Re: ConnectX-2 EN and SR-IOV on ESXi 5.5
Hi, It is in beta stages, I do not think it is going to be GA on ConnectX-2 adapters or going to be in the support matrix, but things might change. To enable it you will need to modify your firmware...
View ArticleRe: Cable Options (MCX354A-FCBT-LOW P)
For 56Gb on Infiniband you only need a switch that supports FDR, as in the 6XXX series. For 56Gb Ethernet you will need a license that enables 56GB, look at this helpful post : HowTo Configure 56GbE...
View ArticleRe: Windows Server 2008 poor performance
Hi, I suggest you start by reading the Windows section under the performance tuning guide : http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/prod_software/Performance_Tuning_Guide_for_Mellanox_Network_Adapters.pdf...
View ArticleRe: Voltaire 2004 User Manual
Looks like it is in the Mellanox support portal under the EOL Switches section : https://mymellanox.force.com/support/SupportProductItem?id=a2v50000000XdSkAAK I see the manuals and software image in...
View ArticleRe: Can not activate VF in virtual machine
Hi, What Firmware is burned on this specific HCA ? you can query it with flint : flint -d /dev/mst/mtXXXX_pciconf0 q
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.5 & IB Dual Port Card card showing just a sinlge vmnic
Hi Guys ~ # esxcli network nic listName PCI Device Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description------ ------------- ------- ---- ----- ------ ----------------- ----...
View ArticleRe: Voltaire 2004 User Manual
Thank you Erez, however I don't have a login for that site. How do I go about getting one?
View ArticleCan I do L3, IP networking, without extra LICENSE / UPGRADE with SX1036???...
Hello, I want to buy 2 switches that will give me 40gbe converged Ethernet abilities. I am looking at the SX1036, and I am a bit confused about the L3/GW Licenses. My question; If I am not planning on...
View ArticleRe: how spread my net bandwidth when I used Send / receive or read / write...
Hi, I would suggest confirming;If your machines meet the requirements that bring out the best ability of the adapters (ConnectX-3 requires at least PCIe 3.0 w/ 8 Lanes for the best capability).If the...
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Re: Query on mellanox ml2 mechanism driver
Nurit/Nishant,Do we still need "pci_alias" configuration with Juno release ? I guess not.Thanks
View ArticleRe: Voltaire 2004 User Manual
Hi, You can put your product serial under through this link : | myMellanox
View ArticleRe: Can I do L3, IP networking, without extra LICENSE / UPGRADE with...
Hi CloudBuilder, The L3 license is free. and in case the SX1036 switch/es you have are new (were manufacture with MLNX-OS 3.3.4100 and above), the license is not even needed.If the "ip routing" command...
View ArticleDifference between PRO VPI and PRO EN adapter (RoCE V2) (Hyperconverged...
What exactly is the difference between the PRO VPI and PRO EN adapter? Can the PRO EN adapter do RoCE V2? Are there any adapters other than the VPI PRO that can do RoCE V2? Btw, My network is small...
View ArticleRe: Difference between PRO VPI and PRO EN adapter (RoCE V2) (Hyperconverged...
The VPI (ConnectX-3 and ConnectX-3 Pro) cards can run InfiniBand on the link layer, while the EN cards cannot.RDMA is supported on both types (VPI and EN). if you use EN you can run RoCE.The ConnecX-3...
View ArticleRe: Difference between PRO VPI and PRO EN adapter (RoCE V2) (Hyperconverged...
Are you sure the connect-3 PRO EN can also do RoCE v2 ? The documentation only says roce , not roce v2! and the VPI PRO documentation clearly states RoCE V2! I have 2x 1gb WAN links, These are fiber,...
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What are the recommended IB configuration for large MPI jobs in a cluster...
Hi, System details are,IB HCA- MT26428 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s & MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3]OFED Version: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-1.5.3-3.0.0RHEL 5.8 kernel: 2.6.18-308.el5 Thanks.
View ArticleRe: Difference between PRO VPI and PRO EN adapter (RoCE V2) (Hyperconverged...
Hi Bent,ConnecX-s Pro EN or VPI support RoCE v2 (routable).Could you point me to the documentations you saw about that. SX1036 supports 1GbE (configurable). You will need to use QSA (40->10G...
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Re: Can not activate VF in virtual machine
Hi, Erez, It's FW Version: 2.33.5000FW Release Date: 13.1.2015Product Version: 02.33.50.00Rom Info: type=PXE version=3.4.460 devid=4103Device ID: 4103Description: Node...
View ArticleReserved op code 0x80 during UC transfers
We are sending UC RDMA transfers over InfiniBand between blade servers with Mellanox HCAs and some custom hardware. The custom hardware sometimes receives packets that are flagged as having an invalid...
View ArticleANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH JUNIPER SWITCHES & MELLANOX ETHERNET CONNECTIVITY?
ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH JUNIPER SWITCHES & MELLANOX ETHERNET CONNECTIVITY? I would like to use the SX1012 as a backplane switch to interconnect (6) servers and a few Juniper EX Family switches....
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