Mellanox BX4010 rev.A1 Gateway Firmware 8.2.000 Download

Posted at May 1, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

Mellanox BX4010 rev.A1 Gateway Firmware 8.2.000 Description

Changes & Major New Features From 8.1.000

- Support for BridgeX Step A2 device (OPN: MT68102A2-FCC[R]-VEF)
- Added batch programming. Up to 7 entries of one command can be added to the context table (see PRM Section
- 3.9.1)
- Added the capability to move the Fiber Channel link to offline state (see PRM Section 3.9.3)
- Support for FC link reset – at alpha level
- Added anti-spoofing by slid, and an anti-spoofing capability field (see PRM Section 3.9.2)
- system_guid and wwnn can now be also set (see PRM Section 3.9.2)
- Added EQ overflow handling
- Implemented the internal port properties attribute (see PRM Section 3.9.4)
- Implemented speed auto negotiation as per the InfiniBand Architecture Specification, Release 1.2.1
- Support for combined IB speed auto negotiation (both according to Mellanox proprietary protocol and the InfiniBand
- Architecture Specification, Release 1.2.1
- Added the firmware configuration (.ini) file parameters fec_requested and fec_ability per port
- Added the fields eth_proto_cap and fc_proto_cap to the BXM external port attribute (see PRM Section 3.9.3)
- Support for the 4th port during Fibre Channel auto negotiation
- Added events in cases of Ethernet port state changes
- Added the command External Port Module Query (see PRM Section 3.9.6)
- Support for manual link up (see PRM Section 3.9.3)
- Support for KR

Bug Fixes:

- Spurious pulse on thermal warning GPIOs after reset deassertion
- IB auto-negotiation is not supported on BX4020 Gateway Platforms
- Port link status indicator LED remains on after port disable
- Wrong num_int_ports reported by query_dev_cap
- Fixes for various counters
- RX adaptation
- CR-space timeouts fixes
- KR fixes
- lampree failures fixes
- External port properties attr updates/modifications
- Go bit does not clear
- Context table attribute GET
- Wrong fc_control_frames return value

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