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Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-3 MCX312A-XCBT User Manual (68 pages)
ConnectX-3 Ethernet Single and Dual SFP+ Port Adapter Card User Manual
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 1.74 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Figures
5
List of Tables
6
Revision History
7
Table 1: Revision History Table
7
About this Manual
9
Intended Audience
9
Related Documentation
9
Document Conventions
9
Table 2: Documents List
9
Technical Support
10
Firmware and Software Updates
10
Chapter 1 Introduction
11
Product Overview
11
Table 3: Single and Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards
11
Features and Benefits
12
Operating Systems/Distributions
12
Table 4: Features
12
Connectivity
13
Chapter 2 Interfaces
14
Figure 1: MCX312A-XCBT Card
14
Ethernet SFP+ Interface
15
Figure 2: MCX312B-XCBT Card
15
Figure 3: MCX311A-XCAT Card
15
PCI Express Interface
16
I2C-Compatible Interface
16
LED Interface
16
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
17
System Requirements
17
Hardware
17
Operating Systems/Distributions
17
Software Stacks
17
Safety Precautions
17
Pre-Installation Checklist
17
Bracket Installation Instructions
17
Removing the Existing Bracket
18
Installing the New Bracket
18
Figure 4: Bracket Screws
18
Figure 5: Placing the Bracket on the Card (MCX312A-XCBT)
19
Figure 6: Placing the Bracket on the Card (MCX312B-XCBT)
19
Card Installation Instructions
20
Figure 7: Placing the Bracket on the Card (MCX311A-XCAT)
20
Cables and Modules
21
Inserting the Optical Transceiver Module
21
Cable Installation
21
Figure 8: Module with Locking Mechanism Closed
21
Figure 9: Module with Locking Mechanism Open
21
Identify the Card in Your System
22
On Windows
22
Figure 10: PCI Device
22
On Linux
23
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
24
Linux Driver
24
Hardware and Software Requirements
24
Installing the Driver
24
Table 5: Software and Hardware Requirements
24
Loading the Driver
25
Unloading the Driver
25
Uninstalling the Driver
25
Windows Driver
25
Hardware and Software Requirements
26
Downloading Mlnx_Winof
26
Extracting Files Without Running Installation
26
Table 6: Software and Hardware Requirements
26
Installing Mlnx_Winof
28
4.2.4.1 Attended Installation
29
4.2.4.2 Unattended Installation
34
Upgrading Mlnx_Winof
35
Installation Results
35
Opensm Activation
36
Uninstalling Mlnx_Winof
37
4.2.8.1 Attended Uninstall
37
4.2.8.2 Unattended Uninstall
37
Assigning Port IP after Installation
37
Performance Tuning
39
Vmware Driver
40
Installing and Running the VBI Driver on Esxi-5.X
40
Installing and Running the Offline_Bundle Driver on Esxi-5.X
40
Removing the Vib/Offline_Bundle Driver
41
Flexboot
41
Chapter 5 Updating Adapter Card Firmware
42
Figure 11: Support Download Assistant
43
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
44
General
44
Linux
45
Windows
46
Chapter 7 Specifications
47
MCX311A-XCAT Specifications
47
Table 7: MCX311A-XCAT Specifications Table
47
MCX312[AB]A-XCBT Specifications
48
Table 8: MCX312[AB]-XCBT Specifications Table
48
Adapter LED Operation
49
Table 9: Physical and Logical Link Indication
49
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
50
Figure 12: Mechanical Drawing of the Single-Port MCX311A-XCAT Adapter Card
50
Figure 13: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX312A-XCBT Adapter Card
51
Figure 14: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX312B-XCBT
51
Bracket Mechanical Drawing
52
Figure 15: Dual-Port Bracket for MCX312A-XCBT
52
Figure 16: Dual-Port Bracket for MCX312B-XCBT
53
Figure 17: Single-Port Bracket
53
Regulatory Statements
54
Appendix A Interface Connectors Pinout
55
Figure 18: Rear View of Module with Pin Placement
55
Table 10: SFP+ Connector Pinout
56
Figure 19: Pcie Connector Pinout
57
Figure 20: Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout
57
Appendix B Finding the GUID/ MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
59
Figure 21: Card Product Label (Example)
59
Figure 22: Board Labels for MCX312B-XCBT
59
Appendix C Safety Warnings
61
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
63
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
65
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
67
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Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-3 MCX312A-XCBT User Manual (45 pages)
Ethernet Dual SFP+ Port Adapter
Brand:
Mellanox Technologies
| Category:
Adapter
| Size: 1.63 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Tables
5
List of Figures
6
Revision History
7
Table 1: Revision History Table
7
About this Manual
8
Document Conventions
8
Intended Audience
8
Related Documentation
8
Table 2: Documents List
8
Technical Support
8
Firmware and Software Updates
9
Chapter 1 Overview
10
Supported Network Protocol Standards
10
And 40 Gigabit Ethernet
10
Adapter Cards Covered in this Manual
11
Finding the MAC and Serial Number on the Adapter Card
11
Safety Warnings
11
Table 3: Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card
11
Figure 1: Card Product Label (Example)
11
Chapter 2 Adapter Card Interfaces
14
I/O Interfaces
14
Figure 2: MCX312A-XCBT Card
14
Ethernet SFP+ Interface
15
PCI Express Interface
15
LED Assignment
15
Figure 3: Dual-Port Bracket
15
I2C-Compatible Interface
16
Power
16
SFP+ Power Level
16
Memory
16
Table 4: Physical and Logical Link Indication
16
Figure 4: I2C-Compatible Connector
16
System Memory
17
Spi
17
Eeprom
17
Table 5: Jumper Configuration
17
Table 6: MCX312A-XCBT VPD Layout
17
Chapter 3 Ethernet Adapter Card Installation
21
Hardware Requirements
21
Installation Instructions
21
Identify the Card in Your System
21
On Windows
21
On Linux
22
Figure 5: PCI Device
22
Cables and Modules
23
Inserting the Optical Transceiver Module
23
Cable Installation
23
Figure 6: Module with Locking Mechanism Closed
23
Figure 7: Module with Locking Mechanism Open
23
Chapter 4 Driver Software and Firmware
25
Driver Software
25
Linux
25
Windows
25
Figure 8: Device Manager (Example)
26
Flexboot
27
RDMA over Converged Ethernet
27
Hardware and Software Requirements
28
Updating Adapter Card Firmware
28
Figure 9: Support Download Assistant
29
Appendix A Specifications
31
MCX312A-XCBT Specifications
31
Table 7: MCX312A-XCBT Specifications Table
31
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions
32
Regulatory Statements
32
Figure 10: Mechanical Drawing of the Dual-Port MCX312A-XCBT Adapter Card
32
Appendix B Interface Connectors Pinout
34
I2C-Compatible Connector Pinout
34
PCI Express X8 Connector Pinout
34
Table 8: I2C-Compatible Connector Pinout
34
Figure 11: Compatible Connector Plug and Pinout
34
Figure 12: Pcie Connector Pinout
35
SFP+ Connector Pinout
36
Figure 13: Rear View of Module with Pin Placement
36
Table 9: SFP+ Connector Pinout
37
Appendix C Replacing a Tall Bracket with a Short Bracket
38
Replacing a Bracket
38
Removing the Existing Bracket from the Adapter Card
38
Figure 14: Bracket Screws
38
Installing the New Bracket
39
Figure 15: Placing the Bracket on the Card
39
Appendix D Avertissements de Sécurité D'installation (Warnings in French)
40
Appendix E Sicherheitshinweise (Warnings in German)
42
Appendix F Advertencias de Seguridad para la Instalación (Warnings in Spanish)
44
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