ESXi 6.7/6.7 U1: NVIDIA ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5 NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere User Manual v4.17.15.16
Linux Kernel Upstream Release Notes v6.5

Overview

These are the release notes of Mellanox ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5 NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere6.7. Mellanox ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5 NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere6.7 supports the following uplinks to servers.

Version

OS

Uplink Speed

4.17.15.16

ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 U1

10/25/40/50/100GbE

Content of MLNX-NATIVE-ESX Driver Package

ESXi 6.7:

MLNX-NATIVE-ESX-ConnectX-4-5_4.17.15.16-10EM-670.0.0.8169922.zip - Hypervisor bundle for ESXi 6.7 contains the following kernel modules:

  • nmlx5_core

  • nmlx5_rdma

MLNX-NATIVE-ESXRev 4.17.15.16 supports the following Mellanox Ethernet HCA:

HCAs

Recommended Firmware Rev.

Additional Firmware Rev.

ConnectX-4

12.24.1000

12.23.1020

ConnectX-4 Lx

14.24.1000

14.23.1020

ConnectX-5

16.24.1000

16.23.1020

ConnectX-5 Ex

16.24.1000

16.23.1020

For the latest firmware versions, visit:

Tested Hypervisors

HCAs

Guest Operating System

SR-IOV

ConnectX-4/ConnectX-4 Lx

ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex

Windows Server 2012 R2

RedHat 6.5

RedHat 6.6

RedHat 7.1

RedHat 7.2

RedHat 7.3

RedHat 7.5

Paravirtualizeda (Ethernet Only)

ConnectX-4/ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-5/ConnectX-5 Ex

RedHat 7.5

a. Paravirtualized RDMA is only tested Linux Operating Systems.

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