3 driver software and firmware, 1 driver software, 2 updating the mezzanine card firmware – Dell PowerEdge M805 User Manual

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ConnectX IB MDI Dual-port InfiniBand Mezzanine Card for Dell PowerEdge M600 and M605 Blades User’s Manual

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3 Driver Software and Firmware

3.1 Driver Software

Refer to the documentation included with the Cisco M SFS7000E InfiniBand (IB) Primary Switch for directions to
get the latest drivers for the mezzanine card.

3.2 Updating the Mezzanine Card Firmware

The mezzanine card is shipped with the latest version of qualified firmware at the time of manufacturing. Firmware is
updated occasionally, and the most recent firmware can be obtained from

http://www.mellanox.com/support/firmware_table_Dell.php

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Firmware can be updated on a single card using the mstflint tool included in the OFED distribution. In the directory
that holds the latest firmware, run the following commands:

lspci | grep Mellanox ;identifies PCI ID to be used in next command

mstflint -d <PCI ID, for example 05:00.0> -i <.bin file>b

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