Installing Mlnx_Ofed Using Apt-Get - Nvidia MCX651105A-EDAT User Manual

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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
a.
Log into the installation machine as root.
b.
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.
c.
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 ./
d.
Download and install NVIDIA's Technologies GPG-KEY. 
# wget -qO -
http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/ofed/RPM-GPG-KEY-Mellanox | sudo apt-key add -
e.
Verify that the key was successfully imported. 
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