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Section 2 Basic Setup
2.2.4
Installing InfiniBand HCA and drivers on Aurora Windows Clients
InfiniBand OFED drivers for Windows are free and are provided by Mellanox.
CAUTION
: You have to be logged in with administrator privileges on the
client or have user account control disabled to install drivers. Disconnect all IB
cables.
Drivers can be obtained from:
http://www.mellanox.com/content/pages.php?pg=products_dyn&product_family=32&menu_section=34#tab-two
Important
:
The only version of windows drivers that have been qualified for the Aurora is
‘MLNX_WinOF MSI v2.0.3 for x64 Platforms’. Do not use Windows XP x86 version!!
Download/save the OFED file on your desktop. Once downloaded, double-left-
click on the MLNX_WinOF_wnet_x64-2_0_3.msi icon – a security warning will
appear. Left-click on the Run button: