Software Requirements ................................................................................................... 24
Downloading Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver .......................................................................... 24
Installing Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver ............................................................................... 25
Attended Installation...................................................................................................25
Unattended Installation...............................................................................................30
Installation Results .....................................................................................................31
Uninstalling Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver............................................................................ 31
Attended Uninstallation ..............................................................................................31
Unattended Uninstallation..........................................................................................31
Extracting Files Without Running Installation ................................................................ 32
Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................................... 34
Linux Driver Installation........................................................................................................ 34
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................... 34
Downloading Mellanox OFED .......................................................................................... 35
Installing Mellanox OFED ................................................................................................ 35
Installation Script ........................................................................................................ 35
Installation Procedure ................................................................................................37
Installation Results .....................................................................................................39
Installation Logs..........................................................................................................39
openibd Script..............................................................................................................39
Driver Load Upon System Boot ..................................................................................40
mlnxofedinstall Return Codes....................................................................................40
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED...........................................................................................40
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM ................................................................................. 40
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository................................................................... 41
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool ..............................................................41
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool .........................................................43
Installing MLNX_OFED Using apt-get Tool..................................................................... 43
Setting up MLNX_OFED apt-get Repository ..............................................................43
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the apt-get Tool..........................................................43
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED Using the apt-get Tool.....................................................44
Updating Firmware After Installation.............................................................................. 44
Updating the Device Online.........................................................................................44
Updating the Device Manually ....................................................................................44