User Manual

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2.3.5 mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
Table 2 lists the mlnxofedinstall script return codes and their meanings.
Table 2 - mlnxofedinstall Return Codes
Return Code Meaning
0 The Installation ended successfully
1 The installation failed
2 No firmware was found for the adapter device
22 Invalid parameter
28 Not enough free space
171 Not applicable to this system configuration. This can occur
when the required hardware is not present on the system.
172 Prerequisites are not met. For example, missing the required
software installed or the hardware is not configured correctly
.
173 Failed to start the
mst driver
2.4 Uninstalling Mellanox OFED
Use the script /usr/sbin/ofed_uninstall.sh to uninstall the Mellanox OFED package.
The script is part of the
ofed-scripts RPM.
2.5 Installing MLNX_OFED using YUM
This type of installation is applicable to RedHat/OEL, Fedora, XenServer Operating Systems.
2.5.1 Setting up MLNX_OFED YUM Repository
Step 1. Log into the installation machine as root.
Step 2. Mount the ISO image on your machine.
# mount -o ro,loop MLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label>-<CPU arch>.iso /mnt
You can download it from http://www.mellanox.com > Products > Software> InfiniBand
Drivers.
Step 3. Download and install Mellanox Technologies GPG-KEY:
The key can be downloaded via the following link: