Nvidia Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx Series - Installing Mellanox NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere; Removing Earlier Mellanox Drivers

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Requirement Description
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-Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx-5_4.16.8.8-10EM-650.0.
0.4240417.zip
Reboot the machine.
Verify the driver was installed successfully.
esxcli software vib list | grep nmlx
nmlx5-core 4.16.8.8-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417 MEL PartnerSupported 2017-01-31
nmlx5-rdma 4.16.8.8-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417 MEL PartnerSupported 2017-01-31
Removing Earlier Mellanox Drivers
To remove all the drivers:
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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After the installation process, all kernel modules are loaded automatically upon boot.
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Please unload the previously installed drivers before removing them.
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