Downloading Winof-2 Driver; Installing Winof-2 Driver - Nvidia ConnectX-6 User Manual

Downloading WinOF-2 Driver

To download the .exe file according to your Operating System, please follow the steps below:
1. Obtain the machine architecture.
a. To go to the Start menu, position your mouse in the bottom-right corner of the Remote Desktop of your screen.
b. Open a CMD console (Click Task Manager-->File --> Run new task and enter CMD).
c. Enter the following command.
echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%
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On an x64 (64-bit) machine, the output will be "AMD64".
2. Go to the WinOF-2 web page at:
WinOF-2.
3. Download the .exe image according to the architecture of your machine
The name of the .exe is in the following format: MLNX_WinOF2-<version>_<arch>.exe.
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Installing the incorrect .exe file is prohibited. If you do so, an error message will be displayed.
For example, if you install a 64-bit .exe on a 32-bit machine, the wizard will display the following (or a similar) error message: "The
installation package is not supported by this processor type. Contact your vendor"
Installing WinOF-2 Driver
The snapshots in the following sections are for illustration purposes only. The installation interface may slightly vary, depending on the used operating
system.
This section provides instructions for two types of installation procedures, and both require administrator privileges:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/ > Products > Software > InfiniBand Drivers (Learn More) > Nvidia
(see Step 1).
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