Supermicro ConnectX-3 AOC-CIBF-m1 in Proxmox

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j_h_o

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I've got a ConnectX-3 AOC-CIBF-m1 card. When running Windows, the card shows up, and I'm able to switch to Ethernet mode and get connected.

Under Proxmox, I can't seem to get the card to show up.

I'm using:
Code:
# mst status
MST modules:
------------
    MST PCI module is not loaded
    MST PCI configuration module is not loaded

PCI Devices:
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02:00.0
Code:
# lspci | grep Mell
02:00.0 Network controller: Mellanox Technologies MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3]

Code:
# mlxfwmanager --query
Querying Mellanox devices firmware ...

Device #1:
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  Device Type:      ConnectX3
  Part Number:      AOC-CIBF-M1
  Description:      ConnectX-3 single-port QSFP; FDR IB (56Gb/s) and 40GigE; PCIe3.0 x8 8GT/s; RoHS R6
  PSID:             SM_1101000001000
  PCI Device Name:  0000:02:00.0
  Port1 GUID:       0cc47affff5f1a69
  Port2 MAC:        0cc47a5f1a6a
  Versions:         Current        Available
     FW             2.30.3000      N/A

  Status:           No matching image found
What am I doing wrong? How do I get it to show up as an Ethernet device?
 

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I'm used to mst status showing a PCI device path like /dev/mst/mt4099_pciconf0

I don't see that here. How do I configure the card?
 

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I'm used to mst status showing a PCI device path like /dev/mst/mt4099_pciconf0

I don't see that here. How do I configure the card?
Will show the configuration
mlxconfig -d 02:00.0 q

Will fix the port in ethernet mode ( look at the link )
mlxconfig -d 02:00.0 set LINK_TYPE_P1=2
 

j_h_o

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Code:
# mlxconfig -d 02:00.0 q
-E- Failed to open device: 02:00.0. Unsupported FW (version 2.31.5000 or above required for CX3/PRO)
I believe it's running 2.30.3000 per above. Are there others that have flashed this card before? Which firmware file should I use?
 
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