Verify that the host is equipped with NVIDIA ConnectX (Mellanox) adapter. Log into ESXi vSphere Command-Line Interface with root permissions.ģ. Supported NICs / Firmware: Recommended firmware versions you can find here. Device ID: For the latest list of device IDs, please visit NVIDIA website.Ĥ. Installer Privileges: The installation requires administrator privileges on the target machine.ģ. A server platform with an adapter card based on one of the following NVIDIA ConnectX®-4/5 PCI Express Adapter Cards ( Ethernet, VPI) devices.Ģ.
How-to: Firmware update for NVIDIA ConnectX-5/6 adapter on VMware ESXi 6.5 and above.
This is a How To that shows how to install and test the NVIDIA ConnectX-5/ConnectX-6 NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7/7.0 on single host, and perform basic initial configuration steps to enable the driver by using ESXi cli interface.
