Mellanox Technologies 0068F2 User manual

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ConnectX®-4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28
Adapter Card User Manual for Dell PowerEdge
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0068F2, 06W1HY, 0NNJ2M, 0JJN39
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Related Documentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Document Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Firmware Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1.2 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.3 Operating Systems/Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
1.4 Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Chapter 2 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1 InfiniBand Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.2 Ethernet QSFP28 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.3 PCI Express Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.4 LED Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.1.1 Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2 Operating Systems/Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.2.1 Software Stacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.3 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.4 Pre-installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.5 Bracket Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.5.1 Removing the Existing Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.5.2 Installing the New Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.6 Card Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.7 Cables and Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
3.7.1 Cable Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.8 Adapter Card Un-installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3.8.1 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.8.2 Card Un-installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.9 Identify the Card in Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.9.1 On Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.9.2 On Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 4 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1 Linux Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

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4.1.1 Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.2 Downloading Mellanox OFED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1.3 Installing Mellanox OFED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1.3.1 Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.1.3.2 Installation Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.1.3.3 Installation Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.1.3.4 openibd Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.1.3.5 Driver Load Upon System Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.1.3.6 mlnxofedinstall Return Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.1.4 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.1.5 Installing MLNX_OFED using YUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.1.5.1 Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.1.5.2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the YUM Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.1.5.3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the YUM Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.1.6 Installing MLNX_OFED using apt-get. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.1.6.1 Setting up MLNX_OFED apt-get Repository. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.1.6.2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the apt-get Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1.6.3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED using the apt-get Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1.7 Updating Firmware After Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1.7.1 Updating the Device Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.1.7.2 Updating the Device Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.1.7.3 Updating the Device Firmware Automatically upon System Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.1.8 UEFI Secure Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.1.8.1 Enrolling Mellanox's x.509 Public Key On your Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.1.8.2 Removing Signature from Kernel Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.1.9 Performance Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.1 Firmware Update Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
6.2 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Chapter 7 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7.1 06W1HY/0JJN39 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
7.2 0068F2/0NNJ2M Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
7.3 Airflow Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
7.4 Adapter Card LED Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
7.5 Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7.6 Bracket Mechanical Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
A.1 QSFP28 Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
A.2 PCI Express x16 Edge Connector Pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Appendix B Finding the GUID/MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card . . . . 47
Appendix C Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Appendix D Avertissements de sécurité d’installation (Warnings in French) . . . . . . 52
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Appendix F Advertencias de seguridad para la instalación (Warnings in Spanish) . 56

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List of Tables
Table 1: Revision History Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 2: Documents List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Table 3: Single and Dual-port EDR Adapter Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 4: Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 5: Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 6: 06W1HY/0JJN39 Specifications Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 7: 0068F2/0NNJ2M Specifications Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 8: Physical and Logical Link Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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List of Figures
Figure 1: PCI Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Figure 2: Mechanical Drawing of the Single-port x16 Adapter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Figure 3: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-port x16 Adapter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Figure 4: Single-port Low Profile Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Figure 5: Single-port Full Height Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 6: Dual-port Low Profile Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Figure 7: Dual-port Full Height Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Figure 8: Connector and Cage Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Figure 9: PCIe x16 Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Figure 10: 06W1HY Board Labels (Example) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Figure 11: 0068F2 Board Labels (Example) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Figure 12: 0JJN39 Board Labels (Example) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Figure 13: 0NNJ2M Board Labels (Example) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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Revision History
This document was printed on October 13, 2016.
Table 1 - Revision History Table
Date Rev Comments/Changes
October 2016 1.3 • Updated Product Overview on page 11.
• Updated Features and Benefits on page 12.
• Updated OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) on page 14.
• Removed Windows and VMware from “Operating Systems/Distributions” on
page 13.
• Removed I2C-compatible Interface from Interfaces on page 14.
• Updated Card Installation Instructions on page 16.
• Updated Installing the New Bracket on page 16.
• Updated Cable Installation on page 18
• Updated Linux Driver on page 22.
• Updated 06W1HY/0JJN39 Specifications on page 38.
• Updated 0068F2/0NNJ2M Specifications on page 39
• Updated “Airflow Specifications” on page 40
• Updated Adapter Card LED Operations on page 37.
•AddedMechanical Drawing of the Single-port x16 Adapter Card on page 41.
• Updated Bracket Mechanical Drawings on page 42.
• Added a note to Finding the GUID/MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter
Card on page 47.
•Updated Safety Warnings on page 50.
December 2015 1.2 • Updated Related Documentations on page 8
• Updated Single and Dual-port EDR Adapter Cards on page 10
• Updated Section 3.9.1, “On Windows,” on page 19
• Added VMware Driver on page 32
• Updated Updating Adapter Card Firmware on page 35
• Updated the following tables:
• 06W1HY/0JJN39 Specifications on page 38
• 0068F2/0NNJ2M Specifications on page 39
• Added Airflow Specifications on page 40
October 2015 1.1 Added 0NNJ2M and 0JJN39 OPNs and updated necessary sections accord-
ingly.
September 2015 1.0 First Release

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About this Manual
This User Manual describes Mellanox Technologies ConnectX®-4 VPI Single and Dual
QSFP28 port PCI Express x16 adapter cards for Dell PowerEdge. The User Manual provides
details as to the interfaces of the adapter card, specifications, required software and firmware for
operating the adapter card, and relevant documentation.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the installer and user of these cards.
The manual assumes basic familiarity with InfiniBand® and Ethernet network architecture spec-
ifications.
Related Documentations
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
Mellanox Firmware Utility (mlxup) User
Manual and Release Notes
Mellanox firmware update and query utility used to update the
firmware. See http://www.mellanox.com => Products => Software
=> Firmware Tools => mlxup Firmware Utility
Mellanox OFED for Linux
User Manual
Document no. 2877
User Manual describing OFED features, performance, InfiniBand
diagnostic, tools content and configuration. See http://www.mella-
nox.com => Products => Software => InfiniBand/VPI drivers =>
Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution for Linux (MLNX-
_OFED)
Mellanox OFED for Linux Release Notes
Document no. 2877
Release Notes for Mellanox OFED for Linux driver kit for Mella-
nox adapter cards: See: http://www.mellanox.com =>Products =>
Software => InfiniBand/VPI Drivers => Linux SW/Drivers =>
Release Notes
IBTA Specification Release 1.3 InfiniBand Architecture Specification:
http://www.infinibandta.org/content/pages.php?pg=technology_-
public_specification
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
https://pcisig.com/specifications

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Technical Support
Customers who purchased Mellanox products directly from Mellanox are invited to contact us
through the following methods.
•URL:http://www.mellanox.com => Support
• E-mail: su[email protected]
• Tel: [phone]
Customers who purchased Mellanox M-1 Global Support Services, please see your contract for
details regarding Technical Support.
Customers who purchased Mellanox products through a Mellanox approved reseller should first
seek assistance through their reseller.
Firmware Updates
The Mellanox support downloader contains software, firmware and knowledge database infor-
mation for Mellanox products. Access the database from the Mellanox Support web page,
http://www.mellanox.com => Support
Or use the following link to go directly to the Mellanox Support Download Assistant page,
http://www.mellanox.com/supportdownloader/.

ConnectX®-4 VPI Single and Dual QSFP28 Port Adapter Card User Manual for Dell PowerEdge Rev 1.3
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1 Introduction
This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies VPI adapter cards based on the ConnectX®-4
integrated circuit device. These adapters connectivity provide the highest performing and most
flexible interconnect solution for PCI Express Gen3 servers used in Enterprise Data Centers,
High-Performance Computing, and Embedded environments.
This chapter covers the following topics:
•Section 1.1, “Product Overview,” on page 11
•Section 1.2, “Features and Benefits,” on page 12
•Section 1.3, “Operating Systems/Distributions,” on page 13
•Section 1.4, “Connectivity,” on page 13