mstflint Release Notes Change Log History

General

Added a warning message before deprecating the support for OpenSSL engine in the next release.

All

flint

Added support to print new INI version field.

All

mlxtokengenerator

Added support for challenge data from blob file instead of device.

Example of use:

"mlxtokengenerator -b <challenge_blob.bin> -k CRCS -t switch -o /tmp/crcs_token.xml generate_token

All

General

Added support for flint query to display the port GUID, node GUID, system GUID, and allocated GUID for devices that are part of a multi-asic system.

All

Expanded the MCC register to include more informative error messages which are relevant for module upgrade flows.

All

Upgraded full OS.

All

Added an error message stating that the image/device is encrypting and breaking the flow.

All

Added support in mlxtrace and fwtrace tools to read events in ArcusE.

All

mlxlink

Disabled physical state in optic cables.

All

mlxfwreset

The mlxfwreset tool might fail when using PPC64LE on the RH 8.7 operating system.

All

Changed the default firmware reset to level 3 from level 4 for PCIe devices.

To load new configurations, either execute mlxfwreset level 4 or initiate a cold boot.

All

General

Added support for flint query to display the port GUID, node GUID, system GUID, and allocated GUID for devices that are part of a multi-asic system.

All

Expanded the MCC register to include more informative error messages which are relevant for module upgrade flows.

All

Upgraded full OS.

All

Added an error message stating that the image/device is encrypting and breaking the flow.

All

Added support in mlxtrace and fwtrace tools to read events in ArcusE.

All

mlxlink

Disabled physical state in optic cables.

All

mlxfwreset

The mlxfwreset tool might fail when using PPC64LE on the RH 8.7 operating system.

All

Changed the default firmware reset to level 3 from level 4 for PCIe devices.

To load new configurations, either execute mlxfwreset level 4 or initiate a cold boot.

All

General

When using the TACACS protocol to check scripts that are being run during login, the MFT auto-completion generation is activated. The auto-complete files are now available in a separate package, which is an optional installation.

All

Added flint support for querying and upgrading firmware on new modules of part number MMA4Z00-NS.

All

mstlink

Added mstlink support for read/write/dump actions via direct EEPROM. This is a Beta level support feature that is currently limited to IEI file-systems.

All

General

Added MFT tools support for FreeBSD on ARM architecture.

All

Added support for an additional flash type - Winbond Part No. W25Q256JVFIQ.

All

mstconfig

Added --read_only as a new flag to the mlxconfig tool. When a query with this flag is enabled, the user is able to see read_only paramters. These parameters are marked with 'RO' in the query.

All

mstfwreset

Added support for DGX H100 device reset. All DGX H100 devices reset requests are handled by the mlxfwreset tool. When one of the DGX H100 devices is provided, the tool proceeds to reset all the devices accordingly. As the final step in the reset process, a reboot command is executed, resulting in a reboot of the entire setup.

All

mstlink

Added SNR (signal-noise ratio) for the media and host sides of active\optical NDR modules.

All

N/A

There were no mstflint changes in this version.

General

This release contains reliability improvements and security hardening enhancements. NVIDIA recommends upgrading your software and tools to this release to improve the security and reliability.

All

Flint

Flint now supports CDB firmware update procedure for CMIS compliant cables.

All

General

NVIDIA firmware tools package now supports discovery and communication of InfiniBand devices on FreeBSD Operating Systems. Please note that this feature is dependent on OFED ibutils package.

All

General

Updated the supported firmware versions. For the updated version see Supported Adapter Cards Firmware Versions.

All

Bug Fixes

See Bug Fixes.

All

mstlink

Added support for error injection over PCI links.

All

NNT driver

Created a new NNT (NVIDIA Networking Tools) driver for MFT and MSTFlint. The driver's source code is exposed in GitHub: https://github.com/Mellanox/NNT-Linux-driver/tree/main_devel

Linux

Cables

Added a setting that allows cable burning only via the primary ConnectX-7 adapter card in a setup with multiple ConnectX-7 cards. The error message "LinkX burn is not supported by secondary" will appear accordingly.

All

Cables

Added DDM information support for QSFP_CMIS cables.

All

mstlink

Removed the "Link Down" field from the BER collect in mstlink for EDR devices.

All

mstlink

Added "show eye" information with the (--show_eye) command for the PCIe links in Gen-1 and Gen-2 PCIe setups.

All

Bug Fixes

See Bug Fixes.

All

All

This version does not include changes related to MFT.

The MFT version was changed to support a new ConnectX-7 firmware version.

All

All

Added support for NVIDIA ConnectX-7 adapter cards.

All

mstflint

mstflint cable/transceivers burning commands provide now validation and extract version from the image files.

All

mtsconfig

mlxconfig enables the users to apply token via MTUSB connected device.

All

mstresourcedump

Memory-Mode, data field is now transferred via memory instead of the resource-dump register.

For further information, see mstresourcedump Utility

All

mstprivhost

Added a new flag to query all hosts status from the embedded Arm side for Multi-host systems.

For further information, see mstprivhost - NIC Configuration by the Host Restriction Tool.

All

mstlink

Added support for the PRBS test mode of Active/Optical CMIS modules.

For further information, see the Module PRBS test mode section.

All

mstlink

Added support for additional configuration flags of the module control parameters.

For further information, see the Module control parameters section.

All

mstlink

Modified the output of the PCIe link information, removed the device status filed.

All

I²C Access

Now the user can determine the I2C address to use for debug tools based on DevID.

All

Flash Support

Added additional Flash support for ConnectX-4 Lx and ConnectX-5 adapter cards

All

Bug Fixes

See Bug Fixes.

All

Anti-rollback Protection

Enabled Anti-rollback protection to prevent old vulnerable firmware versions from being flashed to the device.

All

DSFP Modules

Added support for DSFP modules in mstlink.

All

Parallel Firmware Burning (DMA Burning)

Added support for parallel firmware burning. Although DMA burning is supported in Virtual Machines as well, burning in such scenarios might be slower than on Physical Machines.

Note: If the NIC driver is unloaded, burning via DMA is unsupported (due to BME is unset) and regular burn flow will be executed instead.

Note: This capability is supported in 5th Generation devices only.

Note: This capability requires mstflint kernel module to work.

Linux / FreeBSD

Bug Fixes

See Bug Fixes.

All

mstresourcedump

Added support for "--virtual-hca-id" command. Now the tool can provide info on the virtual HCA (host channel adapter, NIC) ID.

For further information see .resourcedump Utility v4.18.1

Linux

mstlink

HDR lane rate is now supported when in Pseudorandom Binary Sequence (PRBS) mode.

All

mstreg

Increased the registry keys the tool supports and now it exposes the full PRM. For additional information, refer to the PRM.

All

mstconfig

BOOT_INTERRUPT_DIS parameter was added to mlxconfig. When TRUE, legacy interrupts should not be used for receive/transmit indication. Polling should be used instead.

Note: This is supported only if boot_legacy_interrupt_disable_supported is set to TRUE.

All

mstflint

Enables the user to to insert information manually to the flash on components such as MFG/DEV GUID/MAC when no information exists after the burn process using the command "mstflint -d <device> sg <guid>". If the information is not inserted manually, the existing GUID/MAC information will be used instead.

All

mstflint (Querying the MFA2 File)

Enables the user to query the MFA2 file using a PSID. For additional information, refer to Querying the MFA2 File.

All

mstlink

Added supported for switching between NRZ/PAM4 speeds for new devices that support HDR/200G speeds (ConnectX-6, ConnectX-6 Dx, Quantum, Spectrum-2).

All

Burning MFA2 Images

Enables the user to extract (i.e. unzip) 4MB images from MFA2 archive, that matches the device type and device PSIB.

If there are more than one matching image, the user may use–latest flag and burn the latest firmware, or choose the required image from the user menu.

Note: This feature is enabled when the "enable-fw-mgr" flag is set at the configure steps (see .Dependencies v4.18.0)

For further information see Burning the MFA2 Images.

All

Verifying MFA2 Archive

Enables the user to verify that a given MFA2 archive contains the image that matches the given device.

Note: This feature is enabled when the "enable-fw-mgr" flag is set at the configure steps (see .Dependencies v4.18.0)

For further information see Verifying MFA2 Archive.

All

Binary Image Comparison

Enables the user to verify a firmware image on a device which operates in livefish mode by comparing it with an existing binary firmware file. For further information see Comparing the Binary Image.

Linux/FreeBSD

SDK

Added two new libraries to the WinMFT package for developing software that interacts with Mellanox devices

The new SDK includes the mtcr and fastfwreset libs and headers.

Windows

mstresourcedump

Extracts and prints data segments generated by the firmware. It is supported in 5th generation NIC’s devices.

The dump output is used by Mellanox for debug and troubleshooting. For further information see .mstresourcedump Utility v4.17.0.

Note: This utility is supported only on Python 3.0 and up.

Linux

Windows

mstlink

Added the option of using "--json" flag. The output of the tool when using this flag includes all options & commands in JSON format and prints it.

mstreg

Added a new registry key: NCFG.

This register is used to enable/disable device features and it is supported when ICMD_QUERY_CAPABILITY.ncfg_reg==1.

For further information see .mstreg Utility v4.16.0

All

Dynamic MSI-X Allocation

Dynamic MSI-X allocation capability allows users to control the number of MSI-X vectors allocated to a Virtual Function, thus, improve performance in guests systems.

For further information of how to set this capability, see the "DYNAMIC_VF_MSIX_TABLE" parameter, in section MFT Supported Configurations and Parameters.

Windows

Fast Firmware Reset

Added support for a fast firmware reset (< 1 second) to ConnectX-5 adapter cards.

Windows

mstlink

Added support for reading the "Link Downed Counter" and "Link Error Recovery Counter" in the mlxlink utility when using InfiniBand protocol only.

All

mstlink

Added support for HDR PCIe grades in the EYE Opening Info in the mlxlink utility.

All

mstlink

Added a new flag (show links) to define the valid PCIe links. For further information, refer to .mstlink Utility v4.18.1 examples.

All

mstconfig

Added the ATS_ENABLED TLV param. When set to TRUE, the device will support Address Translation Service (ATS).

All

mstfwreset

Added save/restore ATS PCIE capability.

All

mstarchive

Added support for MFA2 query using the mstarchive tool. For further information refer to mstarchive – Binary Files Compression Tool.

All

fwtrace

fwtrace is now supported in non-secured mode as well.

Linux

Preboot Boot Settings

Updated the LEGACY_BOOT_PROTOCOL settings, added an NVME option. For further information refer to mstconfig Supported Configurations and Parameters.

All

mstfwreset

Added a new reset option (reset-type) to the reset command of mlxfwreset. The user can see the supported reset-types by using the query command. For further information refer to Copy of mstfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool.

All

mstconfig

Added the VF_VPD_ENABLE parameter to mstconfig. When set, the VPD capability is exposed to Virtual Functions.

All

mstfwmanager

Supports listing the contents of images archive. When running this command the tool will list all firmware images within this PLDM package for each image it displays.

mstlink

Displays and configures port related data at the physical layer.

mstfwtrace

Extracts and prints trace messages generated by the firmware of 5th generation devices. This tool supports secure firmware flow only.

mstreg

Exposes supported access registers, and allows users to obtain information regarding the registers fields and attributes, and to set and get data with specific register.

mstflint

Added image-reactivation feature which re-assigns the image signature to the previous image (in case the new image is faulty) enabling "fwreset" functionality or to burn a new image.

.deb Package Name

Changed the name of *.deb files from “mst-<version>.amd64.deb” to "mst_<version>_amd64.deb”

e.g., from mst-4.11.0-34.amd64.deb to mst_4.11.0-34_amd64.deb

General

Added support for Spectrum-2 based switch systems.

mstfwmanager

Enabled the option to query PLDM images in mstfwmanager.

Switch Firmware

Enabled the option to extract the firmware ISSU version from the switches' firmware image.

Zero Touch RoCE

Added support for Zero Touch RoCE. It enables RoCE to operate on fabrics where no PFC nor ECN are configured. This makes RoCE configuration a breeze while still maintaining its superior high performance.

mstflint

Enabled setting VSD when Memory Chip Controller (MCC) capability is enabled.

mstflint

Added an option to reduce CPU utilization with "--low_cpu" flag.

General

Removed the COMFIG COMPACT definition.

General

Added support for libibmad 12.

mstconfig

Renamed the BOOT_RETRY_CNT1 parameter to BOOT_RETRY_CNT.

Bug Fixes

See Bug Fixes.

mstconfig

Added the below new params:

• pci_atomics_disabled_ext_atomics_enabled

• pci_atomics_enabled_ext_atomics_enabled

• pci_atomics_enabled_ext_atomics_enabled_nocoherent

• pci_atomics_enabled_ext_atomics_enabled_serialized

• vf_nodnic_enable

• vf_nodnic_supported

• uctx_en (alpha support)

• uctx_supported (alpha support)

• prio_tag_required_en (alpha support)

• prio_tag_required_supported (alpha support)

• strict_vf_msix_num_enabled (alpha support)

• strict_vf_msix_num_supported (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_class_code (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_device_id (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_enable (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_max_num_pf (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_max_total_vf (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_num_pf (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_supported (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_total_vf (alpha support)

• nvme_emu_vendor_id (alpha support)

General build

Fixed multiple builds and compilation issues.

mstfwtrace

Added support for the fwtracer tool. In this release, this tool supports secure FW flow only.

libibmad

Added support for libibmad 12 in addition to 5.

Python tools

Fixed Python wrapper to work properly in multiple OSes and multiple Python versions.

adb generic tools

Added support for the mstreg tool. To enable this option please use "--enable-adb-genaric-tools" flag.

mstarchive

Added return values.

Fixed an issue in the MFA2's header minor and subminor versions.

Build related changes

Disabled the "-Werror" compiler flag.

Added the option to choose local system libraries if available in the machine.

Enhanced python 3 compatibility.

Removed python shebangs from the scripts.

Fixed multiple rpmbuild issues.

Added the "--enable-all-static" configure flag that allows compilation of static executables, when the the option is supported by the compiler.

Aligned all python scripts to unix encoding.

mstprivhost

Added mstprivhost tool to set host privilege configurations.

mstflint

Added missing Rom info attribute for legacy FW qq query.

Renamed "--next_boot_fw_ver" to "--flashed_version" flag. This flag queries the flashed version.

Note that the previous flag is supported to keep compatibility.

Fixed query timeout when device is locked.

Fixed a firmware upgrade issue on ConnectX-5 EN adapter cards.

mstregdup

Fixed segfault

mstflint

Added the option to query only a flashed FW version, which reduces the CPU usage during the query.

To use this option run the "--next_boot_fw_ver" flag.

Fixed an issue that resulted in missing information during query.

Fixed a crash scenario when compiling with 'CXXFLAGS='-Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS''.

Python 3

Added support for python 3.

mstflint

Added an option to reduce CPU utilization with "--low_cpu" flag.

OpenSSL Compatibility

Added compatibility to 1.1.X version, in addition to previously supported 1.0.2 version.

.deb Package Name

As of mstflint v4.12.0, the name of *.deb files will be changed from “mstflint-.amd64.deb” to “mstflint__amd64.deb”

e.g., from mstflint-4.10.0-104.amd64.deb to mstflint_4.10.0-104_amd64.deb

Supported Devices

Added support for Mellanox Quantum switch systems and ConnectX-6 Ready adapter cards.

For further information on the ConnectX-6 adapter cards, please contact Mellanox Support.

mstarchive tool

The mstarchive tool allows the user to create a file with the mfa2 extension. The new file contains several binary files of a given firmware for different adapter cards.

For further information, refer to section mstarchive.

mstprivhost

The ability to restrict the hosts from configuring the NIC. Meaning, only the Arm side will have the privilege to configure the NIC.

Note: This utility is supported in BlueField devices only.

mstconfig in BlueField

Enables the user to manage (grant/restrict) mstconfig configuration privileges for BlueField Arm systems.

Bug Fixes

See .MFT Bug Fixes History v4.18.1

ESXi

Added support for ESXi 6.7.

FreeBSD

Added support for verbose output when running "mst status" in FreeBSD.

mstfwreset

Enabled mstfwreset loading/unloading of the driver per a specific device in Linux OSes.

Note: On Multi Host devices with firmware version lower than 1x.23.xxxx, the flag "--pci_link_downtime 2.5" must be added to mstfwreset

Secure Firmware

mstflint now handles all the burn parameters when MCC is enabled and displays the secure-FW CS tokens.

Supported Devices

[Beta] Added support for BlueField SmartNIC.

mstconfig

Added the option to query partial parameters

mstconfig

Added the following new parameters:

• FLEX_PARSER_PROFILE_ENABLE

• ECPF_ESWITCH_MANAGER

• ECPF_PAGE_SUPPLIER

• SAFE_MODE_ENABLE

• SAFE_MODE_THERSHOLD

• BOOT_UNDI_NETWORK_WAIT

Bug Fixes

See .MFT Bug Fixes History v4.18.1

mstfwreset

Added support for mstfwreset in Power9 platforms.

mstfwreset

Added support for a hot swap (or hot plug) of the PCIe slot.

Secure Firmware Update

Added support for Secure Firmware Update to ConnectX-4 adapter cards.

Enabled signing the package with an RSA 4096 bit keys.

Added support for setting the GUIDs when Secure Firmware Update is enabled.

mstconfig

Added the following mstconfig configuration parameters:

• AUTO_RELOAD

• DRIVER_SETTINGS

• EXP_ROM_PXE_ENABLE

• EXP_ROM_UEFI_ARM_ENABLE

• EXP_ROM_UEFI_X86_ENABLE

• INTERNAL_CPU_MODEL

• IPV4

• IPV6

• PCI_DATA_WR_ORDERING_MODE

• PXE_UNDI

• STATUS_UPDATE

• TCP

• TCPIP

• TRACER_ENABLE

mstlink

Added support for force speed configuration.

Added support for the PEPC (show_external_phy) register.

mstdump

Added support for nvlog dump.

mstconfig

Added support for hardware timestamp in ConnectX-3/ConnectX-3 Pro devices.

Added the following mstconfig configuration parameters:

• MULTI_PORT_VHCA_EN

• BOOT_LACP_DIS

• IP_OVER_VXLAN_PORT

• IP_OVER_VXLAN_EN

• UEFI_HII_EN

• IB_ROUTING_MODE_P1

• IB_ROUTING_MODE_P2

• SRIOV_IB_ROUTING_MODE_P1

• SRIOV_IB_ROUTING_MODE_P2

Secure Firmware Update

Added support for Secure Firmware Update in ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex.

Added support for setting forbidden versions.

FPGA management for JTAG Programming

Added the option to enable/disable FPGA management by the firmware for JTAG programming.

MST driver Microsoft certification

MST driver Microsoft certification allows running tools in extended secure boot environment.

Secure Firmware Update

Added support for Secure Firmware Update in ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-4 Lx.

mstflint

Added sign command for secured images. .

Added a flag to enforce working in a non-secure mode, if available (according to security type).

Added expansion ROM CPU architecture to the mstflint query when the expansion ROM is available.

mstlink

Added a new tool that displays and configures port related data at the physical layer.

mstconfig

Added new mstconfig TLVs.

Added support for generating and applying TLV configuration files.

mstdump

Added a new dump type “fsdump” to support dumping flow steering tables.

mst

Added support for adding remote devices in mst remote when the target machine does not have an MST kernel loaded.

mstcables

Added the option to dump the data from all readable pages.

Added support for burning cable firmware on In Service Firmware Update (ISFU) supporting cables.

Added support to access the cable via the MTUSB, when the cable is connected to a compatible board.

mstfwreset

Added support for MultiHost platforms.

Adapter Cards

Added support for ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex adapter cards.

Note: ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex adapter cards are currently at Beta level.

mstconfig

Added an option to query active (current) configurations in mstconfig.

Added new parameters in VPI settings configuration: XFI_MODE, PHY_TYPE, FORCE_MODE

Added a new parameter to the PCI configuration NON_PREFETCHABLE_PF_BAR

mstburn

Added the ability to use mstvpd to read the device VPD when using mstburn.

fwreset

Added support for fwreset in PPC64 and PPC64LE platforms.

General

Added support for Innova IPsec 4 Lx EN /Innova Flex 4 Lx EN

mstflint package size has been reduced in Linux by separating the architecture specific RPMs, and in ESXi, by moving relevant tools to the OEM package.

mstcables

Enhanced cable query capabilities. Added the additional registers below for debug purposes when running the query (-q) flag:

• device technology

• identifier

• wavelength/attenuation

• speed/compliance

All

Added a new query to read thresholds and monitor the cable's properties:

• Temperature

• Voltage

• RX/TX powers

• TX Bias

All

Added a new RAW format for printing the data of the cable’s pages using the “--raw/--format raw” flags.

All

mstconfig

Enabled mstconfig to work with a database that describes the meta data of the TLVs configuration of fifth generation devices.

All

Added the following configuration TLVs to mstconfig:

• MPFS

• KEEP LINK UP

• SW OFFLOAD CONF

All

mstreg

Added support for PPTT, PPRT and PPAOS access registers in switches.

All

mstflint

Added support for viewing and changing OEMs’ device flash parameters using an IB device when using mstflint.

All

mstfwreset

Added support for mstfwreset in PowerPC

Linux

mstconfig

Added the following new configurations:

• Number of TCs

• Number of VLs

• Enable DCBX in CEE mode

• Enable DCBX in IEEE mode

• Allow the NIC to accept DCBX configuration from the remote peer

• Enable DCBX

• Enable the internal LLDP client

• Select which LLDP TLV will be generated by the NIC

All

General

Added support for all tools to work when the MST driver is not installed

Linux

mstcables

Added support for dumping Mellanox cables EEPROM by mstdump/mstdump tools

Linux Windows FreeBSD

Added a new tool (mstcables) that reads/writes Mellanox cable registers and queries the cables info

Linux Windows FreeBSD

Build

Created one mstflint package for all 64 bits FreeBSD OSs

FreeBSD

mstfwmanager_pci

Removed support for mstfwmanager_pci tool (it is deprecated), since all the Linux tools can work without a kernel now. When required, use mstfwmanager instead.

Linux

mcra

Added support for clearing VSEC PCI semaphore by the mcra tool. The new capability can be used after killing a tool forcefully without clearing the semaphores.

Supported devices: ConnectX-4, ConnectX-4 Lx and Connect-IB

All

mstreg

Added support for Switch-IB, Switch-IB 2, and Spectrum in the mstreg tool

All

mstconfig

Added the mstconfig tool to the mstflint package for WinPE

Windows

mstconfig

Added a backup command in mstconfig which allows user to save backup of the non-volatile configurations in a RAW file. This file can be set on the device by using the set_raw command

All

Build

Added support for running wrapped python tools (like fwtrace) in PPC64, PPC64LE and Arm platforms

Linux

mstreg

Added support for PPRT and PPTT registers in ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-4 Lx

All

General

Added support for Spectrum device.

All

Added support for Switch-IB 2 device.

All

4th generation and 5th generation IC devices are now also named Group I ICs and Group II ICs, respectively.

N/A

mstconfig

Added support for setting some of the parameters in textual values in addition to numerical values.

All

Added new configurations:

• The PF log bar size

• The VF log bar size

• The number of PF MSIX

• The number of VF MSIX

• port owner

• Allow RD counters

• IP protocol used by flexboot

All

Added the option to display the configuration’s default values.

All

mstflint

Added support to calculate checksum on selected sections in the firmware image.

All

Added the option to attach a timestamp to the firmware image.

All

Burning Tools

Improved firmware burn performance in livefish mode on 5th generation devices.

All

Added the ability to show the running firmware version in case it does not match with the burnt firmware version on the flash. This case generally occurs after firmware upgrade and before firmware reload.

All

mstreg

Added support for mstreg tool which can be used to modify access registers or to query them.

All

mst

Created an mst device per physical function. It can be seen by running 'mst status -v'.

All

fwtrace

Added support for the fwtrace tool in FreeBSD.

FreeBSD

mstfwreset

Added support for mstfwreset in Windows and FreeBSD.

Windows FreeBSD

General

Added support for ConnectX-4 Lx

Linux/Windows/ FreeBSD

Added support for ConnectX-4

FreeBSD

mstconfig

Added support for the following configurations in ConnectX-4, ConnectX-4 Lx and Connect-IB:

• IB Dynamically Connect

• Internal Settings

• RoCE Congestion Control ECN

• RoCE Congestion Control Parameters

• Wake on LAN

Linux/Windows/ FreeBSD

Added support for the following configurations in ConnectX-3 and ConnectX-3 Pro:

• InfiniBand Boot Settings

• Preboot Boot Settings

Linux/Windows/ FreeBSD

msttrace

Added support for MEM mode in ConnectX-4

Windows

cpld_update

Added the cpld_update tool to the OEM package

Linux

mstfwreset

Added support for resetting the firmware

Windows/ FreeBSD

fwtrace

Added support in FreeBSD

FreeBSD

Burning Tools

This version supports new ConnectX-4/Connect-IB firmware version format (MM.mm.ssss). It also enables upgrade of older firmware version format: MM.mmmm.ssss

All

General

Added support for ConnectX-4 device

Linux/Windows

Removed support for ConnectX and ConnectX-2

All

mst_fpga

Added a new tool that dumps registers and burns hardware for FPGA

Linux

mstconfig

Added support for ConnectX-4 and Connect-IB (Beta level)

Linux/Windows

General

Added support for Switch-IB device (at beta level)

Linux/Windows

Added support for Debian/Ubuntu in PPC64 platform

Linux

mstphyburn

Added support for burning Aquantia external PHY

Linux

mstconfig

Added support for changing BAR size parameter

Linux/Windows

Bug Fixes

See .MFT Bug Fixes History v4.18.1

Linux/Windows/FreeBSD

mstfwmanager

Added online firmware update

Linux/Windows

mstburn

Added concurrency support to VPD read

Linux/Windows

Added mstburn to mstflint

FreeBSD

mstflint

Added concurrency support to query firmware

Linux/Windows/FreeBSD

General

Added support for Arm platform and Power8

Linux

Removed support for x86

Windows

mstfwreset

Firmware reset for Connect-IB

Linux

fwtrace

Added fwtrace tool

Windows

mstconfig

Added mstconfig tool for changing non volotaile configuration on device

Windows

Burning Tools

Added support for micron flash in mstflint and updated production burn flow on Connect-IB

Windows

mstconfig

Added mstconfig tool for changing non volatile configuration on device

Linux

Burning Tools

Added support for micron flash in mstflint and updated production burn flow on Connect-IB

Linux

mtserver

Added support for mstserver

FreeBSD

mstflint/wqdump

Redesigned the mstflint and wqdump utility to make their look and feel more user friendly

Linux/Windows

mstflint

Added support for brom in Connect-IB

Linux/Windows

mstmdio

Added support for the mstmdio utility

Linux

mstfwmanager

Added support for Connect-IB

Linux/Windows

FreeBSD

Added support for FreeBSD operating system (at beta level)

FreeBSD

General

The mstflint package now has 2 installation flavors - standard (default mode) and 'OEM'. The OEM mode provides the following extra functionality:

• Tools for creating mstfwmanager package

• Several features for mstflint that are used in Connect-IB™ production

Linux

mstflint

Added support for burning Connect-IB via firmware interface. The '-override_cache_replacement' flag is not needed. This provides a 'safe' firmware update flow, without the risk of firmware or driver hanging

Linux

mstfwmanager

Added support for the mstfwmanager utility (at Beta level)

Linux

mstuptime

Added support for the mstuptime utility (at Beta level)

Linux

General

Added support for Connect-IB device (at beta level)

Linux/Windows

Added support for ConnectX-3 Pro device (at beta level)

Linux/Windows

Added support for Ubuntu operating system

Linux

Added support for running tools against PCI device [domain]:bus:dev.fn like: 0000:1a:00.0 or 1a:00.0 and devices used by OFED driver like: mst4_0

Linux

The package contains only the mstflint firmware update tool. Other debug tools were removed

Windows

mstflint

Added support for new flash types: N25Q0XX (Micron) and W25Xxx (Winbond)

Linux/Windows

mstdump

Added support for the mstdump utility (at beta level)

Linux/Windows

mstmcg

Renamed mcg to mstmcg

Linux/Windows

spark

spark was removed from mstflint version 3.0.0

Linux/Windows

Supported Devices

The following adapter cards and switch systems are no longer supported in mstflint version 3.0.0:

• InfiniHost 4X

• InfiniHost III Ex

• InfiniHost III Lx 4X

• InfiniScale

• InfiniScale III

Linux/Windows

All

Added support for WinPE 4.0 OS

Windows

General

It is no longer required to run mst start/stop when using Winmstflint tools. The service is automatically loaded/unloaded when an mstflint tool is running. The mst service installation was removed from the setup

Windows

Added support for SwitchX silicon devices

Windows

mstflint

Added support for Atmel AT25DFxx flash family

Windows

Added support for burning firmware via Command Line Interface (CLI) on SwitchX devices

Windows

Added the mcg tool (Beta level)

The mcg tool displays the current multicast groups and flow steering rules configured in the device.

Target users: Developers of Flow Steering aware applications. This tool dumps the internal steering table which is used by the device to steer Ethernet packets and Multicast IB packets to the correct destination QPs.

Each line in the table shows a single filter and a list of destination QPs. Packets that match the filter are steered to the list of destination QPs

Linux

Removed support for In-band access on OFED 1.4 InfiniBand driver

In-band access is supported using OFED 1.5.X and higher

Linux

General

Added mstconfig tool. This tool sets firmware configurations for Mellanox adapters. These configurations are nonvolatile they apply over device reboots. For further details, please run “mstconfig -h”. The tool is at beta level

Linux

Added support for ConnectX-3 silicon device

Windows

Added the I2CBridge (Dimax’s Driver for USB to I2C Adapter) as part of the Winmstflint installation package. However, the I2CBridge is not installed by default

Windows

mstflint installation change

Removed the isw tool. The isw tool functionality was replaced by the "msti2c" tool. For example, to scan the devices on the i2c bus, run:

> msti2c -d <dev> scan instead of > isw -d <dev>

Windows

mstflint

Added support for Atmel AT25DFxx flash family

Linux

Cleared error messages displayed when trying to burn firmware image of a different device. For example when burning ConnectX-2 firmware image on ConnectX-3 device

Linux

Added support for flash type SST25VF016B

Windows

Added support for flash type M25PX16

Windows

• The ROM section in the image now contains multiple boot images. Therefore mstflint was modified to display information for all of the images in the ROM section.

• Added support to display/burn UEFI ROM/

Windows

Added an option to set the VSD and GUIDs in a binary image file. This is useful for production to prepare images for pre-assembly flash burning. These new commands are supported by Mellanox 4th generation devices

Windows

Added an option to set the VSD and GUIDs on an already burnt device. These commands (“sg” and “sv”) re-burn the existing image with the given GUIDs or VSD. When the 'sg' command is applied on a device with blank (0xff) GUIDs, it updates the GUIDs without re-burning the image

Windows

mst

Added support for using ibnetdiscover in the 'mst ib add' command

Windows

mstburn

Added support for VPD read/write

Windows

Bug Fixes

See .MFT Bug Fixes History v4.18.1

Linux

General

Added support for Mellanox ConnectX-3 and SwitchX silicon devices

Linux

Added Secure host feature which enables ConnectX family devices to block access to its internal hardware registers. The hardware access in this mode is allowed only if a correct 64 bits key is provided (see mstflint changes).

mstflint tools cannot run on a device with hardware access disabled. This feature is enabled only with supporting firmware

Linux

Removed support for Itanium (ia64)

Linux

mstflint

Added the following commands:

• enable/disable access to the hardware

• set/change the key used to enable access to the hardware

Linux

The ROM section in the image now contains multiple boot images. Therefore the mstflint was modified to display information for all of the images in the ROM section

Linux

Added support to display/burn UEFI ROM

Linux

Added support for burning firmware via Command Line interface on SwitchX devices

Linux

mstburn

Added option to add or replace a single keyword in the VPD writable section (-vpd_set_keyword flag)

Linux

Added the option to set a binary VPD field data

Linux

mstflint installation

Added the option --without-kernel which allows user to install mstflint without the mst kernel

Linux

mstflint installation change

RPM based installation:

• Applications are installed using a pre-compiled binary RPM

• Kernel modules are distributed as a source RPM and compiled by the installation script

• Fast installation process

Linux

Removed prerequisite libraries: expat and zlib-devel

Linux

The package tools, libraries and headers are now installed under:{ prefix }/bin or { prefix }/lib and { prefix }/include dirs. Directory / usr/mst is not created. For example, the “mread”, “mwrite” and “mcra” tools that were previously installed by default under /usr/mst/bin, now are installed under /usr/bin

Linux

Linux

Removed the InfiniScale and InfiniBridge tools

Linux

Removed the Infinivision tool set

Linux

Removed the isw tool. The isw tool functionality was replaced by the "msti2c" tool. For example, to scan the devices on the i2c bus, run:

> msti2c -d <dev> scan instead of > isw -d <dev>

Linux

mstflint

Added support for flash type SST25VF016B

Linux

Added support for flash type M25PX16

Linux

Added an option to set the VSD and GUIDs in a binary image file. This is useful for production to prepare images for pre-assembly flash burning. These new commands are supported by Mellanox 4th generation devices

Linux

Added an option to set the VSD and GUIDs on an already burnt device. These commands (“sg” and “sv”) re-burn the existing image with the given GUIDs or VSD. When the 'sg' command is applied on a device with blank (0xff) GUIDs, it updates the GUIDs without re-burning the image

Linux

mst

Added support for using ibutils2/ibdiagnet and ibnetdiscover in the 'mst ib add' command

Linux

Removed the _uar, _msix and _ddr devices from the mst device list

Linux

Debug tools

Added support for routing I2C bus to the IS4 device on IS50XX systems

Linux

Bug Fixes

See .MFT Bug Fixes History v4.18.1

Linux

mstflint installation change

Added the options: --without-image-generation, --disable-dc, and --without-kernel which allow for a partial installation in order to avoid problems with SW dependencies

Linux

Now allows a non-root user to prepare mstflint RPMs

Linux

All

Added Mellanox ConnectX-2 and BridgeX support

Linux/Windows

mstflint

Added a CRC check for the full image

Linux

Support for query/burn of clp-gpxe ROM

Linux

Prevents burning a ConnectX-2 image onto a ConnectX device and vice versa

Linux

Added a logging option to mstflint

Linux

For the ConnectX device family only:

Added commands for an independent burn/read/remove of an Expansion ROM image.

For firmware versions earlier than 2.7.000: It is possible to read the ROM image, or to replace an already existing ROM image (by the burn command). However, burning a new ROM image in case a previous image did not exist is not possible, nor is it possible to remove an existing ROM image

Linux

mstburn

Added the -fw_dir option which looks for a suitable firmware file in the given directory

Linux

Support for generating a non-fail-safe image for ConnectX/ConnectX-2, InfiniScale IV, and BridgeX devices

Linux

Debug tools

Updated the msti2c utility

Linux