Upstream Releases/Inbox Drivers

Beyond excellence in performance, Mellanox also offers out-of-the box ease of use with its Linux, Windows and vSphere Inbox drivers. Inbox drivers are available for Ethernet (Linux, WIndows, vSphere) and InfiniBand (Linux, Windows), allowing them to be used in Data Center applications such as High Performance Computing, Storage, Cloud, Machine Learning, Big Data, Enterprise, and more.


Note: The below list of Inbox Drivers and their associated Release Notes and User Manuals are presented here to provide our customers with viable information with regards to the Inboxed drivers below. The information below on Inbox Drivers does not change the Inbox support model: support for Inbox drivers should be provided by your OEM or directly from the OS/Distro vendor.
For further questions, please contact Support.


Upstream Releases Documentation
Linux
Suported HCAs OS Release Notes

ConnectX-7
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB

 Kernel 5.18 Linux Kernel v5.18 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.17 Linux Kernel v5.17 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.16 Linux Kernel v5.16 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.15 Linux Kernel v5.15 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.14 Linux Kernel v5.14 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.13 Linux Kernel v5.13 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.12 Linux Kernel v5.12 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.11 Linux Kernel v5.11 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.10 Linux Kernel v5.10 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.9 Linux Kernel v5.9 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.8 Linux Kernel v5.8 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.7 Linux Kernel v5.7 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.6 Linux Kernel v5.6 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.5 Linux Kernel v5.5 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.4 Linux Kernel v5.4 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.3 Linux Kernel v5.3 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.2 Linux Kernel v5.2 Upstream Release Notes
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Kernel 5.1 Linux Kernel v5.1 Upstream Release Notes

ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB

 Kernel 5.0 Linux Kernel v5.0 Upstream Release Notes

Linux Inbox Releases Documentation
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RedHat Operating System
Suported HCAs OS Release Notes User Manual
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 RHEL 8.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.5 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 RHEL 8.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 RHEL 8.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.3 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 RHEL 8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.2 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 RHEL 8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.2 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
Innova Ipsec
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3		 RHEL 8.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.0 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3		 RHEL 7.9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.9 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3		 RHEL 7.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.8 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3		 RHEL 7.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.7 Driver Release NotesRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 7.6-ALT Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.6-ALT Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.6-ALT Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 7.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.6 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.6 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 7.5-ALT Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5-ALT Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5-ALT Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 7.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 7.4-ALT Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.4-ALT Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.4-ALT Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 7.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.4 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.4 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 7.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3 Driver Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 6.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.10 Driver Release Notes -
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 6.9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.9 Driver Release Notes -
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 RHEL 6.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.8 Driver Release Notes -


SLES Operating System
Suported HCAs OS Release Notes User Manual
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova™ IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 SLES 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP3 Driver Release Notes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP3 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova™ IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 SLES 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP2 Driver Release Notes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP2 Driver User Manual
BlueField (technical preview)
ConnectX-5
Innova™ IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 SLES 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP1 Driver Release Notes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP1 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
Innova™ IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 SLES 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 Driver Release Notes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 SLES 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP4 Driver Release Notes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP4 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 SLES 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP3 Driver Release Notes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP3 Driver User Manual
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 SLES 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP2 Driver Release Notes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP2 Driver User Manual


Ubuntu Operating System
Suported HCAs OS Release Notes User Manual

ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField-2
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova™ IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB

 Ubuntu 20.10 Ubuntu 20.10 Driver Release Notes Ubuntu 20.10 Inbox Driver User Manual
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
BlueField
ConnectX-5
Innova™ IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB		 Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu 20.04 Driver Release Notes Ubuntu 20.04 Inbox Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
Innova™ IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB		 Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 19.04 Driver Release Notes Ubuntu 19.04 Inbox Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
Innova™ IPsec EN
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB

Ubuntu 18.10

 Ubuntu 18.10 Driver Release Notes Ubuntu 18.10 Inbox Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB

Ubuntu 18.04

 Ubuntu 18.04 Driver Release Notes Ubuntu 18.04 Inbox Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB

Ubuntu 17.10

 Ubuntu 17.10 Driver Release Notes Ubuntu 17.10 Inbox Driver User Manual
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
Connect-IB

Ubuntu 17.04

Ubuntu 17.04 Driver Release Notes Ubuntu 17.04 Inbox Driver User Manual
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3
ConnectX-2
Connect-IB

Ubuntu 16.10

Ubuntu 16.10 Driver Release Notes Ubuntu 16.10 Driver User Manual

Windows Inbox Driver Releases Documentation
WinOF
Suported HCAs OS Version Release Notes
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3		 Windows Server 2022 and Windows 10 Client 21H1 5.50.14695.0 Release Notes
Windows Server 2019 / Windows 10 Client 1809 5.50.14643.0 Release Notes
Windows Server 2016 5.01

Release Notes
WinOF-2
Suported HCAs OS Version Release Notes
NVIDIA BlueField-2
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4		 Windows 11 Client 2.53.23539 Release Notes
ConnectX-6 Lx
ConnectX-6 Dx
ConnectX-6
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4		 Windows Server 2022 2.42.22627 Release Notes
ConnectX-5
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4		 Windows Server 2019 / Windows 10 Client 1809 / 21H1 1.90.19240 Release Notes
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4		 Windows Server 2016

1.33

Release Notes

VMware Releases Documentation
VMware
Suported HCAs OS Version Release Notes
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-5		 ESXi 7.0 4.19.16.7 VMware ESXi 7.0 Inbox Driver for ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5 Release Notes
ConnectX-4
ConnectX-5		 ESXi 6.7 4.17.9.12-vmw VMware ESXi 6.7 Inbox Driver for ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5 Release Notes
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3		 ESXi 6.7 3.17.9.12-vmw VMware ESXi 6.7 Inbox Driver for ConnectX-3/ConnectX-3 Pro Release Notes
ConnectX-4 Lx
ConnectX-4		 ESXi 6.5 4.16.0.0 VMware ESXi 6.5 Inbox Driver for ConnectX-4/ConnectX-4 Lx Release Notes
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3		 ESXi 6.5 3.16.0.0 VMware ESXi 6.5 Inbox Driver for ConnectX-3/ConnectX-3 Pro Release Notes
ConnectX-3 Pro
ConnectX-3		 ESXi 6.0 3.0.0.0 VMware ESXi 6.0 Inbox Driver for ConnectX-3/ConnectX-3 Pro Release Notes


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