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4.1.9 Performance Tuning
Depending on the application of the user's system, it may be necessary to modify the default con-
figuration of network adapters based on the ConnectX® adapters In case tuning is required,
please refer to the
Performance Tuning Guide for Mellanox Network Adapters
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:
=> Products => Software =>
InfiniBand/VPI Drivers => Windows SW/Driver => Download. Follow the installation instruc-
tions included in the download 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.
For Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 / 8.1 Client
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:
=> Products => InfiniBand/VPI Drivers => Windows SW/Drivers.
Table 6 - Hardware and Software Requirements
Description
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a. The Operating Systems listed above must run with administrator privileges.
Package
Windows Server 2012 R2
MLNX_WinOF2-1_50_All_x64.exe
Windows Server 2012
MLNX_WinOF2-1_50_All_x64.exe
Windows Server 2016
MLNX_WinOF2-1_50_All_x64.exe
Windows 8.1 Client (64 bit only)
MLNX_WinOF2-1_50_All_x64.exe
Windows 10 Client (64 bit only)
MLNX_WinOF2-1_50_All_x64.exe
> echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%
