Linux Driver Installation | NVIDIA ConnectX-4 Lx Ethernet Adapter Cards for OCP 3.0 User Manual

This section describes how to install and test the MLNX_OFED for Linux package on a single server with ConnectX-5 adapter card installed.

Prerequisites

Requirements	Description
Platforms	A server platform with a ConnectX-4 Lx adapter card installed • MT27710 ConnectX®-4 Lx (firmware: fw-ConnectX4-Lx)
Required Disk Space for Installation	1GB
Operating System	Linux operating system. For the list of supported operating system distributions and kernels, please refer to the MLNX_OFED Release Notes
Installer Privileges	The installation requires administrator (root) privileges on the target machine.

Downloading NVIDIA OFED

Verify that the system has a network adapter installed.
The following example shows a system with an installed adapter card:

# lspci -v | grep Mellanox
86:00.0 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies MT27710 Family
        Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
86:00.1 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies MT27710 Family
        Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014

For Linux driver installation, please refer to NVIDIA DOCA Installation Guide for Linux.

Last updated: January 18, 2024