Nvidia MCX545B-CCUN - Performance Tuning; Vmware Driver Installation; Hardware and Software Requirements; Installing Mellanox NATIVE Esxi Driver for Vmware Vsphere

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Update the initramfs on RHEL systems with the stripped modules.
mkinitrd /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r) --force
Performance Tuning
Depending on the application of the user's system, it may be necessary to modify the default
configuration of network adapters based on the ConnectX® adapters. In case that tuning is required,
please refer to thePerformance Tuning Guide for Mellanox Network Adaptersathttps://
community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-2489.
VMware Driver Installation
This section describes VMware Driver Installation.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Requirement Description
Platforms A server platform with an adapter card based on one of the
following Mellanox Technologies’ devices:
ConnectX®-5 (EN) (firmware: fw-ConnectX5)
ConnectX®-5 Ex (EN) (firmware: fw-ConnectX5)
Device ID For the latest list of device IDs, please visit Mellanox's website.
Operating System ESXi 6.5
Installer Privileges The installation requires administrator privileges on the target
machine.
Installing Mellanox NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere
To install the driver:
Log into the ESXi server with root permissions.
Install the driver.
#> esxcli software vib install –d <path>/<bundle_file>
Example:
#> esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/MLNX-NATIVE-ESX-ConnectX-4-5_4.16.8.8-10EM-650.0.0.4240417.zip
Reboot the machine.
Please uninstall all previous Mellanox driver packages prior to installing the new version. See
Removing Earlier Mellanox Drivers for further information.
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