VMware: Firmware - Driver Compatibility Matrix

Below is a list of the recommend VMware driver / firmware sets for Mellanox products.

VMware ESX Version
Software Type
Product
Driver Version
Device
Firmware Version
ESXi5.x



 NIC Driver
 MLNX EN ESX
 1.6.1-2 ConnectX® 2.9.1000 and above
ConnectX®-2 2.9.1000 and above
ConnectX®-3 2.11.0500 and above
Customized device Check the OEM web pages
OFED drivers
 MLNX OFED ESX (RDMA)
 1.8.1.0
 ConnectX® Not Supported
ConnectX®-2 2.9.1000 and above
ConnectX®-3 2.11.0500 and above
CIM Provider
 Mellanox Adapter CIM Provider
1.0 -
 -
Mellanox Firmware Tools
 MFT
 N/A
 -
 -
Diagnostic Tools
 RDMA diagnostics tools
 N/A
 -
 -
ESXi4.x



 NIC driver MLNX EN ESX
 1.5.7-0 ConnectX® 2.8.0600 and above
ConnectX®-2 2.8.0600 and above
ConnectX®-3 2.10.0000 and above
Customized device Check the OEM web pages
OFED drivers MLNX OFED ESX (RDMA)
 1.4.1-2
 ConnectX® 2.6.000 and above
ConnectX®-2 2.7.000 and above
ConnectX®-3 Not Supported
CIM Provider Mellanox Adapter CIM Provider
N/A
 -
 -
Mellanox Firmware Tools MFT
 2.6.0-222 -
 -
Diagnostic Tools RDMA diagnostics tools
 N/A
 -
 -