Nvidia Mellanox - Uninstalling MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool; Installing MLNX_OFED Using Apt-Get Tool; Setting up MLNX_OFED Apt-Get Repository; Installing MLNX_OFED Using the Apt-Get Tool

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# yum install mlnx-ofed-all
Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mlnx-ofed-all.noarch 0:3.1-0.1.2 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: kmod-isert = 1.0-OFED.3.1.0.1.2.1.g832a737.rhel7u1 for package:
mlnx-ofed-all-3.1-0.1.2.noarch
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qperf.x86_64 0:0.4.9-9
rds-devel.x86_64 0:2.0.7-1.12
rds-tools.x86_64 0:2.0.7-1.12
sdpnetstat.x86_64 0:1.60-26
srptools.x86_64 0:1.0.2-12
Complete!
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED Using the YUM Tool
Use the script /usr/sbin/ofed_uninstall.sh to uninstall the Mellanox OFED package. The script is part of
the ofed-scripts RPM.
Installing MLNX_OFED Using apt-get Tool
This type of installation is applicable to Debian and Ubuntu operating systems.
Setting up MLNX_OFED apt-get Repository
Log into the installation machine as root.
Extract the MLNX_OFED pacakge on a shared location in your network.
You can download it fromhttp://www.mellanox.com> Products > Software> InfiniBand/
VPIDrivers.
Create an apt-get repository configuration file called"/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mlnx_ofed.list"
with the following content:
# deb file:/<path to extracted MLNX_OFED package>/DEBS ./
Download and install Mellanox Technologies GPG-KEY.
# wget -qO - http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/ofed/RPM-GPG-KEY-Mellanox | sudo apt-key add -
Check that the key was successfully imported.
# apt-key list
pub 1024D/A9E4B643 2013-08-11
uid Mellanox Technologies <support@mellanox.com>
sub 1024g/09FCC269 2013-08-11
Update the apt-get cache.
# sudo apt-get update
Installing MLNX_OFED Using the apt-get Tool
After setting up the apt-get repository for MLNX_OFED package, perform the following:
View the available package groups by invoking: