ConnectX-2 VPI InfiniBand and Ethernet Adapter Card User’s Manual
Rev 1.0
Mellanox Technologies
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Driver Software and Firmware
3.1
Driver Software
For Linux, download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software
package available via the Mellanox OpenFabrics Web site at:
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Downloads => InfiniBand/VPI SW/Drivers. Follow the installation
instructions included in the download package.
3.2
Updating Adapter Card Firmware
Each card is shipped with the latest version of qualified firmware at the time of manufacturing.
Firmware is updated occasionally, and the most recent firmware can be obtained from
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Downloads => Firmware.
3.3
Single Adapter Card Firmware Update
Firmware can be updated on the stand alone single card using the
flint
tool of the
Mellanox Firm-
ware Tools (MFT)
package. This package is available for download, along with its user’s manual,
from the Mellanox Firmware Tools page. See
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Downloads => Firm-
ware Tools.
A firmware binaries table lists a binary file per adapter card. The file name of each such binary is
composed by combining the firmware name, the firmware release version, and the card part num-
ber. Please contact Mellanox or your assigned Field Application Engineer if you cannot find the
firmware binary for your adapter card. This may happen if the product is not yet available for gen-
eral distribution.
