Driver Installation
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Mellanox Technologies
The directory contents should appear as follows:
This location should be specified for DriversPath property when injecting driver into the
Nano server image:
Step 5.
Create the Nano server image.
Follow the instructions in the TechNet article for
"Getting Started with Nano Server"
4.2.8.2 Online Update
Step 1.
Go to the Mellanox WinOF web page at
=> Products => InfiniBand/VPI Drivers => Windows SW/Driv-
ers.
Step 2.
Download the driver package.
Step 3.
Extract the Mellanox drivers to a local directory (see
Section 4.2.5, “Extracting Files With-
out Running Installation”, on page 46
Step 4.
Open a remote connection to the Nano server.
Step 5.
Copy all the driver files to the Nano server
Step 6.
Install the driver:
New-NanoServerImage -MediaPath \\Path\To\Media\en_us -BasePath .\Base -TargetPath
.\InjectingDrivers.vhdx -DriversPath C:\WS2016TP5_Drivers
pnputil -I -a <Driver_Folder>\mlx5.inf
When upgrading the driver on a server where the remote connection was done over Mella-
nox device, there will be a loss of connectivity. To upgrade, it is recommended to run a
script that will execute all the required upgrade commands.
