General Support
Supported Operating Systems
Operating System | Architecture | Default Kernel Version (Primary)/ | OS Support Model | ASAP2 OVS-Kernel SR-IOV | ASAP2 OVS-DPDK SR-IOV | UCX-CUDA Version |
ALIOS7.2 | AArch64 | 4.19.48-006.ali4000.alios7.aarch64 | Primary | |||
Alma 8.5 | x86_64 | 4.18.0-348.12.2.EL8_5.X86_64 | Community | |||
Anolis OS 8.4 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-348.2.1.AN8_4.AARCH64 | Community | |||
x86_64 | 4.18.0-305.AN8.X86_64 | Community | ||||
BCLINUX21.10SP2 | AArch64 | 4.19.90-2107.6.0.0098.oe1.bclinux.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.19.90-2107.6.0.0100.oe1.bclinux.x86_64 | Primary | ||||
CentOS Stream v8 | AArch64 | 5.14.0-239.el9.aarch64 | Community | |||
x86_64 | 5.14.0-239.el9.x86_64 | Community | ||||
CentOS Stream v9 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-448.el8.aarch64 | Community | |||
x86_64 | 4.18.0-448.el8.x86_64 | Community | ||||
CTYUNOS2.0 | AArch64 | 4.19.90-2102.2.0.0062.ctl2.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.19.90-2102.2.0.0062.ctl2.x86_64 | Primary | ||||
Debian10.8 | AArch64 | 4.19.0-14-arm64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.19.0-14-amd64 | Primary | ||||
Debian10.9 | x86_64 | 4.19.0-16-amd64 | Primary |
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Debian11.3 | AArch64 | 5.10.0-13-arm64 | Primary |
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x86_64 | 5.10.0-13-amd64 | Primary |
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Debian9.13 | AArch64 | 4.9.0-13-arm64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.9.0-13-amd64 | Primary | ||||
EulerOS2.0sp8 | AArch64 | 4.19.36-vhulk1907.1.0.h748.eulerosv2r8.aarch64 | Community | |||
EulerOS2.0sp9 | AArch64 | 4.19.90-vhulk2006.2.0.h171.eulerosv2r9.aarch64 | Community | |||
x86_64 | 4.18.0-147.5.1.0.h269.eulerosv2r9.x86_64 | Community | ||||
EulerOS2.0sp10 | AArch64 | 4.19.90-vhulk2110.1.0.h860.eulerosv2r10.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.18.0-147.5.2.4.h694.eulerosv2r10.x86_64 | Primary | ||||
EulerOS2.0sp11 | AArch64 | 5.10.0-60.18.0.50.h323.eulerosv2r11.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 5.10.0-60.18.0.50.h323.eulerosv2r11.x86_64 | Primary | ||||
Fedora 35 | x86_64 | 5.16.8-200.fc35.x86_64 | Community | |||
KYLIN10 | AArch64 | 4.19.90-17.ky10.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.19.90-17.ky10.x86_64 | Primary | ||||
KYLIN10SP2 | AArch64 | 4.19.90-24.4.v2101.ky10.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.19.90-24.4.v2101.ky10.x86_64 | Primary |
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Oracle Linux 7.9 | x86_64 | 5.4.17-2011.6.2.el7uek.x86_64 | Primary |
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Oracle Linux 8.4 | x86_64 | 5.4.17-2102.201.3.el8uek.x86_64 | Primary |
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Oracle Linux 8.6 | x86_64 | 5.4.17-2136.307.3.1.el8uek.x86_64 | Primary |
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Oracle Linux 9.0 | x86_64 | 5.15.0-0.30.19.el9uek.x86_64 | Primary | |||
OpenSUSE 15.3 | AArch64 | - | Community | |||
ppc64le | - | Community | ||||
x86_64 | 5.3.18-150300.59.43-DEFAULT | Community | ||||
OPENEULER20.03SP3 | AArch64 | 4.19.90-2112.8.0.0131.oe1.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.19.90-2112.8.0.0131.oe1.x86_64 | Primary | ||||
OPENEULER22.03 | AArch64 | 5.10.0-60.18.0.50.oe2203.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 5.10.0-60.18.0.50.oe2203.x86_64 | Primary | ||||
Photon OS 3.0 | x86_64 | 4.19.225-3.ph3 | Community | |||
RHEL/CentOS7.2 | x86_64 | 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64 | Primary | 11.8 | ||
RHEL/CentOS7.4 | ppc64 | 3.10.0-693.el7.ppc64 | Primary |
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ppc64le | 3.10.0-693.el7.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/CentOS7.6 | ppc64 | 3.10.0-957.el7.ppc64 | Primary |
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ppc64le | 3.10.0-957.el7.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 3.10.0-957.el7.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/ CentOS7.6alternate | aarch64 | 4.14.0-115.el7a.aarch64 | Community |
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ppc64le | 4.14.0-115.el7a.ppc64le | Community |
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RHEL/CentOS7.7 | x86_64 | 3.10.0-1062.el7.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
RHEL/CentOS7.8 | ppc64 | 3.10.0-1127.el7.ppc64 | Primary |
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ppc64le | 3.10.0-1127.el7.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/CentOS7.9 | ppc64 | 3.10.0-1160.el7.ppc64 | Primary |
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ppc64le | 3.10.0-1160.el7.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/CentOS8.0 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-80.el8.aarch64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
ppc64le | 4.18.0-80.el8.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/CentOS8.1 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-147.el8.aarch64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
ppc64le | 4.18.0-147.el8.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.18.0-147.el8.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/CentOS8.2 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-193.el8.aarch64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
ppc64le | 4.18.0-193.el8.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.18.0-193.el8.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/CentOS8.3 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-240.el8.aarch64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
ppc64le | 4.18.0-240.el8.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.18.0-240.el8.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/CentOS8.4 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-305.el8.aarch64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
ppc64le | 4.18.0-305.el8.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.18.0-305.el8.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/CentOS/ Rocky8.5 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-348.el8.aarch64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
ppc64le | 4.18.0-348.el8.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.18.0-348.el8.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/Rocky8.6 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.aarch64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
ppc64le | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.x86_64 | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
RHEL/Rocky8.7 | AArch64 | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.aarch64 | Primary |
| 11.8 | |
ppc64le | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.x86_64 | Primary |
| 11.8 | ||
RHEL/Rocky9.0 | AArch64 | 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.aarch64 | Primary |
| 11.8 | |
ppc64le | 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.x86_64 | Primary |
| 11.8 | ||
RHEL/Rocky9.1 | AArch64 | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.aarch64 | Primary |
| 11.8 | |
ppc64le | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.ppc64le | Primary |
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x86_64 | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.x86_64 | Primary |
| 11.8 | ||
SLES12SP2 | x86_64 | 4.4.21-69-default | Community | |||
SLES12SP3 | ppc64le | 4.4.73-5-default | Community | |||
x86_64 | 4.4.73-5-default | Community | ||||
SLES12SP4 | AArch64 | 4.12.14-94.41-default | Community |
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ppc64le | 4.12.14-94.41-default | Community |
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x86_64 | 4.12.14-94.41-default | Community |
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SLES12SP5 | AArch64 | 4.12.14-120-default | Primary |
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ppc64le | 4.12.14-120-default | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.12.14-120-default | Primary |
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SLES15SP2 | AArch64 | 5.3.18-22-default | Primary |
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ppc64le | 5.3.18-22-default | Primary |
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x86_64 | 5.3.18-22-default | Primary |
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SLES15SP3 | AArch64 | 5.3.18-57-default | Primary |
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ppc64le | 5.3.18-57-default | Primary |
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x86_64 | 5.3.18-57-default | Primary |
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SLES15SP4 | AArch64 | 5.14.21-150400.22-default | Primary |
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ppc64le | 5.14.21-150400.22-default | Primary |
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x86_64 | 5.14.21-150400.22-default | Primary |
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Ubuntu16.04 | ppc64le | 4.4.0-21-generic | Community | |||
x86_64 | 4.4.0-21-generic | Community | ||||
Ubuntu18.04 | AArch64 | 4.15.0-20-generic | Primary |
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| 11.6 |
ppc64le | 4.15.0-20-generic | Primary |
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x86_64 | 4.15.0-20-generic | Primary |
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| 11.6 | |
Ubuntu20.04 | AArch64 | 5.4.0-26-generic | Primary |
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| 11.8 |
ppc64le | 5.4.0-26-generic | Primary |
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x86_64 | 5.4.0-26-generic | Primary |
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| 11.8 | |
Ubuntu22.04 | AArch64 | 5.15.0-25-generic | Primary |
| 11.8 | |
ppc64le | 5.15.0-25-generic | Primary |
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x86_64 | 5.15.0-25-generic | Primary |
| 11.8 | ||
Ubuntu22.10 | x86_64 | 5.19.0-15-generic | Primary |
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UOS20.1020 | AArch64 | 4.19.90-2109.1.0.0108.up2.uel20.aarch64 | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.19.90-2109.1.0.0108.up2.uel20.x86_64 | Primary | ||||
UOS20.1040 | AArch64 | 4.19.0-arm64-server | Primary | |||
x86_64 | 4.19.0-server-amd64 | Primary | ||||
Citrix XenServer Host7.1 | x86_64 | 4.4.0+2 | Primary | |||
Citrix XenServer Host8.2 | x86_64 | 4.19.0+1 | Primary | |||
Kernel 6.1 | AArch64 | 6.1 | Primary |
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ppc64le | 6.1 | Primary |
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x86_64 | 6.1 | Primary |
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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 |
5.9-0.5.6.0 GA | 5.8- 1.1.2.1 | GA-LTS (Update #1) | November 2022 |
5.7-1.0.2.0 | GA | July 2022 |
This section reflects which versions were tested and verified for multi-version environments.
Target Version | Verified OFED Version Interoperability | Release Type | Release Date |
5.9-0.5.6.0 GA | 5.8- 1.1.2.1 | GA-LTS (Update #1) | November 2022 |
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:
Adapter Card | Bundled Firmware Version | Additional Supported Firmware Version |
BlueField®-2 | 24.35.2000 | 24.35.2000 |
BlueField | 18.33.1048 | N/A |
ConnectX-7 | 28.36.1010 | 28.35.2000 |
ConnectX-6 Lx | 26.36.1010 | 26.35.2000 |
ConnectX-6 Dx | 22.36.1010 | 22.35.2302 |
ConnectX-6 | 20.36.1010 | 20.35.2000 |
ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex | 16.35.2000 | N/A |
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 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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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)