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 README
ConnectX® EN, ConnectX®-2 EN and ConnectX®-3 EN 10/40GbE Linux Driver OS Support Release Notes README
ConnectX® EN, ConnectX®-2 EN and ConnectX®-3 EN 10GbE Windows Driver OS Support Release Notes --
ConnectX® EN 10GbE Drivers for VMware® ESX Server OS Support -- --
Mellanox XenServer 4.1/5.0 Ethernet Driver OS Support -- README
Mellanox FlexBoot/ConnectX EN PXE - Boot over Mellanox Technologies
Ethernet Adapters		   Release Notes