Nvidia ConnectX-6 Dx User Manual

38i.ii.iii.iv.••••software package available via the NVIDIA web site at Please visit nvidia.com/en-us/networking → Products → Software → InfiniBand Drivers → NVIDIA MLNX_OFEDScroll down to the Download wizard, and click the Download tab.Choose your relevant package depending on your host operating system.Click the desired ISO/tgz package.To obtain the download link, accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).3. Use the Hash utility to confirm the file integrity of your ISO image. Run the followingcommand and compare the result to the value provided on the download page.SHA256 MLNX_OFED_LINUX-- label>.isoInstalling MLNX_OFEDInstallation ScriptThe installation script, mlnxofedinstall, performs the following:Discovers the currently installed kernelUninstalls any software stacks that are part of the standard operating systemdistribution or another vendor's commercial stackInstalls the MLNX_OFED_LINUX binary RPMs (if they are available for the currentkernel)Identifies the currently installed InfiniBand and Ethernet network adapters andautomatically upgrades the firmwareNote: To perform a firmware upgrade using customized firmware binaries, a path canbe provided to the folder that contains the firmware binary files, by running --fw-image-dir. Using this option, the firmware version embedded in the MLNX_OFEDpackage will be ignored.Example:./mlnxofedinstall --fw-image-dir /tmp/my_fw_bin_filesUsage./mnt/mlnxofedinstall [OPTIONS]The installation script removes all previously installed OFED packages and re-installs fromscratch. You will be prompted to acknowledge the deletion of the old packages.If the driver detects unsupported cards on the system, it will abort the installationprocedure. To avoid this, make sure to add --skip-unsupported-devices-checkflag during installation.Pre-existing configuration files will be saved with the extension “.conf.rpmsave”.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.Downloaded from Arrow.com.