2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
3.
ConnectX-6 Card
Configuration
Single-port Socket
Direct Card (2x PCIe
x16)
[root@mftqa-009 ~]# lspci |grep mellanox -i
a3:00.0 Infiniband controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908 Family
[ConnectX-6]
e3:00.0 Infiniband controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908 Family
[ConnectX-6]
Dual-port Socket
Direct Card (2x PCIe
x16)
[root@mftqa-009 ~]# lspci |grep mellanox -i
05:00.0 Infiniband controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family
[ConnectX-6]
05:00.1 Infiniband controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family
[ConnectX-6]
82:00.0 Infiniband controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family
[ConnectX-6]
82:00.1 Infiniband controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family
[ConnectX-6]
Intheoutput exampleabove, thefirst
tworowsindicatethatonecardisinstalledinaPCIslotwithPCIBusaddress
05(hexadecimal),PCIDevicenumber00andPCIFunctionnumber0and1.
TheothercardisinstalledinaPCIslotwithPCIBusaddress82(hexadecimal),
PCIDevicenumber00andPCIFunctionnumber0and1.
Sincethetwo PCIecards are installed intwo PCIe slots,eachcard
getsauniquePCIBusandDevicenumber.EachofthePCIex16bussesseestwo
networkports;ineffect,thetwophysicalportsoftheConnectX-6SocketDirect
adapterareviewedasfournet devicesbythesystem.
Single-port PCIe x16
Card
[root@mftqa-009 ~]# lspci |grep mellanox -ia
3:00.0 Infiniband controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908 Family [ConnectX-6]
Dual-port PCIe x16
Card
[root@mftqa-009 ~]# lspci |grep mellanox -ia
86:00.0 Network controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family [ConnectX-6]
86:00.1 Network controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family [ConnectX-6]
Download the ISO image to your host.
The image’s name has the formatMLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label><CPU arch>.iso.
You can download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software
package available via the Mellanox web site athttp://www.mellanox.com> Products > Software
> Ethernet Drivers > Linux SW/Drivers > Download..
Scroll down to the Download wizard, and click the Download tab.
Choose your relevant package depending on your host operating system.
Click the desired ISO/tgz package.
To obtain the download link, accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).
Use the md5sum utility to confirm the file integrity of your ISO image. Run the following
command and compare the result to the value provided on the download page.
md5sum MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label>.iso