Help Flashing IBM Mellanox ConnectX-2

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Bell System

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May 26, 2019
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Hi,

Forgive me if I am overlooking the obvious; I've done a bit of googling and read through a number of threads here, but I am totally confused.

I'm a 10Gig newbie and want to buy two Mellanox ConnectX-2 cards (my servers only support PCI-e 2.0).

There are IBM-branded Mellanox cards on eBay (IBM FRU 98Y2404 / MNPH29D-XSR) that are half the price of the Mellanox-branded cards.

I'm trying to locate a simple, step-by-step guide to be able to flash these with the latest OEM firmware.

I've found one site ( Update Mellanox network adapter firmware - ) that says you need to run the following:

Code:
flint -d <device> -i <path to firmware> -allow_psid_change burn
Is that it? I just want to make sure I can figure this out before I pull the trigger... Or should I just spend the extra cash and buy the Mellanox-branded stuff straight away? Or is there something better/more cost effective all together? (Remember I can only do PCI-e 2.0).

Thanks for your help!