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Go to the Mellanox WinOF web page athttp://www.mellanox.com> Products > Ethernet Drivers
> Windows SW/Drivers.
Download the driver
(MLNX_WinOF2_MLNX_WinOF2-1_64_mlx5_All_win2016_x64_fre_1_64_15407.exe).
Extract the driver to a local directory (seeExtracting Files Without RunningInstallation).
Copy the contents of this directory to C:\WS2016TP5_Drivers.
The directory contents should appear as follows:
This location should be specified for DriversPath property when injecting driver into the Nano
server image:
New-NanoServerImage -MediaPath \\Path\To\Media\en_us -BasePath .\Base -TargetPath .\InjectingDrivers.vhdx
-DriversPath C:\WS2016TP5_Drivers
Create the Nano server image. Follow the instructions in the TechNet article for "Getting
Started with Nano Server".
Online Update
Go to the Mellanox WinOF web page athttp://www.mellanox.com> Products >Ethernet Drivers
> Windows SW/Drivers.
Download the driver package.
Extract the Mellanox drivers to a local directory (seeExtracting Files Without
RunningInstallation).
Open a remote connection to the Nano server.
Copy all the driver files to the Nano server
Install the driver:
pnputil -I -a <Driver_Folder>\mlx5.inf
When upgrading the driver on a server where the remote connection was done over Mellanox
device, there will be a loss of connectivity. To upgrade, it is recommended to run a script that
will execute all the required upgrade commands.
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