Installation

This chapter describes how to install and test the Mellanox OFED for Linux package on a single host machine with Mellanox InfiniBand and/or Ethernet adapter hardware installed.

The chapter contains the following sections:

• Hardware and Software Requirements

• Downloading Mellanox OFED

• Installing Mellanox OFED

• Uninstalling Mellanox OFED

• Updating Firmware After Installation

• UEFI Secure Boot

• Performance Tuning