ConnectX®-3 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP+ Port Adapter Card User Manual
Rev 2.3
Mellanox Technologies
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Driver Installation
4.1
Linux Driver
For Linux, download and install the latest MLNX_EN driver software package available via the
Mellanox web site at:
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Products => Software => Ethernet Drivers
=> ConnectX®-3 EN 10/40GigE Linux Driver => Download. Follow the installation instructions
included in the download package (also available from the download page).
4.1.1
Hardware and Software Requirements
4.1.2
Installing the Driver
Step 1.
Download Driver Package
Please download the current driver package from
http://www.mellanox.com
=> Products =>
Software => Ethernet Driver => Linux Driver => Download.
Step 2.
Install Driver
Run the following commands to install the driver:
The package consists of several source RPMs. The install script rebuilds the source RPMs and
then installs the created binary RPMs. The created kernel module binaries are placed under /lib/
modules/<kernel-ver>/updates/kernel/drivers/net/mlx4. mlnx_en installer supports 2 modes of
Table 5 - Software and Hardware Requirements
Requirements
Description
Platforms
CPU architectures:
•
x86_64
•
x86
•
power-pc
Device ID
For the latest list of device IDs, please visit
http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/read/PC/
15b3
.
Operating System
Linux Operating Systems:
•
RedHat EL5.8
•
RedHat EL5.9
•
RedHat EL6.2
•
RedHat EL6.3
•
OEL6.2 + 2.6.32-279.19.1
•
OEL6.3 + 2.6.32-279.19.1
•
SLES11 SP1
•
SLES11 SP2
Software Dependencies
To install the driver software, kernel sources must be installed on the
machine. MLNX_EN driver cannot coexist with OFED software on the same
machine. Hence when installing MLNX_EN all OFED packages should be
removed (done by the mlnx_en install script)
#> tar xzvf mlnx_en-1.5.10.tgz file
#> cd mlnx_en-1.5.10
#> ./install.sh