ConnectX®-3 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP+ Port Adapter Card User Manual
Rev 2.3
Mellanox Technologies
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About this Manual
This
User Manual
describes Mellanox Technologies ConnectX®-3 40/56 Gigabit Ethernet Sin-
gle and Dual QSFP+ port PCI Express x8 adapter cards. It provides details as to the interfaces of
the board, specifications, required software and firmware for operating the board, and relevant
documentation.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards.
The manual assumes basic familiarity with Ethernet networks and architecture specifications.
Related Documentation
Table 2 - Documents List
Document Conventions
When discussing memory sizes, MB and MBytes are used in this document to mean size in mega
Bytes. The use of Mb or Mbits (small b) indicates size in mega bits. In this document PCIe is
used to mean PCI Express.
Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) User
Manual
Document no. 2204UG
User Manual describing the set of MFT firmware management
tools for a single node.
See
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Products => Software => Firm-
ware Tools
MLNX_EN for Linux README Driver Kit
for Mellanox Adapter Cards with 10/
40GigE Support
Document no. 2950
This document provides information on the MLNX_EN Linux
driver and instructions for installing the driver on Mellanox Con-
nectX adapter cards supporting 10/40Gb/s Ethernet.
WinOF VPI for Windows
User Manual
Document no. 3280
User Manual describing WinOF features, performance, InfiniBand
diagnostic, tools content and configuration. See
http://www.mella-
nox.com
=> Products => Software => Windows SW/Drivers =>
Mellanox OFED for Windows (WinOF)
Mellanox MLX4_EN Driver for VMware
README
Document no. 3527
User Manual describing MLX4_EN driver for WMware features,
performance, diagnostic, tools content and configuration. See
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Products => Software => Ethernet
Drivers => VMware Drivers
Performance Tuning Guidelines
for Mellanox Network Adapters
Document no. 3368
Manual describes important tuning parameters and settings that
can improve performance for Mellanox drivers.
IEEE Std 802.3 Specification
This is the IEEE Ethernet specification
http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802
PCI Express 3.0 Specifications
Industry Standard PCI Express 3.0 Base and Card Electromechan-
ical Specifications