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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hello,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The firmware webpage of Mellanox Technologies (www.mellanox.com/products/firmware.html) has been updated in the hope of making things easier for customers. Here are a few notes about it.</FONT></P>
<UL><LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The main firmware page now contains a table of HCA firmware images which can be burnt onto Mellanox HCA cards using the tool<B> flint</B>. It also includes simple instructions for burning firmware.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) package, which includes mlxburn (image generator), flint (HCA firmware burner), spark (single switch firmware burner), can be downloaded straight from the web (5MByte only). Release Notes and User's Manual are there as well.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The main page contains links to the following pages:</FONT></LI>
<UL><LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">How to identify your HCA - which basically helps the customer find the PSID (a firmware configuration identifer). Using the PSID the correct firmware image can be downloaded from the table.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">How to customize & update firmware using .ini files. This page contains a table of .mlx firmware packages and .ini files that can be modified.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">How to update firmware for a cluster using ibadm(ibfwmgr).</FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Missing:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">How to update firmware for a single switch device - TBD</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I'll be glad to receive your feedback.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Best Regards,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hani Salloum</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Technical Support</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mellanox Technologies</FONT>
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