Vmware Driver; Hardware And Software Requirements; Installing Mellanox Native Esxi Driver For Vmware Vsphere; Table 16: Software And Hardware Requirements - Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-5 Ex User Manual

4.3

VMware Driver

4.3.1 Hardware and Software Requirements

Table 16 - Software and Hardware Requirements
Requirements
Platforms
Device ID
Operating System
Installer Privi-
leges

4.3.2 Installing Mellanox NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere

 To install the driver:
1. Log into the ESXi server with root permissions.
2. Install the driver.
#> esxcli software vib install –d <path>/<bundle_file>
Example:
#> esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/MLNX-NATIVE-ESX-ConnectX-4-5_4.16.8.8-10EM-650.0.0.4240417.zip
3. Reboot the machine.
4. Verify the driver was installed successfully.
esxcli software vib list | grep nmlx
nmlx5-core
nmlx5-rdma
Rev 1.7
A server platform with an adapter card based on one of the following Mella-
nox Technologies' adapter cards:
• ConnectX®-5 (EN) (firmware: fw-ConnectX5)
• ConnectX®-5 Ex (EN) (firmware: fw-ConnectX5)
For the latest list of device IDs, please refer to
tion.
ESXi 6.5
The installation requires administrator privileges on the target machine.
Please uninstall all previous Mellanox driver packages prior to installing the new version. See
Section 4.3.3, "Removing Earlier Mellanox Driver", on page 57
4.16.8.8-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417
4.16.8.8-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417
After the installation process, all kernel modules are loaded automatically upon boot.
Mellanox Technologies
Description
Mellanox adapters Identifica-
for further information.
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