Nvidia Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx User Manual page 30

Setting up MLNX_OFED apt-get Repository
1. Log into the installation machine as root.
2. Extract the MLNX_OFED pacakge on a shared location in your network.
You can download it from
3. 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 ./
4. Download and install Mellanox Technologies GPG-KEY.
# wget -qO - http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/ofed/RPM-GPG-KEY-Mellanox | sudo apt-key add -
5. Check that the key was successfully imported.
# apt-key list
pub 1024D/A9E4B643
uid Mellanox Technologies <support@mellanox.com>
sub 1024g/09FCC269
6. 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:
1. View the available package groups by invoking:
<pre># apt-cache search mlnx-ofed-
mlnx-ofed-vma-eth - MLNX_OFED vma-eth installer
mlnx-ofed-hpc - MLNX_OFED hpc installer
mlnx-ofed-vma-vpi - MLNX_OFED vma-vpi installer
mlnx-ofed-basic - MLNX_OFED basic installer
ofed-vma - MLNX_OFED vma installer
mlnx-ofed-all - MLNX_OFED all installer
Where:
mlnx-ofed-all
mlnx-ofed-basic
mlnx-ofed-vma
mlnx-ofed-hpc
mlnx-ofed-vma-eth
mlnx-ofed-vma-vpi
2. Install the desired group.
# apt-get install
Example:
# apt-get install mlnx-ofed-all
http://www.mellanox.com
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package
package
package
MLNX_OFED all installer package.
MLNX_OFED basic installer package.
MLNX_OFED vma installer package.
MLNX_OFED HPC installer package.
MLNX_OFED vma-eth installer package.
MLNX_OFED vma-vpi installer package.
'<group name>'
> Products > Software> Ethernet Drivers.
package (with DKMS support)
(with DKMS support)
package (with DKMS support)
package (with DKMS support) mlnx-
(with DKMS support)
(with DKMS support)
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