Linux Driver Installation; Prerequisites; Downloading Mellanox Ofed - Nvidia Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx User Manual

Linux Driver Installation

This section describes how to install and test the Mellanox OFED for Linux package on a single server
with a Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx adapter card installed.

Prerequisites

Requirements
Platforms
Required Disk Space for Installation
Device ID
Operating System
Installer Privileges

Downloading Mellanox OFED

1. Verify that the system has a Mellanox network adapter installed.
The following example shows a system with an installed Mellanox adapter card:
# lspci -v | grep Mellanox
86:00.0 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies Family
Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
86:00.1 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies 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 Mellanox web site at http://www.mellanox.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.
c. Click the desired ISO/tgz package.
d. To obtain the download link, accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).
3. Use the md5sum utility to confirm the file integrity of your ISO image. Run the following
command and compare the result to the value provided on the download page.
md5sum MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label>.iso
A server platform with ConnectX®-6 Dx (EN) (firmware: fw-
ConnectX6 Dx)
1GB
For the latest list of device IDs, please visit the Mellanox
website at http://www.mellanox.com/page/
firmware_HCA_FW_identification.
Linux operating system.
For the list of supported operating system distributions and
kernels, please refer to the Mellanox OFED Release Notes
file.
The installation requires administrator (root) privileges on
the target machine.
MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label><CPU arch>.iso
Description
.
37