Re: ConnectX-2 Firmware / Performance?
Thanks - I found this article which does explain a lot but when I try and follow the steps I don't get any firmware files. There is also a post somewhere that states that some of the newer firmware...
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How to enable SR-IOV in MCB194A-FCAT (Connect-IB)
According to the Release notes of the firmware v10.12.1100, the card MCB194A-FCAT (Connect-IB) supports the SR-IOV feature. However, after upgrading the firmware I still cannot use this feature. Should...
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HI,Try this: HowTo Configure SR-IOV for Connect-IB with KVM you need to enable SR-IOV also in the driver. Check also the MLNX_OFED UM. Ophir.
View ArticleSX1012 noise
We have an SX1012 that is used for R&D so it runs in an office environment. And it's extremely loud. It has 4 x 40mm fans that even at their lowest speed, make more noise than the rest of the rack...
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Sorry to hear about the noise situation. I'm not sure of a way to lower the noise, but if you think it is unusually high, you may want to check if the fan vents are covered / stuck with any debris....
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The SX1012 has more noise than a comparable 1U switch. If you are hearing rattling, that is not normal. The fans or fan cases could be damaged during shipping, It is unlikely this would happen on both...
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Re: WHAT CABLE SHOULD I USE FOR Mallenox 40GB NIC COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER...
No! I have no issue!I'm was suffer from FDR14 optical cable problems during 2 months.But this problem was resolved last week...:)
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Hi Bogdan, 1) how much power does the switch use? Seems to be in the 100W range. Answer - run "show power consumers" from the cli to check on current power usage
View ArticlevSphere ESXi VLANs
Hi, I am trying to set up an Infiniband network to support 10Gbps IPoIB for my vSphere 6 environment. I have 2 ESXi 6.0.0 hosts with the OFED 2.3.3.1 installed each with a Voltaire 500 EX-D dual port...
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Re: How to enable SR-IOV in MCB194A-FCAT (Connect-IB)
Thank you very much, it works like a charm.
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Re: ibquery errrors and ipoib crash issue
Hi Shaun, It worth a try to use supported combination of the software published in MOFED User Manual and start with using the same HCA and FW level. Using unsupported OS and mixing CX-2 and CX-3 can...
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There are no debris and there is no unusual noise (no rattling, etc). Just the sound of 40mm fans running at 10k+ rpm. At least 50db each. The main/only problem seems to be the fan itself which is of...
View ArticleRe: ConnectX-2 Firmware / Performance?
Firmware 2.9.1xxx is the latest/last available ConnectX-2 firmware.Firmware 2.10.xxx is for ConnectX-3 adapters.Proper SMB functionality/support requires ConnectX-3 adapters.In general there was some...
View ArticleRe: vSphere ESXi VLANs
I see here few issues:1. Version 2.3.3.1 explicitly doesn’t support ESX 6.0, it supports ESX 5.5 only.2. IPoIB multicast on 2.3.3.1 (assuming you will move to ESX 5.5) use DMFS (flow steering) by...
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Re: sx1012 link issue
Situation: Link is not UP on each end, when port speed is 40G Ethernet.Two SX1012 switches connected by ~2500 meters of single mode fiber. Transcievers are QSFP+ LR4 40GE OPNEXT....
View ArticleRe: mlnx-en systemd debian 8 issue
Im also seeing this once i start networking: [38909.150418] mlx4_en: eth2: frag:0 - size:1522 prefix:0 stride:1536[38911.720791] mlx4_en: eth3: frag:0 - size:1522 prefix:0 stride:1536
View ArticleRe: Mellanox FDR14 active optical cable + Mellanox 5035 QDR switch = so many...
I'm give it up to using FDR14 optical cables.on QDR switch ...:)
View ArticleRe: ConnectX-2 Firmware / Performance?
If there is a firmware problem - not hardware fault - you can recover firmware in recovery mode via jumper that on your HCA...:)
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