applications Sign Tool

• Added "MFTshell" under User Manual.

4.22.0

October 31, 2022

In the mlxlink Utility chapter:

• Updated:

  • Margin Scan Tool

  • RX Error Injection

  • Module PRBS Test Mode

  • Tool Usage with NIC vs. Switch (-p Flag)

• Added:

  • PCIE Error Injection

In the mlxfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool chapter added mlxfwreset for Switch Devices.

Added a note in resourcedump Utility.

4.21.0

July 31, 2022

Updated mlxfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool, added "mlxfwreset after Changing Configurations using mlxconfig".

Updated Burning a Firmware Image, added "Querying Vendor Specific Firmware Information from a NVIDIA AOC / Transceiver".

Updated the "-l |--loopback <loopback> " description in mlxlink Utility.

Added "–mem_access" flag to fwtrace Utility

Added the "–noddr" and "–mmap" flags to 2024-10-21_05-55-27_itrace Utility

Removed the following flags: vpd_prog_rw<rw-keywords-file> &-vpd_set_keyword <keywordassignment> from mlxburn – Firmware Image Generator and Burner

mlxtokengenerator - Token Creation Tool added new section.

4.20.0

April 30, 2022

• Updated mlxlink commands, added cable operations.

• Updated mlxprivhost, added Embedded Arm CPU options.

• Updated resourcedump Utility, added the "–mem" key.

• Updated Create Tokens for Secure Firmware and NV LifeCycle.

4.18.1

January 16, 2022

• Added section Tool Usage on NVIDIA Quantum-2 NDR Switch Systems