Driver Installation
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2.
Open a CMD console (Click Task Manager -->File --> Run new task, and enter
CMD).
3.
Enter the following command.
On an x64 (64-bit) machine, the output will be “AMD64”.
Step 2.
Go to the Mellanox WinOF-2 web page at:
=> Products => EthernetDrivers => Windows SW/Drivers.
Step 3.
Download the .exe image according to the architecture of your machine (see
The name of the .exe is in the following format
MLNX_WinOF2-<version>_<arch>.exe.
4.2.3 Installing Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver
This section provides instructions for two types of installation procedures:
An installation procedure that requires frequent user intervention.
An automated installation procedure that requires no user intervention.
4.2.3.1 Attended Installation
The following is an example of an installation session.
Step 1.
Double click the .exe and follow the GUI instructions to install MLNX_WinOF2.
Step 2.
[Optional] Manually configure your setup to contain the logs option.
Step 3.
[Optional] If you do not want to upgrade your firmware version
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> echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%
Installing the incorrect .exe file is prohibited. If you do so, an error message will be displayed. For
example, if you try to install a 64-bit .exe on a 32-bit machine, the wizard will display the follow-
ing (or a similar) error message:
Both Attended and Unattended installations require administrator privileges.
> MLNX_WinOF2-1_35_All_x64.exe /v"/l*vx [LogFile]"
> MLNX_WinOF2-1_35_All_x64.exe /v" MT_SKIPFWUPGRD=1"
1. MT_SKIPFWUPGRD default value is False
