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please refer to the
Performance Tuning Guide for Mellanox Network Adapters
community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-2489.
Windows Driver Installation
For Windows, download and install the latest Mellanox WinOF-2 for Windows software package
available via the Mellanox web site at:
Drivers > Download. Follow the installation instructions included in the download package (also
available from the download page).
The snapshots in the following sections are presented for illustration purposes only. The
installation interface may slightly vary, depending on the operating system in use.
Software Requirements
Description
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Windows 8.1 Client (64 bit only)
Windows 10 Client (64 bit only)
Note: The Operating System listed above must run with administrator privileges.
Downloading Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver
To download the executable 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%
On an x64 (64-bit) machine, the output will be "AMD64".
2. Go to the Mellanox WinOF-2 web page at
Drivers > Windows SW/Drivers.
3. Download the exe image according to the architecture of your machine (see Step 1). The name
of the .exe is in the following format: MLNX_WinOF2-<version>_x<arch>.exe.
http://www.mellanox.com
MLNX_WinOF2-2_10_All_x64.exe
http://www.mellanox.com
at
https://
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