Driver InstallationRev 2.0
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from the Mellanox web site at: http://www.mellanox.com => Products => Software => Ethernet
Drivers => Windows SW/Driver => Download. Follow the installation instructions included in
the download package (also available from the download page).
4.2.1 Hardware and Software Requirements
4.2.2 Downloading MLNX_WinOF
Follow these steps to download the .exe according to your Operating System.
Step 1. Verify the machine architecture.
1. Open a CMD console (Click start-->Run and enter CMD).
2. Enter the following command:
On an x64 (64-bit) machine, the output will be “AMD64”.
Step 2.
Go to the MLNX_WinOF for Windows Web page at
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Products => Software => Ethernet Drivers => Windows SW/
Drivers.
Step 3. Download the .exe image according to the architecture of your machine (see Step 1.). The name
of the .exe is in the follo
wing format MLNX_VPI_W
inOF-<version>_All_
<OS>_<arch>.exe.
4.2.3 Extracting Files Without Running Installation
To extract the files without running installation, perform the following steps.
Step 1. Open a CMD console (Click Start-->Run and enter CMD).
Table 6 - Software and Hardware Requirements
Requirements Description
Required Disk Space for
Installation
100 MB
Operating Systems Windows Server 2012 (64 bit only)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit only)
Installer Privileges The installation requires administrator privileges on the target machine.
> echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%
Installing the incorrect .exe file is prohibited. If you do so, an error message will be dis-
played.
For example, if you try to install a 64-bit .exe on a 32-bit machine, the wizard will dis-
play the following (or a similar) error message:
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