b.
c.
Mount the ISO image on your machine.
host1# mount -o ro,loop MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label>-<CPU arch>.iso /mnt
Run the installation script.
/mnt/mlnxofedinstall
Logs dir: /tmp/MLNX_OFED_LINUX-x.x-x.logs
This program will install the MLNX_OFED_LINUX package on your machine.
Note that all other Mellanox, OEM, OFED, RDMA or Distribution IB packages will be removed.
Those packages are removed due to conflicts with MLNX_OFED_LINUX, do not reinstall them.
Starting MLNX_OFED_LINUX-x.x.x installation ...
........
........
Installation finished successfully.
Attempting to perform Firmware update...
Querying Mellanox devices firmware ...
For unattended installation, use the --force installation option while running
the MLNX_OFED installation script:
/mnt/mlnxofedinstall --force
MLNX_OFED for Ubuntu should be installed with the following flags in chroot
environment:
./mlnxofedinstall --without-dkms --add-kernel-support --kernel <kernel
version in chroot> --without-fw-update --force
For example:
./mlnxofedinstall --without-dkms --add-kernel-support --kernel 3.13.0-85-
generic --without-fw-update --force
Note that the path to kernel sources (--kernel-sources) should be added if the
sources are not in their default location.
In case your machine has the latest firmware, no firmware update will occur
and the installation script will print at the end of installation a message
similar to the following:
Device #1:
----------
Device Type: ConnectX-X
Part Number: MCXXXX-XXX
PSID: MT_2190110032
PCI Device Name: 0b:00.0
Base MAC: 0000e41d2d5cf810
Versions: Current Available
FW 12.14.0114 12.14.0114
Status: Up to date
In case your machine has an unsupported network adapter device, no firmware
update will occur and one of the error messages below will be printed. Please
contact your hardware vendor for help with firmware updates.
Error message #1:
Device #1:
----------
Device Type: ConnectX-X
Part Number: MCXXXX-XXX
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