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Checking Mellanox NIC Information

  1. Check for Mellanox NICs.
    1
    		 
    lspci -nn | grep Mellanox

  2. Query the port information about the Mellanox NIC.
    1
    		 
    ls -l /sys/class/net/ | grep 01:00

  3. Check the hardware version. The installed firmware must match the version requirements specified in the Release Notes.
    1
    		 
    ethtool -i enp1s0f1 | head -5
  4. Check the maximum number of VFs supported by the Mellanox network port.
    1
    		 
    cat /sys/class/net/enp1s0f1/device/sriov_totalvfs

    The command output shows that a maximum of eight VFs are supported.