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Requirement
Description
Operating System
ESXi 6.5
Installer Privileges
The installation requires administrator privileges on the target
machine.
Installing NVIDIA NATIVE ESXi Driver for VMware vSphere
To install the driver:
Log into the ESXi server with root permissions.
Install the driver.
#> esxcli software vib install –d <path>/<bundle_file>
Example:
#> esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/MLNX-NATIVE-ESX-ConnectX-4-5_4.16.8.8-10EM-650.0.0.4240417.zip
Reboot the machine.
Verify the driver was installed successfully.
esxcli software vib list | grep nmlx
nmlx5-core 4.16.8.8-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417 MEL PartnerSupported 2017-01-31
nmlx5-rdma 4.16.8.8-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417 MEL PartnerSupported 2017-01-31
Removing Earlier NVIDIA Drivers
To remove all the drivers:
Log into the ESXi server with root permissions.
List all the existing NATIVE ESXi driver modules. (See Step 4 in
Remove each module:
#> esxcli software vib remove -n nmlx5-rdma
#> esxcli software vib remove -n nmlx5-core
Please uninstall all previous NVIDIA driver packages prior to installing the new version. See
Removing Earlier NVIDIA Drivers
for further information.
After the installation process, all kernel modules are loaded automatically upon boot.
Please unload the previously installed drivers before removing them.
