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-Check Mellanox Rivermax Card Serial
+====== Check Mellanox Rivermax Card Serial ======
+<color darkorange>Oct 2023</color>
+----
+===== Introduction =====
+When fitting a Mellanox ConnectX5 or ConnectX6 card to either RX1 (ConnectX5) or CE1 (ConnectX6) we need get obtain a license and put this on the M1 server, before requesting licences we require the serial number of the actual card.
+\\
+\\
+Use the following procedure to obtain the card serial number:
+\\
+<file>
+Use the following Commands:
+lspci | grep Mellanox
+sudo lspci -vv -s xx:xx.x | grep " Serial number"
+where xx:xx.x is the first string in the previous command
+Returns (example with one card in the chassis)
+lspci | grep Mellanox
+:00.0 Ethernet controller: Mellanox Technologies MT2892 Family [ConnectX-6 Dx]
+:00.1 Ethernet controller: Mellanox Technologies MT2892 Family [ConnectX-6 Dx]
+sudo lspci -vv -s 02:00.0 | grep " Serial number"
+[SN] Serial number: MT2045X09274
+Give this serial number to Gavin Dragonetti and he will supply you with a license file.
+when you get the file, rename it to rivermax.lic and put it in this folder on the CE1
+/opt/mellanox/rivermax (you may have to create the rivermax folder)
+Reboot the Server
+</file>