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27.Dd March 1, 2017
28.Dt MLX4IB 4
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm mlx4ib
32.Nd "Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE/40GbE network adapter driver"
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34To compile this driver into the kernel,
35place these lines in your kernel configuration file:
36.Bd -ragged -offset indent
37.Cd "options COMPAT_LINUXKPI"
38.Cd "device mlx4"
39.Cd "device mlx4ib"
40.Ed
41.Pp
42To load the driver as a module at run-time,
43run this command as root:
44.Bd -literal -offset indent
45kldload mlx4ib
46.Ed
47.Pp
48To load the driver as a
49module at boot time, place this line in
50.Xr loader.conf 5 :
51.Bd -literal -offset indent
52mlx4ib_load="YES"
53.Ed
54.Sh DESCRIPTION
55Mellanox ConnectX adapter cards with Virtual Protocol Interconnect
56(VPI) provide the highest performing and most flexible interconnect
57solution for Enterprise Data Centers, High-Performance Computing, and
58Embedded environments.
59Clustered data bases, parallelized applications, transactional
60services and high-performance embedded I/O applications will achieve
61significant performance improvements resulting in reduced completion
62time and lower cost per operation.
63.Sh HARDWARE
64The
65.Nm
66driver supports the following network adapters:
67.Pp
68.Bl -bullet -compact
69.It
70Mellanox ConnectX-2 (IB)
71.It
72Mellanox ConnectX-3 (IB)
73.El
74.Sh SUPPORT
75For general information and support,
76go to the Mellanox support website at:
77.Lk http://www.mellanox.com/ .
78.Pp
79If an issue is identified with this driver and a supported network adapter,
80please email the specific information to
81.Aq Mt freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com .
82.Sh SEE ALSO
83.Xr mlx4en 4 ,
84.Xr ifconfig 8
85.Sh HISTORY
86The
87.Nm
88device driver first appeared in
89.Fx 9.x .
90.Sh AUTHORS
91.An -nosplit
92The
93.Nm
94driver was written by
95.An Mellanox Technologies <freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com> .
96