Fast Installation and Update
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Fast Installation and Update
This section describes the required steps only for a fast installation of Innova IPsec adapter card.
For further details, please refer to the
Mellanox Innova™ IPsec 4 Lx Ethernet Adapter Card User
Manual
.
2.1
Hardware Installation
1. Shut down your system if active.
2. After shutting down the system, turn off power and unplug the cord.
3. Place the adapter in a standard PCI Express slot.
2.2
Content of Innova IPsec Package
Mellanox provides an Innova IPsec package which includes the following:
• FPGA image bin file
• Kernel RPM files
• Offload scripts (xfrm, iproute)
• MFT tar file
• Firmware bin files
2.3
Software, Firmware and Tools Update
Step 1.
To download the package, please refer to
www.mellanox.com
=> Products => Programma-
ble Adapter Cards => Innova IPsec => FW & SW.
To update the FPGA image:
Step 1.
Locate the FPGA image bin file in the Images folder.
Step 2.
Burn the FPGA image:
To install the most updated kernel:
Step 1.
Locate the RPM files in the Kernel folder:
• rpm -i kernel-<kernel_version>.rpm
• rpm -i kernel-devel-<kernel_version>.rpm
Step 2.
Reboot your system and select the relevant kernel to load from the grub menu.
To update MFT:
Step 1.
Untar the MFT tar file.
Please make sure to follow the below steps in the same order. Updating the FPGA image must be
performed first.
mlx_fpga -d /dev/mst/mt4117_pciconf0_fpga_rdma burn <fpga_image.bin>
