Configuring NVIDIA Mellanox Fiber NIC Configuration

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Install Mellanox Fiber Driver

Link to NVIDIA DOCA Download Page

https://developer.nvidia.com/doca-downloads

Host-Server

DOCA-Host

Windows

To download WinOF-2 for windows, click Here

Current Version (24.10)…. Windows v… 

MLNX_WinOF2-24_…. exe

Run/Install defaults

Converting NIC From InfiniBand (IB) to Ethernet

Google for NVIDIA MFT

NVIDIA Firmware Tools (MFT)

https://network.nvidia.com/products/adapter-software/firmware-tools

Run the default install

mst status

copy the device name from output, ie:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> mst status
MST devices:
————

  mt4123_pciconf0

mlxconfig -d [DeviceName] set LINK_TYPE_P1=ETH

Fan Configuration If Overheating

*** Note *** – if possibly overheating mst status yields no results

Boot Dells with F12 – go to BIOS

Change the Thermal Configurations

Thermal Mode = High
PCIe Slot Zone = +100
CPU/Memory/HDD Zone +100

Boot Dell with F12 choose Device Configuration

Mellanox….

set Slot power limiter = ENABLED

Manual

NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Ethernet Adapter Cards user Manual
https://docs.nvidia.com/nvidia-connectx-6-ethernet-adapter-cards-user-manual.pdf



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