NVIDIA Mellanox MCX614106A-VCAT SmartNIC Firmware 20.27.6008

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Firmware which is added at the time of manufacturing, is used to run user programs on the device and can be thought of as the software that allows hardware to run. Embedded firmware is used to control the functions of various hardware devices and systems, much like a computer’s operating system (OS) controls the function of software applications. Firmware may be written into read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) or flash memory.

Important Notes:

- Security Hardening Enhancements: This release contains important reliability improvements and security hardening enhancements. Mellanox recommends upgrading your devices firmware to this release to improve the devices’ firmware security and reliability.
- When upgrading or changing configuration on multi-host adapter cards, for the changes to take effect, PCIe restart must be simultaneously send from both hosts (servers).
- SR-IOV - Virtual Functions (VF) per Port - The maximum Virtual Functions (VF) per port is 127.

Changes and New Features:

- Enabled KP4RS FEC on Active Fiber cables (OPN: MFS1S00-V0xxE).
- Disabled PLR on Active Fiber cables.
- Added support FDR protocol.
- SHARP SAT is at GA level.
- Enabled updating End-to-End (E2E) credit packets instantly.

The following are the minimal software/firmware versions that support PAM4 link speeds when connected using Mellanox NIC to Mellanox Switch and Mellanox NIC to 3rd Party Switches:
- Mellanox Spectrum-3: 30.2007.1142
- Mellanox Spectrum-2: 29.2007.1142
- Switch SDK: 4.4.0920
- Mellanox Onyx: 3.9.0830-038
- SONiC/SAI: 201911
- ConnectX-6: 20.27.2008

Bug Fixes:

- Fixed a sensitivity case in ConnectX-6 adapter cards which use the TPS53622 controller to generate the ConnectX-6 Vcore and 1.8V rails. The sensitivity was only following card power cycle, and caused a low percentage of the cards to occasionally not power-up the Vcore after power cycle. The new firmware resolves this sensitivity by updating the TPS53622 regulator settings in case they were not updated already.
- Enabled Bar configuration bytewise by applying the write_en bitmask.
- Fixed low PXE performance while using the VSC to trigger the send_ring_doorbells.
- Fixed an issue that cause fragmented IP packets to drop.
- Firmware burning after PHY-less reset is expected to be significantly slow.
- Fixed an issue that caused PortCounters.PortRcvErr / PPCNT.infiniband_counters.PortRcvErr not to report port icrc errors.
- Fixed an issue that caused PortXmitWait HW counter to count when not expected due to an inaccuracy in the counter.

About Network Adapter Drivers:

When connected, the operating system usually installs a generic driver that helps the computer to recognize the newly attached device.

However, proper software must be applied if you want to make use of all features that the network adapter has available. This task also allows computers to properly recognize all device characteristics such as manufacturer, chipset, technology, and others.

Updating the adapter's drivers and utilities version might improve overall performance and stability, increase transfer speeds, fix different compatibility problems and several network-related errors, as well as bring various other changes.

To install this release, simply get the package, extract it if necessary, run the setup, and follow the instructions displayed on-screen. When done, don't forget to perform a system restart and reconnect the network adapter to make sure that all changes take effect properly.

Without further ado, if you intend to apply this version, click the download button and install the package. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible so that you don't miss a single new release.

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  CATEGORY:
Network Card
  COMPATIBLE WITH:
OS Independent
  file size:
2.6 MB
  filename:
fw-ConnectX6-rel-20_27_6008-MCX614106A-VCA_Ax-UEFI-14.20.25-FlexBoot-3.5.903.bin.zip