[ROCm] [Docker] Upgrade default AINIC repo to ship libionic 54.0-187-1 (#54112)

Signed-off-by: Shiksha Patel <shiksha.patel@amd.com>

shikamd123 committed Sep 8, 2026 at 12:21 UTC 1a522b69491f1d4f9199769bf44137e0f1de0912
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docker/Dockerfile.rocm
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@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ ARG INSTALL_LMCACHE=false
17 ARG NIC_BACKEND=all
18 # AMD AINIC apt repo settings
19 # Users can specify a custom version compatible with their host drivers.
20 -# The default version has been tested with ioinic-dkms=25.11.1.001
21 -ARG AINIC_VERSION=1.117.3-hydra
20 +# The default version has been tested with ionic-dkms=26.03.3.001
21 +# (libionic1=54.0-187-1), required for MoRI-EP/NIXL on Pollara/AINIC.
22 +ARG AINIC_VERSION=1.117.5
23 ARG UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
24
25 # Sccache configuration. Release builds use this today; CI can opt in when a
docker/Dockerfile.rocm_gfx1250
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@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ ARG CI_BASE_IMAGE=rocm/vllm-dev:ci_base
13 ARG NIC_BACKEND=all
14 # AMD AINIC apt repo settings
15 # Users can specify a custom version compatible with their host drivers.
16 -# The default version has been tested with ioinic-dkms=25.11.1.001
17 -ARG AINIC_VERSION=1.117.3-hydra
16 +# The default version has been tested with ionic-dkms=26.03.3.001
17 +# (libionic1=54.0-187-1), required for MoRI-EP/NIXL on Pollara/AINIC.
18 +ARG AINIC_VERSION=1.117.5
19 ARG UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
20
21 # Sccache configuration. Release builds use this today; CI can opt in when a
docs/features/moriio_connector_usage.md
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@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ To run MoRI with RDMA, your environment must have the necessary RDMA userspace l
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254 The official image `vllm/vllm-openai-rocm:nightly` comes pre-installed with userspace libraries for the following NICs and kernel module versions:
255
256 -- AINIC (AMD Pensando Pollara): version `1.117.3-hydra`, tested with `ioinic-dkms=25.11.1.001`
256 +- AINIC (AMD Pensando Pollara): version `1.117.5`, ships `libionic1=54.0-187-1`, tested with `ionic-dkms=26.03.3.001`
257 - Thor2 (Broadcom): version `235.2.86.0`, tested with `bnxt-en-dkms=1.10.3.235.2.86.0`, `bnxt-re-dkms=235.2.86.0`
258
259 Refer to [Dockerfile.rocm](../../docker/Dockerfile.rocm) for more details. For users with NICs, kernel modules, and/or FW other than those stated above we refer to