Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM ....................................................................................... 31
Installing MLNX_OFED Using apt-get Tool ............................................................................ 33
Updating Firmware After Installation
..................................................................................... 35
UEFI Secure Boot ................................................................................................................. 36
Performance Tuning .............................................................................................................. 37
Windows Driver Installation ........................................................................................................ 38
Software Requirements ......................................................................................................... 38
Downloading Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver ................................................................................. 38
Installing Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver ....................................................................................... 39
Uninstalling Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver ................................................................................... 45
Extracting Files Without Running Installation ......................................................................... 46
Firmware Upgrade ................................................................................................................. 48
VMware Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 48
Hardware and Software Requirements .................................................................................. 48
Installing Mellanox NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere ............................................... 49
Removing Earlier Mellanox Drivers ....................................................................................... 49
Firmware Programming
....................................................................................................... 50
Updating Adapter Firmware ................................................................................................ 51
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 52
General Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 52
Linux Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 52
Windows Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 53
Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 54
Airflow Specifications ................................................................................................................. 57
Board Mechanical Drawing and Dimensions.................................................................................. 58
Mechanical Drawing of a Dual-Port x8 Card .......................................................................... 58
Bracket Mechanical Drawing ...................................................................................................... 59
Single-port Tall Bracket
....................................................................................................... 59
Dual-port Tall Bracket
.......................................................................................................... 59
Finding the MAC on the Adapter Card ................................................................................ 61
MCX512A- ACAT Board Label (Example) ..................................................................................... 61
MCX515A-CCAT Board Label (Example)
....................................................................................... 62
MCX516A-CCAT Board Label (Example)
....................................................................................... 62