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ConnectX-6 Card Configuration
Dual-port PCIe x16 Card
2. Download the ISO image to your host.
The image's name has the format
You can download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software package available via the NVIDIA web site at
nvidia.com/en-us/networking → Products → Software → InfiniBand Drivers
i.
Scroll down to the Download wizard, and click the Download tab.
ii.
Choose your relevant package depending on your host operating system.
iii.
Click the desired ISO/tgz package.
iv.
To obtain the download link, accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).
3. Use the Hash utility to confirm the file integrity of your ISO image. Run the following command and compare the result to the value provided
on the download page.
SHA256 MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label>.iso
Installing MLNX_OFED
Installation Script
The installation script, mlnxofedinstall, performs the following:
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Discovers the currently installed kernel
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Uninstalls any software stacks that are part of the standard operating system distribution or another vendor's commercial stack
[root@mftqa-009 ~]# lspci |grep mellanox -ia
86:00.0 Network controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family [ConnectX-6]
86:00.1 Network controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family [ConnectX-6]
MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label><CPU arch>.iso
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→ NVIDIA MLNX_OFED
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