Download Download NVIDIA Mellanox MCX512A-ADAT SmartNIC Firmware 16.30.1004 for OS Independent Free

The firmware added during manufacture is used to run user programs on the device and can be considered as software that allows the hardware to run. Embedded firmware is used to control the functions of various hardware devices and systems, just as the operating system (OS) of a computer controls the functions of software applications. The firmware can be written to read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), or flash memory.

Important notes:

-Security reinforcement enhancement: This version contains important reliability improvements and security reinforcement enhancements. Mellanox recommends upgrading your device firmware to this version to improve the device’s firmware security and reliability.
-When upgrading or changing the configuration on a multi-host adapter card, for the changes to take effect, PCIe restarts must be sent from both hosts (servers) at the same time.
-SR-IOV-Virtual function (VF) per port-The maximum virtual function (VF) per port is 127.
-For functions that require a large amount of PCIe resources, it is recommended to enable the BIOS setting of “Decoding above 4G”. Such functions include: SR-IOV with a large number of VFs, PCIe emulation switches, and large BAR requests.

Changes and new features:

-Removed the unexpected internal CNP that triggered the lossy slow_restart_idle function of RoCE.
-Added support for the new NV configuration mode “icm_cache_mode_large_scale_steering”, which can reduce cache misses and improve performance when using many steering rules. Use the mlxconfig parameter “ICM_CACHE_MODE” to enable this feature.
-This new feature enables VF/VF group rate limiting, and also applies the rate limiter for each host.
-This new function supports asymmetric sub-function configuration. It extends asymmetric Sub-Function configuration to support asymmetric configuration between all PFs, and provides Sub-Function scalability and asymmetric NV configuration.

Bug fix:

-The tunnel atom does not work when using UMR.
-Removed the option to create unnecessary internal CNP operations for the lossy ADP retransmission function.
-Set the upper limit of the high index function to 0 to avoid too many parallel VF NODNIC functions.
-Fixed an issue that prevented PF from sending data packets. A new trigger (every about 1 second) has been added to trigger the VQoS algorithm to run a full iteration on all VQoS trees.

About the network adapter driver:

After connecting, the operating system usually installs a universal driver to help the computer recognize the newly connected device.

However, if you want to take advantage of all the functions available with the network adapter, you must apply the appropriate software. This task also allows the computer to correctly identify all device characteristics, such as manufacturer, chipset, technology, etc.

Updating the adapter’s driver and utility version may improve overall performance and stability, increase transmission speed, fix different compatibility issues and some network-related errors, and bring various other changes.

To install this version, simply obtain the package, unzip it if necessary, run the installer, and follow the instructions displayed on the screen. When you are done, don’t forget to perform a system restart and reconnect the network adapter to ensure that all changes take effect correctly.

Without further ado, if you plan to apply this version, please click the download button and install the package. In addition, please visit our website as much as possible, so as not to miss any new version.