ConnectX-3 Debian 11 (MLNX_OFED 4.9)

Infrastructure & Networking Software And Drivers Mellanox OFED
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Hi,

The following thread states that the Debian 11 MLNX_OFED 4.9 package would be ready in June, 2022.

However, I’m unable to find it on LTS:

Any idea of where the Debian 11 package can be found, or if not yet released, when it will be available?

Thanks!

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Summoning @MvB , Can we get a status about Bullseye support for MLNX_OFED 4.9 LTS?

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@ypetrov Can You please give us an update in this topic?

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Unfortunately we have no updates about adding Debian 11 to the range of supported OS for MLNX_OFED 4.9. LTS.

Now Bullseye is supported only in mofed 5.7 which doesn’t work with ConnectX-3.

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Thanks for replying @vkhomyakov. Could You please elaborate a bit more, is the MLNX_OFED_LTS support for Bullseye still planned as @MvB wrote in May, just delayed?

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Thanks for the update.

As @laszlo.kondas mentioned, it would be extremely useful if you could let us know if there are still plans to make an MLNX_OFED v4.9 LTS for Bullseye (Debian 11).

We have a cluster upgrade that can’t proceed due to this at the moment :(

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Waiting for the proper version of these aswell, been backporting by hand each update til recently where it stopped working…

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Hi,

As others have mentioned, would it be possible to update us on whether Nvidia intends to release a v4.9 MLNX_OFED for Debian 11?
(i.e. is it just delayed or permanently off the development roadmap)

We have infrastructure that requires updating to Debian 11 & cannot proceed until we have a definitive answer :(

Thanks!

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also interested in the MLNX_OFED for debian 11 package…

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As Nvidia seems to no longer be supporting ConnectX-3 on a modern OS, does anybody have an idea how to switch from MLFX_OFED to inbox drivers, or possibly compile the drivers ourselves on Debian 11?

I have to say that the situation Nvidia has left us in will heavily influence our future enterprise hardware choices.
Not happy.

Thanks!

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I was able to compile with kernel 5.15 on my own distribution that I’m testing. I believe it will also work with Debian 11 and kenel 5.10.

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@siliba100 That’s good to hear.
Could you please let me know which documentation you followed?
Thanks!