Driver Installation
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Mellanox Technologies
Step 4.
Download and install Mellanox Technologies GPG-KEY.
Step 5.
Check that the key was successfully imported.
Step 6.
Update the apt-get cache.
4.1.5.6 Installing MLNX_OFED Using the apt-get Tool
After setting up the apt-get repository for MLNX_OFED package, perform the following:
Step 1.
View the available package groups by invoking:
Where:
Step 2.
Install the desired group.
Example:
# wget -qO - http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/ofed/RPM-GPG-KEY-Mellanox | sudo apt-key
add -
# apt-key list
pub 1024D/A9E4B643 2013-08-11
uid Mellanox Technologies <[email protected]>
sub 1024g/09FCC269 2013-08-11
# sudo apt-get update
# apt-cache search mlnx-ofed-
mlnx-ofed-vma-eth - MLNX_OFED vma-eth installer package (with DKMS support)
mlnx-ofed-hpc - MLNX_OFED hpc installer package (with DKMS support)
mlnx-ofed-vma-vpi - MLNX_OFED vma-vpi installer package (with DKMS support)
mlnx-ofed-basic - MLNX_OFED basic installer package (with DKMS support)
mlnx-ofed-vma - MLNX_OFED vma installer package (with DKMS support)
mlnx-ofed-all - MLNX_OFED all installer package (with DKMS support)
mlnx-ofed-all
MLNX_OFED all installer package.
mlnx-ofed-basic
MLNX_OFED basic installer package.
mlnx-ofed-vma
MLNX_OFED vma installer package.
mlnx-ofed-hpc
MLNX_OFED HPC installer package.
mlnx-ofed-vma-eth
MLNX_OFED vma-eth installer package.
mlnx-ofed-vma-vpi
MLNX_OFED vma-vpi installer package.
#
apt-get install '<group name>'
#
apt-get install mlnx-ofed-all
Installing MLNX_OFED using the
“apt-get”
tool does not automatically update the firmware.
To update the firmware to the version included in MLNX_OFED package, run:
# apt-get install mlnx-fw-updater
OR:
Update the firmware to the latest version available on Mellanox Technologies’ Web site as
described in
