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Linux Driver Installation
This section describes how to install and test the NVIDIA OFED for Linux package on a single server
with a NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Dx adapter card installed.
Prerequisites
Requirements
Description
Platforms
A server platform with ConnectX®-6 Dx (EN) (firmware: fw-
ConnectX6 Dx)
Required Disk Space for Installation
1GB
Device ID
For the latest list of device IDs, please visit the NVIDIA
website at
firmware_HCA_FW_identification
Operating System
Linux operating system.
For the list of supported operating system distributions and
kernels, please refer to the
NVIDIA OFED Release Notes
file.
Installer Privileges
The installation requires administrator (root) privileges on
the target machine.
Downloading NVIDIA OFED
Verify that the system has a NVIDIA network adapter installed.
The following example shows a system with an installed NVIDIA adapter card:
# lspci -v | grep Mellanox
86:00.0 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies Family
Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
86:00.1 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies Family
Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
Download the ISO image to your host.
The image’s name has the format
MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label><CPU arch>.iso
.
You can download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software
package available via the NVIDIA website at
> Products > Software >
Ethernet Drivers > Linux SW/Drivers > Download..
Scroll down to the Download wizard, and click the Download tab.
When upgrading the driver on a server where the remote connection was done over NVIDIA
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.
