MLX4EN(4)              FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual              MLX4EN(4)

NAME

     mlx4en - 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 mlx4en

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

           kldload mlx4en

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

           mlx4en_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 mlx4en driver supports the following network adapters:

     o   Mellanox ConnectX-2 (ETH)
     o   Mellanox ConnectX-3 (ETH)

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

     mlx4ib(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

     The mlx4en device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 9.0.

AUTHORS

     The mlx4en driver was written by Mellanox Technologies
     <freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>.

FreeBSD 15.1-STABLE-HBSD         March 1, 2017                       MLX4EN(4)