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Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT)

The Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) package is a set of firmware management tools for a single InfiniBand node. MFT can be used for:

  • Generating a standard or customized Mellanox firmware image Querying for firmware information
  • Burning a firmware image to a single InfiniBand node

The following is a list of the available tools in MFT, together with a brief description of what each tool performs.

mlxburn

This tool provides the following functions:

  • Generation of a standard or customized Mellanox firmware image for burning (in binary or .mlx format)
  • Burning an image to the Flash/EEPROM attached to a Mellanox HCA or switch device
  • Querying the firmware version loaded on an HCA board
  • Displaying the VPD (Vital Product Data) of an HCA board

flint

This tool burns a firmware binary image to the Flash(es) attached to an HCA board. It includes query functions to the burnt firmware image and to the binary image file.

spark

This tool burns a firmware binary image to the EEPROM(s) attached to a switch device. It includes query functions to the burnt firmware image and to the binary image file. The tool accesses the EEPROM and/or switch device via an I2C-compatible interface.

ibspark (Not supported starting on MFT version 2.6.0)

This tool burns a firmware binary image to the EEPROM(s) attached to a switch device. It includes query functions to the burnt firmware image and to the binary image file. The tool accesses the switch device and the EEPROM via vendor-specific MADs over the InfiniBand fabric (In-Band tool).

Debug utilities

A set of debug utilities (e.g., itrace, mstdump, isw, and i2c)

OS: Linux, Windows, VMware ESX Server 3.5/4.0

Linux:

Windows:

VMware ESX Server 3.5:

VMware ESX Server 4.0:

VMware ESXi Server 4.0 and Other Operating Systems: