Deploying MLNX IB Management

To download the latest packages, go to: InfiniBand Management and Monitoring Tools page.

1. Download and install NVIDIA’s GPG-KEY for IB Management package:
   The key can be downloaded via the following link: https://www.mellanox.com/downloads/tools/RPM-GPG-KEY-MLNX-IB-MGMT.key

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   $ wget https://www.mellanox.com/sites/default/files/downloads/tools/RPM-GPG-KEY-MLNX-IB-MGMT.key
           

2. Install the key:

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   $ sudo rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-MLNX-IB-MGMT.key
           

3. Check that the key was successfully imported.

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   $ sudo rpm -q gpg-pubkey --qf '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}\t%{SUMMARY}\n' | grep "Nvidia"  
   gpg-pubkey-a39d9d13-611375c6"    gpg(Nvidia <support@mellanox.com>)
           

4. Check the signature.

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   $ rpm --checksig mlnx_ib_mgmt-<version>.el8.x86_64.rpm
   mlnx_ib_mgmt-<version>.el8.x86_64.rpm: rsa sha1 (md5) pgp md5 OK
           

• To install MLNX IB Management package:

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  $ sudo rpm --install <RPM file>
          

  All package files are installed in /opt/mellanox/ib_mgmt/.

• To remove MLNX IB Management package:

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  $ sudo rpm --erase mlnx_ib_mgmt
          

To upgrade MLNX IB Management package, you must remove all installed package and afterwards install the new package.