Performance Tuning; Vmware Driver Installation; Hardware And Software Requirements; Installing Native Esxi Driver For Vmware Vsphere - Nvidia ConnectX-7 User Manual

apt-get install
Example:
apt-get install mlnx-ofed-all
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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

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

Requirement
Platforms
Operating System
Installer Privileges

Installing NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere

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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>
Example:
#> esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/MLNX-NATIVE-ESX-ConnectX-4-5_4.16.8.8-10EM-650.0.0.4240417.zipesxcli
'<group name>'
Performance Tuning Guide for NVIDIA Network
A server platform with an adapter card based on NVIDIA
devices:
ConnectX®-7 (InfiniBand/Ethernet) (firmware: fw-ConnectX7)
ESXi 8.x
The installation requires administrator privileges on the target
machine.
Adapters.
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