Just got some HP 544+QSFP NICs ( AKA 764736-001 764284-B21 ). Is there a reason to not stick with the standard HP firmware on these? It appears as up to date as the official Mellanox firmware. Any issues I might be missing?
HP vs Mellanox Firmware
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Mellanox used to have a more recent firmware than the oems, but after "eol"ing the cards some oems got even newer firmware than what mellanox officially released for the vanilla cards.
If the firmware version is the same, I would say stick with it.
If the firmware version is the same, I would say stick with it.
Don't go with the OEM firmware if planning on using non-Mellanox or non-OEM's optics. I had HP CX3 that had the same version as Mellanox's last firmware and it would not link with Arista or Intel transceivers. Cross-flashed with Mellanox version and they linked right up.
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. For now I am trying to stick to Mellanox DACs so hopefully I won't have issues.
Weirdly enough the changelog was not from an oem but from mellanox: https://network.nvidia.com/related-docs/firmware/ConnectX3-FW-2_42_5032-release_notes.pdf
(for the non "pro" cards)
