WinOF VPI for Windows Installation Guide
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1. and right click your IP protocol IPv4 IPv6 1 Choose Set Predefined Options 2 Click Add 3 Fill in the Option Type as follow Option Name pxe Code 175 Description sanboot Select Array Click OK Choose Edit Array Remove the existing number and add 1 1 8 After each number click Add Click OK NI A Nn da Mellanox Technologies 25 J Rev 3 0 0 Booting Windows from an iSCSI Target Predefined Options and values HE Option class DHCP Standard Options Option name 175 pre Add E dit Delete Description sanboot Numeric Value Array Editor x Value General infarmatian Ux Settings Default Option Settings Option pre Unit size octets 1 Data entry Format Decimal C Hexadecimal New value I Add Current values Remove Up Down 8 Go to Scope Options and choose Configure Options 9 Select Add Option 175 11 2 Configuring the Client Machine This method is fully supported for Ethernet drivers Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2 but not supported for IPoIB in Windows VPI Rev 3 0 0 I Prior to configuring your client verify the following a The card is burned with the correct Mellanox FlexBoot version For Ethernet you need to burn the card if the machine is connected back to back to target with Ethernet FlexBoot Otherwise use the VPI FlexBoot b The Mellanox card is burned with the correct FW for your system 2 Change BIOS settings2. Intel R 5520 SS00fx58 1 0 Hub Control Status and RAS Registers 3423 Intel R 5520 5500 58 I O Hub GPIO and Scratch Pad Registers 3422 JV Intel R 5520 5500 x58 1 0 Hub PCI Express Root Port 1 3408 SI Intel R 5520 S500 58 I O Hub PCI Express Root Port 2 3409 jE Intel R 5520 5500 X58 NO Hub PCI Express Root Port 3 340A ell Intel R 5520 S500 258 HO Hub PCI Express Root Port 7 340E A Intel R 5520 5500 453 LO Hub System Management Registers 342E M Intel R SS20 SS00 258 IO Hub Throttle Regisbers 3438 We Intel R 5520 5500 x56 IO Hub to ESI Port 3406 W amp Intel R 5520 5500 358 Physical and Link Layer Registers Port 0 3425 sl Intel R 5520 5500 458 Routing and Protocol Layer Registers Port 0 3426 s IptekR 5520 S500f358 Trusted Execution Technology Regisbers 342F M Inte R 82801 PCI Bridge 244 Ws IntekR Chipset QuickData Technology device 3429 eli Intel R Chipset QuickData Technology device 342A IE Intek R Chipset QuickData Technology device 3428 Intel R Chipset QuickData Technology device 342C Ws IntekR Chipset QuickData Technology device 3430 ell Intel R Chipset QuickData Technology device 3431 Re IntekR Chipset QuickData Technology device 3432 gi Intel R Chipset QuickData Technology device 3433 e Intel ICHIO Family PCI Express Root Port 1 3440 WA Intel R ICHIO Family PCI Express Root Port 5 3448 sl IntekR ICHIO Family SMBus Controller 3A30 LO Inte ICHIOLPC Interface Cont
3. Table 1 Document Revision History Rev 3 0 0 February 08 2012 Removed section Port Protocol Configuration Removed section Advanced Configuration for InfiniBand Driver Removed section Advanced Configuration for Ethernet Driver Added section 4 Extracting Files without Running Installation on page 11 Added section 7 1 OpenSM Activation on page 21 Added section 9 Assigning Port IP After Installation on page 23 4 Mellanox Technologies J WinOF VPI for Windows Installation Guide Rev 3 0 0 1 About this Manual 1 1 Scope This document describes how to install and test MLNX VPI for Windows on a single host machine with Mellanox hardware installed 1 2 Intended Audience This manual is intended for network administrators who are responsible for installing and config uring Mellanox WinOF VPI package 1 3 Related Documentation The following table lists the documents referenced in this Installation Guide Table 2 Reference Documents MLNX VPI Windows User Manual Elaborates on the configuration management and maintenance of the software and hardware of VPI InfiniBand Ethernet adapter cards MLNX VPI Windows Release Notes Elaborates of New Features and Major Changes as well as known issues and fixed bugs for Ethernet and IB drivers All of these documents can be found on the Mellanox website http www mellanox com gt Products gt InfiniBand amp VPI Software Drivers gt MLNX VPI Window
4. and change boot order to MLNXNIC CD ROM 3 Unplug the machine s Hard Disk 4 Prepare the drivers package and copy it into a USB a For Ethernet make sure you have Mlx4 bus driver package Mlx4eth6 driver package 26 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 Go to www mellanox com gt Products gt Adapter IB VPI SW gt Windows SW Drivers to down load drivers b For IPoIB make sure you have Mlx4 bus driver package Mlx4 hca driver package IPoIB driver package 11 3 Installing iSCSI 1 Insert the setup CD ROM and reboot While the BIOS starts booting from the Mellanox FlexBoot press CTRL B A dos prompt is opened Run DHCP net0 in case of port 1 or DHCP netl in case of port 2 Run Sanboot root path ey dw ae op I The first time the machine tries to connect and boot from the 1SCSI disk it fails and the fol lowing message is displayed not an executable image 0x2e852001 The message can be safely ignored as the machines has successfully been connected to the target just the disk is yet unbootable 7 Run Exit 8 The windows install process will start from the CD ROM 9 Press Install Now to start the windows installation 10 Choose the desired windows server 11 Press Custom 12 Click Load Driver and supply the driver package according to ETH or IB For Ethernet driver perform the following a Click Load Driver b Click Browse c Goto the directory with t
5. 2 Check the Device Manager under Other devices gt select InfiniBand Controller or Unknown Devices e Ifthe NIC is Ethernet only under Other devices in the Device Manager you see Ethernet Con troller e If you cannot find the device click Action gt Scan for hardware changes If no devices are detected check that the network adapter card s is correctly installed in the PCI slot or try installing the adapter card into a different PCI slot c Device Manager File Action View Help El Hf Fl gay Sw428 FE Computer ca Disk drives Bs Display adapters cis DVDICD ROM drives IDE ATAJ ATAPI controllers IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers gt Keyboards i Monitors Network adapters Other devices n EEE EET Ere f i ijs PCI Serial Port ie PCI Simple Communications Controller i n SM Bus Controller Ports COM amp LPT Li Processors Sound video and game controllers lt gt Storage controllers amp System devices i gi Universal Serial Bus controllers 1 X m tH EHI I L Step3 Select the required device InfiniBand Controller Ethernet Controller Unknown Device right click and select Properties to display the device s Properties window Mellanox Technologies T J Rev 3 0 0 Identifying Mellanox Adapters on Your Machine Step 4 Click the Details tab and select Hardware Ids from the Properties pull down menu In
6. Mellanox TECHNOLOGIES WinOF VPI for Windows Installation Guide Rev 3 0 0 www mellanox com Rev 3 0 0 NOTE THIS HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR TEST SUITE PRODUCT PRODUCT S AND ITS RELATED DOCUMENTA TION ARE PROVIDED BY MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS OF ANY KIND AND SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING THE CUSTOMER IN TESTING APPLICATIONS THAT USE THE PROD UCTS IN DESIGNATED SOLUTIONS THE CUSTOMER S MANUFACTURING TEST ENVIRONMENT HAS NOT MET THE STANDARDS SET BY MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES TO FULLY QUALIFY THE PRODUCTO S AND OR THE SYSTEM USING IT THEREFORE MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL OPERATE WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL MELLANOX BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT SPE CIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PAY MENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CON TRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT S AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBIL ITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Mellanox TECH
7. NOLOGIES Mellanox Technologies Mellanox Technologies Ltd 350 Oakmead Parkway Suite 100 Beit Mellanox Sunnyvale CA 94085 PO Box 586 Yokneam 20692 U S A Israel www mellanox com www mellanox com Tel 408 970 3400 Tel 972 0 4 909 7200 972 0 74 723 7200 Fax 408 970 3403 Fax 972 0 4 959 3245 Copyright 2012 Mellanox Technologies All rights reserved Mellanox amp Mellanox Logo BridgeX ConnectX CORE Direct InfiniBridge amp InfiniHost InfiniScale PhyX SwitchX Virtual Protocol Interconnect and Voltaire are registered trademarks of Mellanox Technologies Ltd FabricITTM MLNX OS Unbreakable Link UFM and Unified Fabric Manager are trademarks of Mellanox Technologies Ltd All other trademarks are property of their respective owners 2 Mellanox Technologies Document Number 3217 WinOF VPI for Windows Installation Guide Rev 3 0 0 Table of Contents Chapter I About this Manual 4 6 446 4 004 iran ea 5 1 1 Scope 2 1 2 Intended Audience 5 1 3 Related Documentation 5 Chapter2 JntroducHoni ouo la aea foie eub eo ter oua uod ce 6 2 Hardware and Software Requirements 6 2 Hardware Requirements s aera kr ooi ooo uai b emn tete I eed ebd 6 21 23 JPipiiware Requir
8. VLAN LBFO or the interface is used by Hyper V you need to reconfigure your driver The upgrade removes all existing network interfaces If you use static IP address n after the upgrade 18 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 8 Installation Results The installed MLNX VPI for Windows package is located under the directory selected in Step 4 of Section 6 1 The default installation folder is Program Files Mellanox MLNX_ VPI Upon installation completion additional network adapters are added to the Device Manager and can be displayed when opening it To see the Mellanox network adapters devices and the Ethernet or IPoIB network device depending on the used card for each port display the Device Manager and expand System devices and Network adapters E Device Manager NU Aeon pen teb gt M Fia kontors Ej Network adapters Broadcom BCM5709C Netxtreme Il GigE NDIS VBD Client E Broadcom BOMS709C Netxtreme II GigE NDIS VED Client 2 16M USE Remote NDIS Network Device a P Ports com SLUT Dd Processors z QP Security Devices FF Storage controllers EHE System devices eil ACPI Fixed Feature Button si Broadcom BCMS709C NetXtreme TI GigE E Broadcom BCMS709C Netxtreme II Gage pE Composite Bus Enumerator E Direct memory access controller SIN Intel 5520 5500 Physical and Link Layer Registers Port 1 3427 HE Intel R 5520 5500 Routing and Protocol Layer Register Port 1 3428 M
9. click Next T MLNX_YPI InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully Copyright cc 2005 2011 Mellanox Technologies All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer bud Ti 15 s we a lst 5 4 LETS law TT E m ent nali L l rte I accept the terms in the license agreement Print I do not accept the terms in the license agreement Installshield lt Back Cancel Step 4 Choose the destination folder for the installation im MLNX VPI InstallShield Wizard Destination Folder Click Next to install to this Folder or click Change to install to a different Install MLN VPI to C Program FilesiMellanox MLNX_VPT Change Installshield z Back Cancel Step 5 Configure your system for maximum 10GigE performance by checking the maximum perfor mance box 4 If you check the maximum performance box see figure below you will need to reboot your system at the end of installation gt 14 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 log MLNX YPI InstallShield Wizard Maximum Performance Configure your system For maximum 10GigE performance I
10. ecify the location in which the files are extracted jg MLNX_ PI InstallShield Wizard Network Location Specify a network location For the server image of Ehe product Enter the network location or click Change to browse to a location Click Install to create a server image of MLNX_NVPI at the specified network location ar click Cancel to exit the wizard Network location BA Change Installshield lt Back Install Cancel 10 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 Step 5 Click Install to extract the files im MLNX VPI InstallShield Wizard Network Location Specify a network location For the server image of the product Enter the network location ar click Change to browse to a location Click Install to create a server image of MLN VPIat the specified network location or click Cancel to exit the wizard Network location fan Change Installshield Back Install Cancel Step 6 Click Finish to close the wizard is MLNX VPI InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield wizard has successfully installed MLNS vPI Click Finish to exit the wizard Back Finish Gancel Mellanox Technologies 11 J Rev 3 0 0 Extracting Files without Running Installation Step 7 Go to the chosen location and search for the extracted files n temp Eifel Es PE OO free ee E Organize v Include in library v Share with v New f
11. ements i e edo eo d m aras awed DECRE rd r S rna aee fd better ms 6 2 1 35 Solwarc Regquiremenisi s ispirata bi arl oe eee Ue hk WEE LEM 6 Chapter 3 Identifying Mellanox Adapters on Your Machine 7 Chapter 4 Downloading MLNX VPI 0000 cee RR R nnn 9 Chapter 5 Extracting Files without Running Installation 10 Chapter 6 Installing MENX VPI 4 e REPE ERR ih ES ane 13 6 1 Attended Installation 13 6 2 Unattended Installation 17 Chapter 7 Upgrading MLNX VPIS 24433999299 9E ORF pd 9 iy 18 Chapter 8 Installation Results scsi HR ew PRINCEPS we oa 19 8 1 OpenSM Activation 20 Chapter 9 Uninstalling MLNX VPI cc cc ccc ccc cece ec eee eens 21 9 1 Attended Uninstall 21 9 2 Unattended Uninstall 21 Chapter 10 Assigning Port IP After Installation eere 22 Chapter 11 Booting Windows from an iSCSI Target eeeeee 25 11 1 Configuring the Target Machine 25 11 2 Configuring the Client Machine 26 11 3 Installing iSCSI 24 Mellanox Techologies 3 J Rev 3 0 0 Document Revision History
12. finiband Controller Properties El General Driver Detaile Resources ile Infiniband Controller LLLP Property b 3L amp SLBSYS D2UTS5BSSREV BO FLINVEM 18B3 amp DEV BP 3LSSUBSYS 00201563 FLINVEM 1S5B3 amp DEV B 3L amp CD OCO600 FLINVEM TSB SDE 6Y3CECC OCO6 Cancel Step5 In the Value display box check the fields VEN and DEV fields are separated by amp In the display example above notice the sub string PCI VEN 15B3 amp DEV 6368 VEN is equal to 0x15B3 The list of Mellanox Technologies PCI Device IDs can be found in the PCI ID reposi tory at http pci ids ucw cz read PC 15b3 Step 6 Ifthe PCI device does not have a Mellanox adapter ID return to Step 3 to check another device the adapter card s is correctly installed in the adapter PCI slot If the adapter device If you cannot find any Mellanox adapter device listed as a PCI device make sure that Adi remains unidentified try installing the adapter card into a different PCI slot 8 Mellanox Technologies J WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 4 Downloading MENX VPI Follow these steps to download the appropriate exe to your machine Step1 Verify the machine architecture 1 Open a CMD console Click start gt Run and enter CMD 2 Enter the following command gt echo PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURES On an x86 32 bit machine the output will be x86 On an x64 64 bit machine the output will be AMD64 Step 2 Got
13. he file mlx4 bus inf and select it d Click Next Click Load Driver f Click Browse g Goto the directory with the mlx4eth6 inf and select it An adapter card called Mellanox ConnectX 10Gb Ethernet Adapter should be displayed 1 Once the machine reaches the state POST after BIOS execution the user will be prompted to press CTRL B to invoke Mellanox FlexBoot CLI On some BIOSs invoking the CLI may not work properly This may occur if not all BIOS parameters have been configured at the time of invoking the CLI Skip invoking CLI at the POST stage Instead invoke CLI after FlexBoot starts booting you will be prompted to enter CTRL B Mellanox Technologies 21 J Rev 3 0 0 Booting Windows from an iSCSI Target 13 Choose the new disk disk 1 unallocated space 11 7G 14 Click Next For more information please refer to http technet microsoft com en us library ee619733 WS 10 aspx For more details on how to boot from a SAN using a Mellanox adapter card please refer to http www etherboot org wiki sanboot 28 Mellanox Technologies
14. n IP address automatically Use the Following IP address IP address Subnet mask 255 255 oO Default gateway i obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following ONS server addresses Preferred DNS server i i Alternate ONS server i l Advanced cancel Step 5 Close the Local Area Connection dialog Step 6 Verify the IP configuration by running ipconfig from a CMD console DONDE E adapter Local Area Connection 4 Connection specilic DIS Suttix DBeRddresse ccc eis pana ws 3 SUCRE Me Te MEUS eaten Default Gateway 24 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 11 Booting Windows from an iSCSI Target 11 1 Configuring the Target Machine To configure target machine perform the following steps I Install Mellanox VPI drivers 2 Install an iSCSI Target software e g StartWind 3 Select the desired port for the iSCSI deployment 4 Assign static IP address e g 11 4 12 65 5 Add DHCP role and bind it to the iSCSI deployment port 6 Recommended Add DHCP options a Go to DHCP console Administrative tools gt DHCP and right click Scope Options 1 Choose Configure Options 2 Check the 017 Root Path option 3 Enter your root path in the String value field Assuming the target IP is 11 4 12 65 Target Name iqn 2011 01 iscsiboot The root path should be iscs1 11 4 12 65 1qn 2011 01 iscsiboot b Go to DHCP console Administrative tools gt DHCP
15. nded Uninstall To uninstall MLNX VPI in unattended mode perform the following Step1 Open a CMD console Step 2 Enter the following command gt MLNX WinOF VPI 3 0 0 lt arch gt exe X S V qn For all command options enter MLNX WinOF VPI 3 0 0 lt arch gt exe ha Mellanox Technologies 21 J Rev 3 0 0 Assigning Port IP After Installation 10 Assigning Port IP After Installation By default your machine is configured to obtain an automatic IP address via a DHCP server In some cases the DHCP server may require the MAC address of the network adapter installed in your machine To obtain the MAC address open a CMD console and enter the command ipconfig all the MAC address is displayed as Physical Address Configuring a static IP is the same for both IPoIB and Ethernet adaptors To assign a static IP addresses to a network port after installation perform the following steps Step1 Open the Network Connections window Locate Local Area Connections with Mellanox devices mn Network Connections lel ES Gf R L Netw Network Connections i3 Search Network J Organize i Fil e Mame Device Mame ul Local Area Connection IBM USB Remote MDIS Network Device I Local Area Connection 2 Broadcom BCMS709C Netktreme IT GigE NDIS VED Client H Local Area Connection 3 Broadcom BCMS709C Netktreme II GigE NDIS YBO Client 2 Y Local Area Connection 4 Mellanox IPoIB Adapter H Local Area Connec
16. o the MLNX VPI for Windows Web page at http www mellanox com gt Products gt Software Drivers gt InfiniBand amp VPI SW Drivers gt Windows SW Drivers Step 3 Download the appropriate exe according to the architecture of your machine see Step 1 The exe s name is in the following format MLNX WinOF VPI 3 0 0 lt arch gt exe where arch can be either x86 or x64 If you download and attempt to install the incorrect exe the installation wizard will not E allow it For example if you try to install a 64 bit exe on a 32 bit machine the wizard will display the following or a similar error message bc Windows Installer x This installation package is not supported bu this processor tipe Contact your product vendor OK Mellanox Technologies 9 J Rev 3 0 0 Extracting Files without Running Installation 5 Extracting Files without Running Installation Follow these steps to extract the files without running installation Step1 Opena CMD console Click start gt Run and enter CMD Step 2 Enter the following command MLNX WinOF VPI 3 0 0 arch exe a Step3 Click Next to create a server image im MLNZ_YPI InstallShield Wizard CN Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for M NA PI The Install5hield R Wizard will create a server image of MLNS YPI at a specified network location To continue click i Next Back Cancel Step 4 Click Change and sp
17. older ik Hi e Favorites ENS Date modified Type Size BE Desktop Program Files 64 11 24 2011 8 07 AM File folder L iba 5 MLNS VPI 11 24 2011 8 07 AM Windows Installer P 2 376 KB 1 Recent Places A Libraries Documents a Music Pictures B videos computer th Network 2 items 12 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 6 Installing MLNX VPI This sections provides instructions for two types of installation e Attended Installation An installation procedure that requires frequent user intervention e Unattended Installation An automated installation procedure that requires no user intervention 6 1 Attended Installation Both the Attended and the Unattended installation require administrator privileges on the machine The following is an example of a MLNX VPI x64 installation session Step1 Double click the exe and follow the GUI instructions to install MLNX VPI Step2 Click Next in the Welcome screen im MLNX VPI InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MILME PI The Installshield R wizard will install MLNX_YPI on your computer To continue click West WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Back Cancel Mellanox Technologies 13 J Rev 3 0 0 Installing MLNX_VPI Step 3 Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and
18. roller 3418 Mellanox Connects LR Channel una Mellanox Technologies 19 J Rev 3 0 0 Installation Results 8 1 OpenSM Activation OpenSM is a service required by managed networks in InfiniBand environments and must be acti vated in one of the machines running on the subnet otherwise the interface link will not come up If the cards are connected to a managed network there is no need to run OpenSM Only one OpenSM should run per subnet In Ethernet interfaces running OpenSM is not required OpenSM is embedded in the MLNX VPI for Windows package and installed as a disabled Win dows service To enable it after installing the WinOF package enter at the command line gt SC Start opensm For further information please refer to the OpenSM Subnet Manager chapter in the User Man ual 20 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 9 Uninstalling MLNX VPI 9 1 Attended Uninstall To uninstall MLNX VPI on a single node perform one of the following options 1 Click Start gt Control Panel gt Programs and Features gt MLNX VPI gt Remove NOTE This requires elevated administrator privileges see Section ConnectX 3 FDR SDR QDR fw 25408 Rev 2 10 0000 and higher on page 6 for details 2 Double click the exe and follow the instructions of the install wizard 3 Click Start All Programs gt Mellanox Technologies gt MLNX VPI gt Uninstall MLNX VPI 9 2 Unatte
19. s Mellanox Technologies 9 J Rev 3 0 0 Introduction 2 Introduction This User Manual addresses the Mellanox WinOF VPI driver Rev 3 0 0 package distributed for Windows Server 2008 x86 and x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 and Windows 7 x86 and x64 Mellanox WinOF VPI is composed of several software modules that contain an InfiniBand and Ethernet driver The Mellanox WinOF VPI driver supports Infiniband and 10GB Ethernet ports The port type is determined upon boot based on card s capability and user setting 2 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 2 1 1 Hardware Requirements Required Disk Space for Installation 100 MB 2 1 2 Firmware Requirements Mellanox WinOF VPI Rev 3 0 0 supports the following Mellanox network adapter cards IB ConnectX 2 EN IB SDR DDR QDR fw 25408 Rev 2 9 1000 VPI Ethernet ConnectX ConnectX 2 ConnectX EN IB SDR DDR QDR fw 25408 Rev 2 9 1000 ConnectX 3 FDR SDR QDR fw 25408 Rev 2 10 0000 and higher 2 1 3 Software Requirements Operating Systems Windows 7 32 and 64 bits Windows Server 2008 32 and 64 bits Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bits only 4 The Operating Systems above must run with administrator privileges Ad 6 Mellanox Technologies J WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 3 Identifying Mellanox Adapters on Your Machine Step1 X Open Device Manager Click Start gt select Computer gt right click and select Manage Step
20. tion 7 Mellanox IPoIB Adapter 2 22 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 Step 2 Right click a Mellanox Local Area Connection and left click Properties i Local Area Connection 4 Properties Networking Sharing Connect using mt Mellanox IPolB Adapter This connection uses the following items DE Client for Microsoft Networks v dal uas Packet Scheduler m File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks amp Internet Protocol Version 6 TCPAPyE E Internet Protocol version 4 TCPAIP 4 amp Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver eis Link Laver Topology Discover Responder Install Uninstall Properties Description Transmission Control Protacal Intermet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks OF Cancel Step 3 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 from the scroll list and click Properties Mellanox Technologies 23 J Rev 3 0 0 Assigning Port IP After Installation Step 4 Select the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the desired IP information Click OK when you are done Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically iF your network supports this capability Otherwise vou need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain a
21. ven if you do not enable any of the displayed components in this step you will be able to enable components after the installation completes For further information please refer to section Port Protocol Configuration in the User Manual InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed MLAS VPI Click Finish to exit the wizard You chose not to run performance tuning Please note that it is highly recommended to run this tuning for optimum performance You can run ik later by selecting the Performance Tuning tab in the Mellanox Connect 10GBit Adapter properti TO Enable NetworkDirect interface MD Shaw IB release nates Shaw ETH release nates Back Cancel 16 Mellanox Technologies WinOF VPI for Windows Rev 3 0 0 6 2 Unattended Installation To perform a silent unattended installation open a CMD console click Start gt Run and enter cmd and enter the following command gt MLNX WinOF VPI 3 0 0 lt arch gt exe S V qn 4 For all command options enter MLNX WinOF VPI 3 0 0 lt arch gt exe ha Mellanox Technologies 17 J Rev 3 0 0 Upgrading MLNX_VPI 7 Upgrading MLNX VPI If you have an older MLNX VPI package already installed in your machine to upgrade it you can run the new MLNX VPI package and it will automatically upgrade your current version by fully uninstalling your previous product and install the new package instead A
22. w Check this box to configure your system For maximum 10GigE performance Recommended Note This step will require rebooting the machine at the end of installation Installshield z Back Cancel Step 6 Click Next to continue to the next performance dialog Step 7 To install the package components click Install im MLNX VPI InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation IF vou want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Installshield lt Back Install Cancel Step 8 In case of a previously installed Mellanox drivers on your machine the exe installer will pro mote the message below If you press Yes the installer will replace the old drivers with the new ones Mellanox Technologies 15 J Rev 3 0 0 Installing MLNX_VPI Step 9 a MLNX VPI InstallShield Wizard Installing MLNX_ PI The program features vau selected are being installed Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard installs MLNS VPI This may take several minutes Warning The installation wizard found Mellanox drivers already installed on vaur machine Do you want bo continue anyway Cw ow Installshield ceo e fe In the following window enable the required components if any To complete the installation click Finish E
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