Driver Installation; Linux Driver Installation; Prerequisites; Downloading Nvidia Ofed - Nvidia ConnectX-5 User Manual

Driver Installation

Please use the relevant driver installation section.

Linux Driver Installation

This section describes how to install and test the NVIDIA OFED for Linux package on a single server
with a NVIDIA ConnectX-5 adapter card installed.

Prerequisites

Requirements
Platforms
Required Disk Space for Installation
Device ID
Operating System
Installer Privileges
Downloading NVIDIA OFED
1. Verify that the system has a NVIDIA network adapter installed.
The following example shows a system with an installed NVIDIA adapter card:
# lspci -v | grep Mellanox
86:00.0 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies MT27620 Family
Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
86:00.1 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies MT27620 Family
Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
2. Download the ISO image to your host.
The image's name has the format
You can download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software
package available via the NVIDIA web site at http://www.nvidia.com > Products > Software >
Ethernet Drivers > Linux SW/Drivers > Download..
a. Scroll down to the Download wizard, and click the Download tab.
b. Choose your relevant package depending on your host operating system.
A server platform with one of the following NVIDIA adapters
installed:
• ConnectX®-5 Ex (VPI, IB, EN) (firmware:fw-
ConnectX5)
• ConnectX®-5 (VPI, IB, EN) (firmware:fw-ConnectX5)
1GB
For the latest list of device IDs, please visit the NVIDIA
website at http://www.nvidia.com/page/
firmware_HCA_FW_identification.
Linux operating system.
For the list of supported operating system distributions and
kernels, please refer to the NVIDIA OFED Release Notes
file.
The installation requires administrator (root) privileges on
the target machine.
MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label><CPU arch>.iso
Description
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