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Ethernet Software Overview

Current OS Vendor Support

Mellanox Ethernet drivers, protocol software and tools are supported by respective major OS Vendors and Distributions Inbox or by Mellanox where noted. Mellanox also supports all major processor architectures.

Mellanox MTNIC Ethernet driver support for Linux, Microsoft Windows and VMware ESX 3.5 are based on the ConnectX EN 10GbE NIC only.

Ethernet Software/Drivers Quick Links
Description OS Support Release Notes Read Me
MLNX_EN Linux Driver - Linux Driver for ConnectX EN Based Network Interface Cards with 10GigE Support OS Support Release Notes Read me
MLNX_EN Windows Driver - Windows Driver for ConnectX EN Based Network Interface Cards OS Support -- --
10GigE Drivers for VMware® ESX Server OS Support -- --
Mellanox XenServer 4.1/5.0 Ethernet Driver OS Support -- Read Me
Mellanox MTNIC_BSD Driver for FreeBSD
Download here
OS Support Release Notes Read Me
Mellanox ConnectX EN PXE - Boot over Mellanox Technologies Ethernet Adapters   Release Notes