The NVIDIA Mellanox MCX546A-EDAN SmartNIC Firmware 16.32.1010 is a high-performance network interface card that is designed to offload various network and security related tasks from the host CPU to improve the overall system performance. It is an ideal choice for data center applications such as cloud computing operations, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence.

Features

• Hardware offload for virtual switching, LRO, VXLAN, and NVGRE termination
• Hardware-based packet filtering and load balancing
• Supports RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) v1 and v2
• PCI Express 3.0 connectivity
• Easy to install and deploy

Specifications

• Part number: MCX546A-EDAN
• Compatibility: x86-64 systems, Linux kernel 4.4 or above
• Data transfer rate: 100 Gbps
• Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
• Connectivity: QSFP28
• Power consumption: 14W

Technologies used

• Smart NIC technology
• RoCEv1 and RoCEv2
• PCI Express 3.0 bus
• QSFP28 interface
• Hardware offload for network virtualization and security

Known issues and troubleshooting

The NVIDIA Mellanox MCX546A-EDAN SmartNIC Firmware 16.32.1010 may encounter the following issues:

• Incompatibility with older versions of Linux kernels
• Incompatibility with some applications that use the socket API
• Performance degradation when using RoCE v1

To troubleshoot these issues, make sure that you are using the latest version of the firmware and driver. Also, ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements, and check that your applications are compatible with the SmartNIC. NVIDIA Mellanox offers support and resources to help you address any issues that you may encounter.

Driver information

The NVIDIA Mellanox MCX546A-EDAN SmartNIC requires a driver that is compatible with your Linux kernel version. The latest version of the driver can be downloaded from the NVIDIA Mellanox website. To install the driver, follow the instructions provided in the user manual.