Re: Cisco Nexus 6004 and Mellanox QSFP
That's interesting. Can you try the following CLI on the Cisco switch(6004). #"service unsupported-adapter". Let me know the result. ~Rage
View ArticleFirmware update failed
When I installed OFED 2.4, it failed to update my firmware.The error message is : Querying Mellanox devices firmware ... Device #1:---------- Device Type: ConnectX3 Part Number:...
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I've contacted ProLabs and waiting to see if they can make a cable that might help us out.
View ArticleRe: Cisco Nexus 6004 and Mellanox QSFP
I already entered that command, but it did not work. See my original post for the error message.
View ArticleRe: Frequent TCP retransmissions with ConnectX-3 EN
I haven't tried the "options mlx4_core log_num_mgm_entry_size=-7" yet. However, I did upgrade my install OFED to 3.0-1.0.1 on all of my servers. No change. In my initial post, I mentioned that this...
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What's the difference between MFA* and MFS* active fiber EDR cables ?
Hi, At mellanox.com ... products ... cables and transceivers .... bottom table MFA1A00-E005MLNX5m QSFP VPI EDR active fiberMFA1A00-E010MLNX10m QSFP VPI EDR active fiberMFA1A00-E015MLNX15m QSFP...
View ArticleRe: Firmware update failed
Hi Kai Ma, The MITAC_QDR PSID means that the HCA is an OEM/ODM card (I'm assuming manufactured by MITAC), MLNX_OFED only has fw for Mellanox GA PSID's (starting with MT_*)
View ArticleRe: What's the difference between MFA* and MFS* active fiber EDR cables ?
M is for Mellanox, not Multi-mode fiber. MFA the major family for Active Optics Cables (VCSELs)MFS is the major family for Active Optical Cables (Silicon photonics).
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connectx_port_config never finds devices or driver not loaded
I'm trying to get two new EDR cards, MCX456A-ECA_Ax and MCX455A-ECA_Ax, working for ethernet purposes. I've installed what seems to be the newest OFED stack,...
View ArticleRe: connectx_port_config never finds devices or driver not loaded
Hi Phil, connectx_port_config script doesn't support Connectx-4 , it only supports ConnectX-2, ConnectX-3, XonnectX-3 Pro. For connectx-4 please use the mlxconfig tool: for example: mst startmlxconfig...
View ArticleExtremely slow ethernet speed with ConnectX VPI card in EN mode.
I picked up a pair of ConnectX VPI cards along with CX4->SPF+ cable as a cost-effective way to get 10gigE for shared storage. I initially plugged them into an switch (gigE switch with 4 10gigE...
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Wow, that ended up being simple, once the command was at hand! Thanks for the help. Both cards now have appropriate ethernet ports ready for configuration. Phil
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