Installing Nvidia Native Esxi Driver For Vmware Vsphere; Removing Earlier Nvidia Drivers - Nvidia ConnectX-6 User Manual

Requirement
Installer Privileges
Installing NVIDIA NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere
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Please uninstall all previous NVIDIA driver packages prior to installing the new version. See

Removing Earlier NVIDIA Drivers

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.zipesxcli
3. Reboot the machine.
4. Verify the driver was installed successfully.
esxcli software vib list | grep nmlx
nmlx5-core
nmlx5-rdma
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After the installation process, all kernel modules are loaded automatically upon boot.
Removing Earlier NVIDIA Drivers
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Please unload the previously installed drivers before removing them.
To remove all the drivers:
1. Log into the ESXi server with root permissions.
2. List all the existing NATIVE ESXi driver modules. (See Step 4 in
Driver for VMware
3. Remove each module:
#> esxcli software vib remove -n nmlx5-rdma
#> esxcli software vib remove -n nmlx5-core
The installation requires administrator privileges on the target
machine.
for further information.
4.16.8.8-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417
4.16.8.8-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417
vSphere.)
Description
MEL PartnerSupported 2017-01-31
MEL PartnerSupported 2017-01-31
Installing NVIDIA NATIVE ESXi
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