User Manual

InstallationRev 2.2-1.0.1
Mellanox Technologies
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Step 7. MLNX_OFED YUM repository using the "mlnx_create_yum_repo.sh" script located in
the downloaded MLNX_OFED package.
# ./mlnx_create_yum_repo.sh --mlnx_ofed /mnt --target /repos
Creating MLNX_OFED_LINUX YUM Repository under /repos...
See log file /tmp/mlnx_yum.24250.log
comps file was not provided, going to build it...
Copying RPMS...
Building YUM Repository...
Creating YUM Repository settings file at: /tmp/mlnx_ofed.repo
Done.
Copy /tmp/mlnx_ofed.repo to /etc/yum.repos.d/ to use MLNX_OFED YUM Repository.
Step 8. Copy the created YUM repository configuration file to /etc/yum.repos.d/.
# cp /tmp/mlnx_ofed.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
Step 9. Check that the repository was successfully added.
# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: product-id, security, subscription-manager
This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscrip-
tion-manager to register.
repo id repo name status
mlnx_ofed MLNX_OFED Repository 108
rpmforge RHEL 6Server - RPMforge.net - dag 4,597
repolist: 8,351
2.5.2 Installing MLNX_OFED using the YUM Tool
After setting up the YUM repository for MLNX_OFED package, perform the following:
Step 1. View the available package groups by invoking:
# yum grouplist | grep MLNX_OFED
MLNX_OFED ALL
MLNX_OFED BASIC
MLNX_OFED GUEST
MLNX_OFED HYPERVISOR
MLNX_OFED VMA
MLNX_OFED VMA-ETH
MLNX_OFED VMA-VPI
Where:
MLNX_OFED ALL Installs all available packages in MLNX_OFED.
MLNX_OFED BASIC Installs basic packages required for running Mellanox cards.
MLNX_OFED GUEST Installs packages required by guest OS.
MLNX_OFED HYPERVISOR Installs packages required by hypervisor OS.
MLNX_OFED VMA Installs packages required by VMA.
MLNX_OFED VMA-ETH Installs packages required by VMA to work over Ethernet.
MLNX_OFED VMA-VPI Installs packages required by VMA to support VPI.