Driver Software and Firmware
Rev 1.9
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Driver Software and Firmware
4.1
Driver Software
4.1.1
Linux
For Linux, download and install the latest MLNX_EN driver software package available via the
Mellanox web site at:
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Products => Software => Ethernet Drivers
=> ConnectX® EN 10GigE Linux Driver => Download. Follow the installation instructions
included in the download package (also available from the download page). To ensure that com-
munication has been established follow the instructions below.
To assign an IP address to the interface run:
where 'x' is the OS assigned interface number.
To check driver and device information run:
Example:
4.1.2
Windows
For Windows, download the MLNX EN – Ethernet driver. Download this package from the Mel-
lanox web site at:
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Products => Software => Ethernet Drivers =>
ConnectX® EN 10GigE Windows Driver => Download. Follow the installation instructions
included in the download package (also available from the download page). To ensure that com-
munication has been established follow the instructions below.
To display a summary of network Mezzanine software-, firmware- and hardware-related infor-
mation such as driver version, firmware version, bus interface, Mezzanine identity, and network
port link information, perform the following steps:
Step 1: Display the Device Manager
> ifconfig eth<x> <ip>
> ethtool -i eth<x>
> ethtool -i eth2
driver:mlx4_en (MT_1020110019_CX-3)
version: 1.5.6.33 (Oct 2011)
firmware-version:2.10.0000
bus-info: 0000:07:00.0