General Support
Supported Operating Systems
32 bit platforms are no longer supported in MLNX_EN.
This section reflects which versions were tested and verified for upgrade and downgrade.
Target Version | Versions Verified for Upgrade/Downgrade | Release Type | Release Date |
5.8- 1.1.2.1GA-LTS-Update (November 2022 Update #1) | 5.8- 1.0.1.1 | GA-LTS | October 2022 |
5.7-1.0.2.0 | GA | July 2022 | |
5.4-3.5.8.0 | GA-LTS-Update | September 2022 |
This section reflects which versions were tested and verified for multi-version environments.
Target Version | Verified OFED Version Interoperability | Release Type | Release Date |
5.8- 1.1.2.1GA-LTS-Update (November 2022 Update #1) | 5.8- 1.0.1.1 | GA-LTS | October 2022 |
The following are the supported non-Linux Virtual Machines in this current version:
NIC | Windows Virtual Machine Type | Minimal WinOF Version | Protocol |
ConnectX-4 | Windows 2012 R2 DC | MLNX_WinOF2 2.50 | IB, IPoIB, ETH |
ConnectX-4 Lx | Windows 2016 DC | MLNX_WinOF2 2.50 | IB, IPoIB, ETH |
ConnectX-5 family | All Windows server editions | MLNX_WinOF2 2.50 | IPoIB, ETH |
ConnectX-6 family | MLNX_WinOF2 2.50 | IPoIB, ETH |
ASAP2 Requirements |
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ASAP2-Supported Adapter Cards |
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As of version 5.1, ConnectX-3, ConnectX-3 Pro or Connect-IB adapter cards are no longer supported. To work with a version that supports these adapter cards, please refer to version 4.9 long-term support (LTS).
This current version is tested with the following NVIDIA adapter card firmware versions:
Firmware versions listed are the minimum supported versions.
Adapter Card | Bundled Firmware Version | Additional Supported Firmware Version |
BlueField®-2 | 24.35.2000 | 24.35.1012 |
BlueField | 18.33.1048 | N/A |
ConnectX-7 | 28.35.2000 | 28.35.1012 |
ConnectX-6 Lx | 26.35.2000 | 26.35.1012 |
ConnectX-6 Dx | 22.35.2302 | 22.35.1012 |
ConnectX-6 | 20.35.2000 | 20.35.1012 |
ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex | 16.35.2000 | 16.35.1012 |
ConnectX-4 Lx | 14.32.1010 | N/A |
ConnectX-4 | 12.28.2006 | N/A |
For the official firmware versions, please see https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/ → Support → Support → Firmware Download.
The following are the unsupported functionalities/features/NICs in the current version:
ConnectX-2 adapter card
ConnectX-3 adapter card
ConnectX-3 Pro adapter card
Connect-IB adapter card
Soft-RoCE
RDMA experimental verbs library (mlnx_lib)