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Chapter 3: Installation
Linux Drivers
Use the following procedures to install the 100GbE driver on the Linux (RedHat/
CentOS) operating system.
1. We recommend downloading the latest Mellanox
®
Driver directly from the
Mellanox website:
https://mellanox.com/products/infiniband-drivers/linux/
2. Download and extract /untar the MLNX_OFED***.tgz package.
3. Change to the appropriate directory where your newly extracted package is
located.
4. Install the driver by entering the following commands:
tar xzvf MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>.tgz
cd MLNX_OFED_LINUX–<ver>
./mlnxofedinstall --without-fw-update
This installs the Linux driver to your system. You might be prompted to install
kernel dependencies for Linux, in which case you would need to follow on-screen
instructions.
Windows Drivers
Use the following procedures to install a 100GbE driver on the Windows operating
system.
Installing Ethernet Drivers for the Windows Operating System
1. We recommend downloading the latest Mellanox Driver directly from the
Mellanox website:
https://mellanox.com/products/adapter-software/ethernet/
2.
Once the driver is downloaded, run the .exe file to install the driver.