WOL (Wake On LAN) for Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx (MCX4121A-ACAT)?

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pixelwave

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Hi,

I was browsing through the documentation and trying to get WOL working with a Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx card.

I just found some older material for ConnectX-3 with “…set WOL_MAGIC_EN_P1=1” (Wake On Lan (WOL) MCX311A-XCAT - not supported? 1).

Is there a way to enable this for my card (MCX4121A-ACAT)?

Output of the query "mlxconfig -d mt4117_pciconf0 query" does not show any WOL parameters:

Code:
Device #1:
----------

Device type:    ConnectX4LX
Name:           MCX4121A-ACA_Ax
Description:    ConnectX-4 Lx EN network interface card; 25GbE dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; ROHS R6
Device:         mt4117_pciconf0

Configurations:                                      Next Boot
         MEMIC_BAR_SIZE                              0
         MEMIC_SIZE_LIMIT                            _256KB(1)
         FLEX_PARSER_PROFILE_ENABLE                  0
         FLEX_IPV4_OVER_VXLAN_PORT                   0
         ROCE_NEXT_PROTOCOL                          254
         PF_NUM_OF_VF_VALID                          False(0)
         NON_PREFETCHABLE_PF_BAR                     False(0)
         VF_VPD_ENABLE                               False(0)
         STRICT_VF_MSIX_NUM                          False(0)
         VF_NODNIC_ENABLE                            False(0)
         NUM_PF_MSIX_VALID                           True(1)
         NUM_OF_VFS                                  8
         NUM_OF_PF                                   2
         SRIOV_EN                                    True(1)
         PF_LOG_BAR_SIZE                             5
         VF_LOG_BAR_SIZE                             0
         NUM_PF_MSIX                                 63
         NUM_VF_MSIX                                 11
         INT_LOG_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE                    AUTOMATIC(0)
         PCIE_CREDIT_TOKEN_TIMEOUT                   0
         MAX_ACC_OUT_READ                            0
         ACCURATE_TX_SCHEDULER                       False(0)
         PARTIAL_RESET_EN                            False(0)
         SW_RECOVERY_ON_ERRORS                       False(0)
         RESET_WITH_HOST_ON_ERRORS                   False(0)
         PCI_BUS0_RESTRICT_SPEED                     PCI_GEN_1(0)
         PCI_BUS0_RESTRICT_ASPM                      False(0)
         PCI_BUS0_RESTRICT_WIDTH                     PCI_X1(0)
         PCI_BUS0_RESTRICT                           False(0)
         PCI_DOWNSTREAM_PORT_OWNER                   Array[0..15]
         CQE_COMPRESSION                             BALANCED(0)
         IP_OVER_VXLAN_EN                            False(0)
         MKEY_BY_NAME                                False(0)
         UCTX_EN                                     True(1)
         PCI_ATOMIC_MODE                             PCI_ATOMIC_DISABLED_EXT_ATOMIC_ENABLED(0)
         TUNNEL_ECN_COPY_DISABLE                     False(0)
         LRO_LOG_TIMEOUT0                            6
         LRO_LOG_TIMEOUT1                            7
         LRO_LOG_TIMEOUT2                            8
         LRO_LOG_TIMEOUT3                            13
         ICM_CACHE_MODE                              DEVICE_DEFAULT(0)
         TX_SCHEDULER_BURST                          0
         LOG_MAX_QUEUE                               17
         LOG_DCR_HASH_TABLE_SIZE                     14
         MAX_PACKET_LIFETIME                         0
         DCR_LIFO_SIZE                               16384
         ROCE_CC_PRIO_MASK_P1                        255
         ROCE_CC_PRIO_MASK_P2                        255
         CLAMP_TGT_RATE_AFTER_TIME_INC_P1            True(1)
         CLAMP_TGT_RATE_P1                           False(0)
         RPG_TIME_RESET_P1                           300
         RPG_BYTE_RESET_P1                           32767
         RPG_THRESHOLD_P1                            1
         RPG_MAX_RATE_P1                             0
         RPG_AI_RATE_P1                              5
         RPG_HAI_RATE_P1                             50
         RPG_GD_P1                                   11
         RPG_MIN_DEC_FAC_P1                          50
         RPG_MIN_RATE_P1                             1
         RATE_TO_SET_ON_FIRST_CNP_P1                 0
         DCE_TCP_G_P1                                1019
         DCE_TCP_RTT_P1                              1
         RATE_REDUCE_MONITOR_PERIOD_P1               4
         INITIAL_ALPHA_VALUE_P1                      1023
         MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_CNPS_P1                    4
         CNP_802P_PRIO_P1                            6
         CNP_DSCP_P1                                 48
         CLAMP_TGT_RATE_AFTER_TIME_INC_P2            True(1)
         CLAMP_TGT_RATE_P2                           False(0)
         RPG_TIME_RESET_P2                           300
         RPG_BYTE_RESET_P2                           32767
         RPG_THRESHOLD_P2                            1
         RPG_MAX_RATE_P2                             0
         RPG_AI_RATE_P2                              5
         RPG_HAI_RATE_P2                             50
         RPG_GD_P2                                   11
         RPG_MIN_DEC_FAC_P2                          50
         RPG_MIN_RATE_P2                             1
         RATE_TO_SET_ON_FIRST_CNP_P2                 0
         DCE_TCP_G_P2                                1019
         DCE_TCP_RTT_P2                              1
         RATE_REDUCE_MONITOR_PERIOD_P2               4
         INITIAL_ALPHA_VALUE_P2                      1023
         MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_CNPS_P2                    4
         CNP_802P_PRIO_P2                            6
         CNP_DSCP_P2                                 48
         LLDP_NB_DCBX_P1                             False(0)
         LLDP_NB_RX_MODE_P1                          OFF(0)
         LLDP_NB_TX_MODE_P1                          OFF(0)
         LLDP_NB_DCBX_P2                             False(0)
         LLDP_NB_RX_MODE_P2                          OFF(0)
         LLDP_NB_TX_MODE_P2                          OFF(0)
         ROCE_RTT_RESP_DSCP_P1                       0
         ROCE_RTT_RESP_DSCP_MODE_P1                  DEVICE_DEFAULT(0)
         ROCE_RTT_RESP_DSCP_P2                       0
         ROCE_RTT_RESP_DSCP_MODE_P2                  DEVICE_DEFAULT(0)
         DCBX_IEEE_P1                                True(1)
         DCBX_CEE_P1                                 True(1)
         DCBX_WILLING_P1                             True(1)
         DCBX_IEEE_P2                                True(1)
         DCBX_CEE_P2                                 True(1)
         DCBX_WILLING_P2                             True(1)
         KEEP_ETH_LINK_UP_P1                         True(1)
         KEEP_IB_LINK_UP_P1                          False(0)
         KEEP_LINK_UP_ON_BOOT_P1                     False(0)
         KEEP_LINK_UP_ON_STANDBY_P1                  False(0)
         DO_NOT_CLEAR_PORT_STATS_P1                  False(0)
         AUTO_POWER_SAVE_LINK_DOWN_P1                False(0)
         KEEP_ETH_LINK_UP_P2                         True(1)
         KEEP_IB_LINK_UP_P2                          False(0)
         KEEP_LINK_UP_ON_BOOT_P2                     False(0)
         KEEP_LINK_UP_ON_STANDBY_P2                  False(0)
         DO_NOT_CLEAR_PORT_STATS_P2                  False(0)
         AUTO_POWER_SAVE_LINK_DOWN_P2                False(0)
         NUM_OF_VL_P1                                _4_VLs(3)
         NUM_OF_TC_P1                                _8_TCs(0)
         NUM_OF_PFC_P1                               8
         VL15_BUFFER_SIZE_P1                         0
         NUM_OF_VL_P2                                _4_VLs(3)
         NUM_OF_TC_P2                                _8_TCs(0)
         NUM_OF_PFC_P2                               8
         VL15_BUFFER_SIZE_P2                         0
         DUP_MAC_ACTION_P1                           LAST_CFG(0)
         SRIOV_IB_ROUTING_MODE_P1                    LID(1)
         IB_ROUTING_MODE_P1                          LID(1)
         DUP_MAC_ACTION_P2                           LAST_CFG(0)
         SRIOV_IB_ROUTING_MODE_P2                    LID(1)
         IB_ROUTING_MODE_P2                          LID(1)
         PHY_FEC_OVERRIDE_P1                         DEVICE_DEFAULT(0)
         PHY_FEC_OVERRIDE_P2                         DEVICE_DEFAULT(0)
         ROCE_CONTROL                                ROCE_ENABLE(2)
         PCI_WR_ORDERING                             per_mkey(0)
         MULTI_PORT_VHCA_EN                          False(0)
         PORT_OWNER                                  True(1)
         ALLOW_RD_COUNTERS                           True(1)
         RENEG_ON_CHANGE                             True(1)
         TRACER_ENABLE                               True(1)
         IP_VER                                      IPv4(0)
         BOOT_UNDI_NETWORK_WAIT                      0
         UEFI_HII_EN                                 True(1)
         BOOT_DBG_LOG                                False(0)
         UEFI_LOGS                                   DISABLED(0)
         BOOT_VLAN                                   1
         LEGACY_BOOT_PROTOCOL                        PXE(1)
         BOOT_INTERRUPT_DIS                          False(0)
         BOOT_LACP_DIS                               True(1)
         BOOT_VLAN_EN                                False(0)
         BOOT_PKEY                                   0
         DYNAMIC_VF_MSIX_TABLE                       False(0)
         EXP_ROM_UEFI_ARM_ENABLE                     False(0)
         EXP_ROM_UEFI_x86_ENABLE                     True(1)
         EXP_ROM_PXE_ENABLE                          True(1)
         FORCE_ETH_PCI_SUBCLASS                      False(0)
         ADVANCED_PCI_SETTINGS                       True(1)
         SAFE_MODE_THRESHOLD                         10
         SAFE_MODE_ENABLE                            True(1)
If I try “mlxconfig -d mt4117_pciconf0 set WOL_MAGIC_EN_P1=1” it outputs:

Code:
C:\Windows\System32>mlxconfig -d mt4117_pciconf0 set WOL_MAGIC_EN_P1=1

Device #1:
----------

Device type:    ConnectX4LX
Name:           MCX4121A-ACA_Ax
Description:    ConnectX-4 Lx EN network interface card; 25GbE dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; ROHS R6
Device:         mt4117_pciconf0

Configurations:                                      Next Boot       New
-E- WOL_MAGIC_EN doesn't have a physical port
If I understand the support manual correctly the “mlxconfig” recognizes the feature but the firmware used in my system does not support WoL?