Driver Installation
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Mellanox Technologies
4.2
Windows Driver
For Windows, download and install the latest Mellanox WinOF-2 for Windows software package
available via the Mellanox web site at: http://www.mellanox.com => Products => Software =>
InfiniBand/VPI Drivers => Download. Follow the installation instructions included in the down-
load package (also available from the download page).
4.2.1 Hardware and Software Requirements
4.2.2 Downloading Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver
To download the .exe according to your Operating System, please follow the steps below:
Step 1.
Obtain the machine architecture.
1.
To go to the Start menu, position your mouse in the bottom-right corner of the
Remote Desktop of your screen.
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:
http://www.mellanox.com => Products =>InfiniBand/VPIDrivers => Windows SW/Driv-
ers.
Step 3.
Download the.exe image according to the architecture of your machine (see Step 1). The
name of the .exe is in the following format
MLNX_WinOF2-<version>_x<arch>.exe.
The snapshots in the following sections are presented for illustration purposes only. The installa-
tion interface may slightly vary, depending on the used operating system
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:
“The installation package is not supported by this processor type. Contact your vendor”
