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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
Rev. 4.13.3-2
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 .
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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 .
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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
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Rev. 4.13.0
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