Nvidia Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx - Page 3

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Cables and Modules......................................................................................................... 24
Identifying the Card in Your System ................................................................................ 24
Extraction Instructions..................................................................................................... 25
Safety Precautions ...................................................................................................... 21
Extraction Instructions................................................................................................25
Driver Installation ....................................................................................................27
Windows Driver Installation.................................................................................................. 27
Hardware and Software Requirements........................................................................... 27
Downloading Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver .......................................................................... 27
Installing Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver ................................................................................ 28
Attended Installation...................................................................................................28
Unattended Installation...............................................................................................32
Installation Results .......................................................................................................... 33
Extracting Files Without Running Installation ................................................................ 33
Uninstalling Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver............................................................................ 35
Attended Uninstallation ..............................................................................................35
Unattended Uninstallation..........................................................................................35
Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................................... 35
Deploying the Driver on a Nano Server........................................................................... 35
Offline Installation.......................................................................................................35
Online Update..............................................................................................................36
Linux Driver Installation........................................................................................................ 37
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................... 37
Downloading Mellanox OFED .......................................................................................... 37
Installing Mellanox OFED ................................................................................................ 38
Installation Script ........................................................................................................ 38
Installation Procedure ................................................................................................39
Installation Results .....................................................................................................41
Installation Logs..........................................................................................................41
openibd Script..............................................................................................................41
Driver Load Upon System Boot ..................................................................................42
mlnxofedinstall Return Codes.................................................................................... 42
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED...........................................................................................43
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM ................................................................................. 43