Performance Tuning
Depending on the application of the user's system, it may be necessary to modify the default
configuration of network adapters based on the ConnectX® adapters. In case that tuning is
required, please refer to the
VMware Driver Installation
This section describes VMware Driver Installation.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Platforms
Device ID
Operating System
Installer Privileges
Installing NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere
Please uninstall all previous driver packages prior to installing the new version.
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>
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apt-get install
'<group name>'
Example:
apt-get install mlnx-ofed-all
Installing MLNX_OFED using the "apt-get" tool does not automatically update
the firmware.
To update the firmware to the version included in MLNX_OFED package, run:
# apt-get install mlnx-fw-updater
Performance Tuning Guide for NVIDIA Network
Requirement
Description
A server platform with an adapter card based on the following
NVIDIA devices:
•
ConnectX®-6 Dx (EN) (firmware: fw-ConnectX6 Dx)
For the latest list of device IDs, please visit NVIDIA's website.
ESXi 6.5
The installation requires administrator privileges on the target
machine.
Adapters.
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