WinOF VPI Package Contents

The Mellanox WinOF driver package contains the following components:

• Core and ULPs:

  • IB HCA low-level drivers (mlx4)

  • Ethernet driver (ETH)

  • IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB)

  • Network Direct (ND)

  • Network Direct Kernel (NDK) Provider Interface

  • MUX driver for IPoIB and Client OSes

• Utilities:

  • OpenSM: InfiniBand Subnet Manager is provided as a sample code. The sample code is intended to allow users to test or bring-up the InfiniBand fabric without a management console / switch (to get started).
    For cluster production environments, Mellanox's recommendation is to use a Managed Switch or the UFM-SDN Appliance.

  • Low level performance tools

  • mlxtool

• InfiniBand Diagnostics tools

• CIM, PowerShell, and WMI support (Supported in Windows Server 2012 and above, and Windows Client 8.1 and above.)

• Software Development Kit (SDK)

• Documentation