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Prerequisites................................................................................................................................................. 45
Downloading MLNX_OFED .................................................................................................................................. 46
Installing MLNX_OFED ...................................................................................................................................... 46
Installation Script ....................................................................................................................................... 46
Installation Procedure.................................................................................................................................. 49
Installation Results ..................................................................................................................................... 52
Installation Logging ..................................................................................................................................... 52
Driver Load Upon System Boot............................................................................................................................ 53
mlnxofedinstall Return Codes......................................................................................................................... 53
Installation Logging ..................................................................................................................................... 54
Uninstalling MLNX_OFED ............................................................................................................................... 54
Additional Installation Procedures ....................................................................................................................... 55
Installing MLNX_OFED Using YUM ..................................................................................................................... 55
Installing MLNX_OFED Using apt-get ................................................................................................................. 61
Performance Tuning ........................................................................................................................................ 65
VMware Driver Installation ....................................................................................................................................65
Hardware and Software Requirements .................................................................................................................. 65
Installing NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere ..................................................................................................... 66
Removing Earlier NVIDIA Drivers .......................................................................................................................... 66
Firmware Programming .................................................................................................................................... 67
Updating Adapter Firmware ........................................................................................................................ 68
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