Linux Driver Installation
This section describes how to install and test the MLNX_OFED for Linux package on a single server with a NVIDIA ConnectX-6 adapter card installed.
Requirements | Description |
Platforms | A server platform with a ConnectX®-6 (IB, EN) (firmware: fw-ConnectX6) installed |
Required Disk Space for Installation | 1GB |
Operating System | Linux operating system. For the list of supported operating system distributions and kernels, please refer to the MLNX_OFED Release Notes file. |
Installer Privileges | The installation requires administrator (root) privileges on the target machine. |
Verify that the system has a NVIDIA network adapter installed.
The following example shows a system with an installed NVIDIA adapter card:
# lspci -v | grep Mellanox 86:00.0 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014 86:00.1 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies MT28908A0 Family Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
For Linux driver installation, please refer to NVIDIA DOCA Installation Guide for Linux.