Mellanox OFED Installation Script

Mellanox provides a tested and packaged version of the OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) driver, named Mellanox OFED (MLNX_OFED). To assist with the installation of the MLNX_OFED driver, xCAT provides a sample postscript: mlnxofed_ib_install.

• Preparation
  • Download MLNX_OFED ISO
  • Prepare Installation Script
• Configuration
  • Diskful Installation
  • Diskless Installation
• MLNX_OFED Support Matrix
• Known Issues
  • Preventing upgrade of the Mellanox Drivers
  • Development packages in SLES