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    IPv6 commands missing on SX1012 (SwitchX-2) despite IPv6 TCAM resources being visible

    I have a strange issue with my Mellanox SX1012 SwitchX-2 and I am hoping someone here has seen this before. Even though IPv4 routing works great and my EFM_SX license clearly shows L3 features are enabled, I cannot find any IPv6 commands in the CLI at all. When I try to enter ipv6...
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    aoc-s25g-m2s (supermicro mellanox connect-x 4) made in china

    Hey gang - I bought a supermicro branded connect-x 4 off eBay, and am trying to verify if it’s legitimate. there’s a sticker on the back that says made in China, and engraving on the pcb that says the pcb is made in Taiwan and designed in the US. the pcb does have “Super” and the model name...
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    Mellanox SX6036 DOA ? Fans stuck at full Power & Nothing on Serial Port

    I ordered 4 x Mellanox SX6036 from one Seller on eBay on got them forwarded to Europe via JetCarrier. 2 of those worked without Issues. Another 1 required some Action via Serial Port (9600 Baud Rate) in order to set initial Configuration and get the Management Interface working and acquiring...
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    ConnectX-5 OCP 3.0 engineering sample - safe to update firmware to production version?

    Hi guys, looking for opinions and for an input regarding updating and possibly cross-flashing firmware on ConnectX-5. I was in need of an OCP3 NIC and was able to obtain a single-port ConnectX-5 relatively inexpensively. It turned out to be some sort of engineering sample. It introduces itself...
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    Mellanox ConnectX-3 Setup Advice

    Seen a few of these Mellanox ConnectX-3 MCX354A-QCBT 40Gbps InfiniBand Dual Port QSFP High Profile going dirt cheap on ebay UK and was wondering what switch and cabling is recommended to connect 3 servers together and a switch that has a dual RJ45 10G port and provides 1G connections, price is...
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    branded DAC cables?

    Hello, I know that there are branded versions of SFP and SFP+ fibre modules, and that some switches are more or less strict about accepting these. But what about DAC cables for SFP, SFP+ and SFP28? Do I need to consider brand compatibility? Specifically, I want to connect a Ruckus ICX 8200...
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    CX4111A Mellanox Connectx-4 LX SFP28 PP10R 25GBE Single-Port - USD $24.95

    Pardon Our Interruption... Seller offered 10% off so I assume they'll take $20-$22. Low profile bracket only but I am making a printable full height. I don't actually have the card on hand yet so there might be necessary tweaks. Updated: - I don't have the card on hand yet so there will be...
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    Expanding My Network Suggestions

    Time to expand and splash a "little cash", so here is the plan, anything in red text is in place. So the plan is .. Proxmox box to talk to the servers on the normal 192.x.x.x network Servers to talk to each other on a 10.x.x.x network. Servers also talk to AP on 192.168.x.x. network, as 1G...
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    Looking for Mellanox SN2410 rail kits

    Based on this docs, I'm looking for 2 units of either one of these 2. Compatible Rail Kit PN: MTEF-KIT-BP (Short) MTEF-KIT-SP (Standard) Preferably, I would like to get the MTEF-KIT-SP (Standard) kits. If someone knows any distributor or seller, preferably on eBay, that would be great. Thank you.
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    seeking: cheap opnsense/pfsense hardware recommendation

    Hi folks I have two switches (SX6036 and ICX7450) with 40gb qsfp+ ports that I'd like to use for connecting to the router. My current router that I purchased before I got the switches with sfp/qsfp ports only has RJ45 that can handle 2.5gb (this cwwk box). I could go down the path of...
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    Convert Mellanox MQ3601Q to Ethernet

    Hello folks! I'm considering buying a Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Chassis which comes with a Mellanox M3601Q switch I/O module on the chassis. The thing is that this switch according to Dell documentation is a Infiniband switch. Is that possible to convert it to an ethernet switch? Like...
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    40G/10G network issues/config

    I have a 40gb network that handles the storage for my ESXI enviroments, 3 hosts and a SAN. For a while this networrk was only ever accessible to the machines connected directly to the SX6036. I wanted some of my other machiens to be able to access this on their 10g conenctions that are connected...
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    The 4X25G CX7 NIC for Cisco

    Just notice Cisco release the 4X25G CX-7 for their UCS server, maybe as LOM. This is first time I encounter the 4 Port NIC from Mellanox. In the old time, Mellanox CX nic implement the eswitch since CX4 and configuration is one eswitch per port. So, if any one did have information about this 4...
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    EXPIRED Mellanox ConnectX-4 MCX416A-CCAT / Dual-Port - ~80 GBP

    Source .... only 8 available.
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    15m Active Optical w/ SFP28 - $25

    Mellanox MFA2P10-A015 Compatible 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable 15m - NEW | eBay This listing is titled "Mellanox MFA2P10-A015 Compatible" and the seller is named "itreplay". It's a 15m 25gb active optical and for $25 it seems way too cheap. Free shipping and the seller accepts returns. The...
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    Mellanox Switch HA vs Two independent Switches

    After we deployed our proxmox cluster (4 nodes with additional chrono on backup server), we quickly discovered that existing unifi switches were not up to the task. Overall this is a really nice (though sometimes frustrating) experience for me. Lucky enough we came across two used SN-2010 at a...
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    need sx6012 ethernet license

    hi guys, do you know a seller or where to find an ethernet license for the mellanox sx6012? thanks!
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    Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ex EN MCX516A-CDAT

    For sale - 500€/pcs Detailed information Maximum Ethernet speed: 100GbE Ports: • Dua connector type: • QSFP28/QSFP+/QSFP PCI: • PCIe4.0 x16 Condition: • Brand New ECCN: • 5A991 ConnectX-5 EN supports 100Gb Ethernet connectivity while delivering extremely high message throughput performance, as...
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    IBM Connectx-3 Not Detected

    I just purchased an IBM Mellanox Connectx-3 Pro (IBM EC38 10GB 00RX859 00RX855 ConnectX-3 Pro CX312B). I am trying to use it in a windows 11 machine with a ryzen 5900x in an MSI MAG B550 motherboard. The card is installed in a slot that is running at x4. The card does not show up in bios or...
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    RDMA (Mikrotik + Connect-X)

    Hello folks! With the recent updates on Mikrotik RouterOS 7.15 they’ve introduced support to PFC and ECNwhich are vital to enable RDMA with RoCE. I have a setup of 3x servers with a pair of Dual 25GbE Connect-X 4 each (which supports RDMA with RoCE v2). I’d like to use two ports (one on each...