Driver Installation ....................................................................................................28
Linux Driver Installation........................................................................................................ 28
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................... 28
Downloading Mellanox OFED .......................................................................................... 28
Installing Mellanox OFED ................................................................................................ 29
Installation Script ........................................................................................................ 29
Installation Procedure ................................................................................................30
Installation Results .....................................................................................................32
Installation Logs..........................................................................................................33
openibd Script..............................................................................................................33
Driver Load Upon System Boot ..................................................................................33
mlnxofedinstall Return Codes....................................................................................34
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED...........................................................................................34
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM ................................................................................. 34
Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository................................................................... 34
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool ..............................................................35
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool .........................................................36
Installing MLNX_OFED Using apt-get Tool..................................................................... 36
Setting up MLNX_OFED apt-get Repository ..............................................................37
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the apt-get Tool..........................................................37
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED Using the apt-get Tool.....................................................38
Updating Firmware After Installation.............................................................................. 38
Updating the Device Online.........................................................................................38
Updating the Device Manually ....................................................................................38
Updating the Device Firmware Automatically upon System Boot ............................39
UEFI Secure Boot............................................................................................................. 39
Enrolling Mellanox's x.509 Public Key on Your Systems...........................................39
Removing Signature from kernel Modules ................................................................ 40
Performance Tuning ........................................................................................................ 41
Windows Driver Installation.................................................................................................. 41
Software Requirements .................................................................................................. 41
Downloading Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver .......................................................................... 41
Installing Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver ............................................................................... 42
Attended Installation...................................................................................................42