HP branded ConnectX-2 - Firmware update

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Grinchy

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Hello,

today my both Mellanox ConnectX-2 arrived and I've got some question about updating the Firmware.

Thats how the card came:
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Device Type:	  ConnectX2
Part Number:	  666172-001
Description:	  HP ConnectX-2 Lx EN network interface card; single-port SFP+; PCIe2.0 5.0GT/s; mem-free; RoHS R6
PSID:			 HP_0F60000010
PCI Device Name:  mt26448_pci_cr0
Port1 MAC:		0242c993d0bc
Port2 MAC:		0872c963d0bd
Versions:		 Current		Available
	FW			 2.9.0000	   N/A
	PXE			3.3.0500	   N/A


The big Problem here is, that I couldn't find any Firmware for the HP_0F60000010 Version. So i Tried force updating it on one of the cards to the "original" 2.9.1200. That's how it's now:

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  Device Type:	  ConnectX2
  Part Number:	  MNPA19_A1-A3
  Description:	  ConnectX-2 Lx EN network interface card; single-port SFP+; PCIe2.0 5.0GT/s; mem-free; RoHS R6
  PSID:			 MT_0F60110010
  PCI Device Name:  pci0:1:0:0
  Port1 MAC:		0462c903896e
  Port2 MAC:		0902c963897f
  Versions:		 Current		Available
	 FW			 2.9.1200	   N/A
	 PXE			3.3.0400	   N/A

  Status:		   No matching image found


Which Firmware should I use? There the original 2.9.0000 with PXE 3.3.0500, the newest (?) Original Firmware 2.9.1200 with PXE 3.3.0400 and there seems to be a HP Firmware 2.10.0720 with PXE 3.3.0400. Also this Firmwares are all made for the MT_0F60110010 and not the HP_0F60000010! Really don't know what to do.


Different Question:

Even after updating, RDMA won't work. I used this (https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/mellanox-connectx-2-firmware.14350/) and this (http://www.triebwerk23.de/joomla/index.php/netzwerk/infiniband/infiniband-hca-firmware-update) Guide, but I can't get it working like the people on this Thread. Does this even work on Windows 10?

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Scope Name Interface Index RSS Capable RDMA Capable Speed	IpAddress
---------- --------------- ----------- ------------ -----	---------
*		  6			   True		False		10 Gbps  f484::c1e4:a
*		  6			   True		False		10 Gbps  11.11.11.2
 
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Grinchy

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It seems like 2.10.0720 is the newest one. It's not official, but it seems to be the last Firmware that supports the ConnectX-2.

Theoretically, with this Firmware it "should" support RDMA, but there's the possibility that RDMA won't work on normal Windows 10 Systems. Couldn't find anything precise about this, but it's the only explanation I could think of. Everyone who got it working uses Windows Server OS.

If you want to force flash your HP Card to an "Original" Card you need to use Flint with "./flint -d (your device ID) -i XXX.bin -nofs -allow_psid_change burn"
 
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