Linux Driver Installation | NVIDIA ConnectX-5 Ethernet Adapter Cards User Manual

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

Prerequisites

Requirements	Description
Platforms	A server platform with one of the following adapters installed: ConnectX®-5 Ex (EN) (firmware: fw-ConnectX5) ConnectX®-5 (EN) (firmware: fw-ConnectX5)
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 MNLX_OFED Release Notes
Installer Privileges	The installation requires administrator (root) privileges on the target machine.

Downloading NVIDIA OFED

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

# lspci -v | grep Mellanox
86:00.0 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies MT27620 Family
        Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
86:00.1 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies MT27620 Family
        Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014

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

Last updated: May 29, 2026