MLNX_OFED Installation

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InfiniBand Cluster Bring-up Procedure

Download the desired MLNX_OFED Linux driver from here.
Note: If another version is required, go to the Archive tab.
Log in to the installation machine as root.

Mount the ISO image on your machine.

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            host1# mount -o ro,loop MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label>-<CPU arch>.iso /mnt

Run the installation script.

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            /mnt/mlnxofedinstall
Logs dir: /tmp/MLNX_OFED_LINUX-x.x-x.logs
This program will install the MLNX_OFED_LINUX package on your machine.
Note that all other Mellanox, OEM, OFED, RDMA or Distribution IB packages will be removed.
Those packages are removed due to conflicts with MLNX_OFED_LINUX, do not reinstall them.
Starting MLNX_OFED_LINUX-x.x.x installation ...
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Installation finished successfully.
Attempting to perform Firmware update...
Querying Mellanox devices firmware ...

For the installation instructions, refer to the User Manual.