Driver Installation
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4.2.3 Installing Mellanox WinOF-2 Driver
This section provides instructions for two types of installation procedures:
An installation procedure that requires frequent user intervention.
An automated installation procedure that requires no user intervention.
4.2.3.1 Attended Installation
The following is an example of an installation session.
Step 1.
Double click the .exe and follow the GUI instructions to install MLNX_WinOF2.
Step 2.
[Optional] Manually configure your setup to contain the logs option (replace “LogFile” with
the relevant directory):.
Step 3.
[Optional] If you do not want to upgrade your firmware version
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WinOF-2 supports adapter cards based on the Mellanox ConnectX®-4 and above family of
adapter IC devices only. If you have ConnectX-3 and ConnectX-3 Pro on your server, you will
need to install WinOF driver.
For details on how to install WinOF driver, please refer to WinOF User Manual.
Both Attended and Unattended installations require administrator privileges.
MLNX_WinOF2-1_10_<revision_version>_All_x64.exe /v"/l*vx [LogFile]"
MLNX_WinOF2-1_10_<revision_version>_All_x64.exe /v" MT_SKIPFWUPGRD=1"
1. MT_SKIPFWUPGRD default value is False