Driver Installation
Rev 2.6
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Mellanox Technologies
Step 3.
Run the installation script.
Step 4.
Reboot the machine
if
the installation script performed firmware updates to your network
adapter hardware. Otherwise, restart the driver by running:
"/etc/init.d/openibd
restart"
Step 5.
(InfiniBand only) Run the
hca_self_test.ofed
utility to verify whether or not the
InfiniBand link is up. The utility also checks for and displays additional information such
as:
• HCA firmware version
• Kernel architecture
• Driver version
• Number of active HCA ports along with their states
• Node GUID
./mnt/mlnxofedinstall
Logs dir: /tmp/MLNX_OFED_LINUX-x.x-x.logs
This program will install the MLNX_OFED_LINUX package on your machine.
Note that all other Mellanox, OEM, OFED, or Distribution IB packages will be removed.
Uninstalling the previous version of MLNX_OFED_LINUX
Starting MLNX_OFED_LINUX-x.x.x installation ...
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Installation finished successfully.
Attempting to perform Firmware update...
Querying Mellanox devices firmware ...
In case your machine has the latest firmware, no firmware update will occur and the
installation script will print at the end of installation a message similar to the follow-
ing:
Device #1:
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Device Type:
ConnectX-4
Part Number:
MCX413A-BCAT
Description:
ConnectX®-4 EN network interface card, 40/56 GbE sin
-
gle-port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x8, tall bracket, ROHS R6
PSID: MT_2190110032
PCI Device Name: 0b:00.0
Base MAC: 0000e41d2d5cf810
Versions: Current Available
FW 12.14.0114 12.14.0114
FW (Running) 12.14.0094 N/A
Status: Up to date