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October 14th, 2022 03:00

ConnectX-5EN not detected by iDRAC

Hello forum,

i have a DELL PQ 730xd equipped with dual processors, and added a ConnectX-5EN to it (no DELL FW/"Branding", stock NVIDIA/MELLANOX).

I have installed latest firmware on NIC and also the latest iDRAC.
Also i have resetted iDRAC to it's factory defaults.

But i still i won't find the NVIDIA/MELLANOX NIC listed in the iDRAC inventory.

I now wonder
- whether i would have to configure the MELLNOX NIC properly (how?) to make it detectable to iDRAC?
- or whether this would never work anyways, since iDRAC integration would require to use a DELL firmware on the NIC?

Any hint would be highly appreciated.

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October 14th, 2022 03:00

Hello forum,

sorry, found it: it is necessary to activate the "UEFI Expansion ROM X86" in the PCI config in the NVIDIA/MELLANOX firmware first, then reboot, and then iDRAC detected that NIC properly.

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