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Installing MLNX_OFED using the "YUM" tool does not automatically update the firmware.
To update the firmware to the version included in MLNX_OFED package, run:
# yum install mlnx-fw-updater
Installing MLNX_OFED Using apt-get
This type of installation is applicable to Debian and Ubuntu operating systems.
Setting up MLNX_OFED apt-get Repository
1.
Log into the installation machine as root.
2.
Extract the MLNX_OFED package on a shared location in your network.
It can be downloaded from https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/ → Products
→ Software→ InfiniBand Drivers.
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 NVIDIA's Technologies GPG-KEY.
# wget -qO -
http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/ofed/RPM-GPG-KEY-Mellanox | sudo apt-key add -
5.
Verify 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
Setting up MLNX_OFED apt-get Repository Using --add-kernel-support
1.
Log into the installation machine as root.
2.
Mount the ISO image on your machine and copy its content to a shared location in your
network.
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