Driver Installation
Rev 1.5
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Mellanox Technologies
Please note that the resulting MLNX_OFED repository will contain unsigned RPMs,
therefore, you should set
'gpgcheck=0'
in the repository configuration file.
Step 2.
Install the desired group.
4.1.5.3 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED Using the YUM Tool
Use the script
/usr/sbin/ofed_uninstall.sh
to uninstall the Mellanox OFED package. The
script is part of the ofed-scripts RPM.
4.1.5.4 Installing MLNX_OFED Using apt-get Tool
This type of installation is applicable to Debian and Ubuntu operating systems.
4.1.5.5 Setting up MLNX_OFED apt-get Repository
Step 1.
Log into the installation machine as root.
Step 2.
Extract the MLNX_OFED pacakge on a shared location in your network.
You can download it from http://www.mellanox.com > Products > Software> Ethernet
Drivers.
Step 3.
Create an apt-get repository configuration file called
"/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mlnx_ofed.list"
with the following content:
# yum install mlnx-ofed-all
Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mlnx-ofed-all.noarch 0:3.1-0.1.2 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: kmod-isert = 1.0-OFED.3.1.0.1.2.1.g832a737.rhel7u1 for pack
-
age: mlnx-ofed-all-3.1-0.1.2.noarch
..................
..................
qperf.x86_64 0:0.4.9-9
rds-devel.x86_64 0:2.0.7-1.12
rds-tools.x86_64 0:2.0.7-1.12
sdpnetstat.x86_64 0:1.60-26
srptools.x86_64 0:1.0.2-12
Complete!
Installing MLNX_OFED using the
“apt-get”
tool does not automatically update the
firmware.
To update the firmware to the version included in MLNX_OFED package, run:
# apt-get install mlnx-fw-updater
OR:
Update the firmware to the latest version available on Mellanox Technologies’ Web site as
described in
# deb file:/<path to extracted MLNX_OFED package>/DEBS ./
