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Step 4.
Perform cold reboot on the machine
if
the installation script performed firmware updates to
your network adapter hardware. Otherwise, restart the driver by running:
"/etc/init.d/
openibd restart"
Step 5.
(InfiniBand only) Run the
hca_self_test.ofed
utility to verify whether or not the
InfiniBand link is up. The utility also checks for and displays additional information such
as:
• HCA firmware version
• Kernel architecture
• Driver version
• Number of active HCA ports along with their states
• Node GUID
For more details on
hca_self_test.ofed
, see the file
hca_self_test.readme
under
docs/
.
After the installer completes, information about the Mellanox OFED installation such as prefix,
kernel version, and installation parameters can be retrieved by running the command
/etc/
infiniband/info
.
Most of the Mellanox OFED components can be configured or reconfigured after the installation
by modifying the relevant configuration files. See the relevant chapters in this manual for details.
The list of the modules that will be loaded automatically upon boot can be found in the
/etc/
infiniband/openib.conf
file.
In case your machine has the latest firmware, no firmware update will occur and the
installation script will print at the end of installation a message similar to the follow-
ing:
Device #1:
----------
Device Type:
ConnectX-4
Part Number:
MCX456M-ECAT
Description:
ConnectX®-4 VPI adapter card with Multi-Host supporting
dual-socket server, EDR IB (100Gb/s) and 100GbE, dual-port QSFP28, dual
PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket, ROHS R6 ConnectX®-4 VPI adapter card with Multi-
Host supporting dual-socket server, EDR IB (100Gb/s) and 100GbE, dual-port
QSFP28, dual PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket, ROHS R6
PSID: MT_2190110032
PCI Device Name: 0b:00.0
Base MAC: 0000e41d2d5cf810
Versions: Current Available
FW 12.14.0114 12.14.0114
FW (Running) 12.14.0094 N/A
Status: Up to date
