InfiniBand Cluster Bring-up Procedure

MLNX_OFED Installation

  1. Download the desired MLNX_OFED Linux driver from here.
    Note: If another version is required, go to the Archive tab.
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  2. Log in to the installation machine as root. 

  3. Mount the ISO image on your machine.

    host1# mount -o ro,loop MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label>-<CPU arch>.iso /mnt
    


  4. Run the installation script.

    /mnt/mlnxofedinstall
    Logs dir: /tmp/MLNX_OFED_LINUX-x.x-x.logs
    This program will install the MLNX_OFED_LINUX package on your machine.
    Note that all other Mellanox, OEM, OFED, RDMA or Distribution IB packages will be removed.
    Those packages are removed due to conflicts with MLNX_OFED_LINUX, do not reinstall them.
    Starting MLNX_OFED_LINUX-x.x.x installation ...
    ........
    ........
    Installation finished successfully.
    Attempting to perform Firmware update...
    Querying Mellanox devices firmware ...
    


    For the installation instructions, refer to the User Manual.

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