NAME
mlx4en —
Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE/40GbE network
adapter driver
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place these lines in your kernel configuration file:
options COMPAT_LINUXKPI
device mlx4
device mlx4enTo load the driver as a module at run-time, run this command as root:
kldload mlx4en
To load the driver as a module at boot time, place this line in loader.conf(5):
mlx4en_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
Mellanox ConnectX adapter cards with Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) provide the highest performing and most flexible interconnect solution for Enterprise Data Centers, High-Performance Computing, and Embedded environments. Clustered data bases, parallelized applications, transactional services and high-performance embedded I/O applications will achieve significant performance improvements resulting in reduced completion time and lower cost per operation.
HARDWARE
The mlx4en driver supports the following
network adapters:
- Mellanox ConnectX-2 (ETH)
- Mellanox ConnectX-3 (ETH)
SUPPORT
For general information and support, go to the Mellanox support website at: http://www.mellanox.com/.
If an issue is identified with this driver and a supported network adapter, please email the specific information to <freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The mlx4en device driver first appeared in
FreeBSD 9.x.
AUTHORS
The mlx4en driver was written by
Mellanox Technologies
<freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>.