ConnectX-4 Single/Dual-Port Adaptor: IPv6 Certification?
Does the Mellanox ConnectX-4 Adaptor have IPv6 certification?If so, how can one demonstrate or reference the certification? I know if supports IPv6, but is it certified? Thanks, dana
View ArticleRe: Connectx-3 VPI not seeing switch
Hello Perry,This may be caused by old firmware on the ConnectX-3 adapter.The firmware should be at least 2.32.5550 for ConnectX-3 adapters.I recommend updating the adapter fw to the latest version...
View Articleeoib in driver 2.1 or later
Whether eoib support in mlnx driver 2.1 or later? Can not find it in release.
View ArticleRe: eoib in driver 2.1 or later
OS is RHEL 6.5 , EoIB is supported only in SLES11SP2 and RHEL6.4 in release notes 2.1.1.0.0. But eoib can enabled in RHEL 6.5 and speed is only 50MB/s.pls help or give me some advice .Thanks .
View ArticleRe: How to extract individual BIN files from an MFA firmware archive?
Hi Viki, It's no longer relevant, but thanks for your reply anyway!
View ArticleWhich ESXi driver to use for SRP/iSER over IB (not Eth!)?
Hi all, I'm a bit puzzled by the current situation with Mellanox drivers for VMware ESXi. It looks like SRP support is all dusted and won't be developed anymore. Pity, but fine, as long as iSER is...
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dma_map_single not able to receive capsules on ARM with mellanox card
Hi,I am receiving capsule with Mellanox card, the receive event is happening with ib calls. But my dma_map_single function receiving zero data. if I use dma_alloc_coherent instead of dma_map_single I...
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Re: Which ESXi driver to use for SRP/iSER over IB (not Eth!)?
I have the same question as well. The drivers for connectx-4 have never really materialized for vmware and infiniband storage.
View ArticleRe: Windows, TCP/IP - lowest possible latency?
Hello Ed, Mellanox cards can probably get better numbers, especially if adding additional tuning to the server that can improve the numbers even more.You are welcome to review Mellanox performance...
View ArticleConnectX-3 RoCE fails send WRs when running multiple QPs
Hi all, I have spent the last 3 weeks building an event-driven I/O engine for RNICs.I have worked out most of the kinks, but there is an error I cannot understand.For test application, I have a single...
View ArticleRe: VMware ESXi 6.0 virtual ib_ipoib interfaces
Hi david,Can you confirm what type of HCA card(s) installed within the ESXI server?What is the port protocol configured as IB or Ethernet? Thank you,Sophie.
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Connecting SX1016 MLAG Pair to Cisco VSS
I have a SX1016 pair configured as an MLAG pair that I have connected to my Cisco 6509 VSS. I followed document linked below. We seem to be experiencing some strange behavior when attempting to access...
View ArticleRe: Which ESXi driver to use for SRP/iSER over IB (not Eth!)?
This is one of the reason I have given up on infiniband for our storage, dropping protocol support and dropping adapter support because newer versions appear. Just not worth it anymore.
View ArticleRe: Which ESXi driver to use for SRP/iSER over IB (not Eth!)?
Will we have the honour of someone from Mellanox responding to this one? They seem to be monitoring these forums pretty closely, so no response so far looks a bit strange...
View ArticleRe: VMware ESXi 6.0 virtual ib_ipoib interfaces
I have a similar problem: i cant get IP over IB working.MT 27500 ConnectX-3 (PSID MT_1100120019) on ESX 6 (latest Updates 2 days ago). In the BIOS (SuperMicro) I set in the PCIe Configuration Page...
View ArticleRe: Windows, TCP/IP - lowest possible latency?
How low RTT could I expect to see with Mellanox hardware?
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Re: Which ESXi driver to use for SRP/iSER over IB (not Eth!)?
Mellanox SRP initiator in vSphere OFED 1 8.2.4 shows me a good performance.But it has a issue with ZFS SRP target that cause problem to VM auto start function in ESXi host.SRP is a native RDMA SCSI...
View ArticleQuestion about stacking
We just got two SX1012 swtiches for use with a SCALE cluster.We received a stacking cable with the pair, which I have plugged into port 10 on both switches.When I asked Scale, they said that plugging...
View Article'State: Initializing' but works
Hi all, I am linking 2 identical nodes with 2 IB cables (2 ports are in different subnet). I found the port 2 state is in 'Initializing' (till yesterday, both port status were Active).Subnet manager is...
View ArticleRe: 'State: Initializing' but works
Hi, Do you have a subnet manager running on the 2nd subnet via port 2?
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