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LightOne Compatibility ​

LightOne connects to the host through an Intel Thunderbolt controller and uses an NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx network controller (see Internal Topology). To use it, you need:

  • A host with Thunderbolt 3 / 4 / 5, USB4 or USB4 v2
  • An operating system with Thunderbolt support and NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-4 network drivers
Compatible tested and working  · Not tested not yet verified  · Theoretically compatible expected to work but not tested

Hardware ​

Apple ​

ProcessorStatus
M1 seriesCompatible
M2 seriesCompatible
M3 seriesCompatible
M4 seriesCompatible
Intel MacNot tested

Intel ​

Intel systems with Thunderbolt:

Processor generationStatus
Core 8th GenCompatible
Core 9th GenCompatible
Core 10th GenCompatible
Core 11th GenNot tested
Core 12th GenCompatible
Core 13th GenCompatible
Core 14th GenCompatible
Core Ultra 100 seriesCompatible
Core Ultra 200 seriesCompatible

AMD ​

AMD systems with USB4:

ProcessorStatus
Ryzen 7000 seriesCompatible
Ryzen 8000 seriesCompatible
Ryzen 9000 seriesCompatible

Operating systems ​

macOS ​

LightOne requires macOS 14.2 or later.

VersionStatus
macOS 14 Sonoma (14.2 or later)Compatible
macOS 15 SequoiaCompatible
macOS 26 TahoeCompatible

Windows ​

VersionStatus
Windows 10Compatible
Windows 11Compatible
Windows Server 2025Compatible

Linux ​

DistributionStatus
Ubuntu 22.04Compatible
Ubuntu 24.04Compatible
Proxmox VE 8Compatible
Proxmox VE 9Compatible
Other distributions with kernel 4.13 or laterTheoretically compatible