NAME

     mlx4ib — 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 mlx4ib

     To load the driver as a module at run-time, run this command as root:

           kldload mlx4ib

     To load the driver as a module at boot time, place this line in loader.conf(5):

           mlx4ib_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 mlx4ib driver supports the following network adapters:

     •   Mellanox ConnectX-2 (IB)
     •   Mellanox ConnectX-3 (IB)

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

     mlx4en(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

     The mlx4ib device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 9.x.

AUTHORS

     The mlx4ib driver was written by Mellanox Technologies <freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>.