Mellanox Linux Drivers and Install Script for Mellanox ConnectX-3 Ethernet adapters, Mellanox OFED 2.0-2.6.8

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This package provides the Linux drivers for Mellanox ConnectX-3 Ethernet Adapters and is supported on PowerEdge T620, R620, R720, R720 xd, and R820 running the following operating systems: RHEL 6.4, SLES11 SP2, SLES11 SP3.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Initial Release
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Version

2.0.2.6.8, 2.0.2.6.8

Release date

02 Dec 2013

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

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Available formats
File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: Release.txt
File Size: 6.33 KB
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Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
15d076323249d88e45a2c002410f82d4
SHA1:
9ad5703669e7de87619f7683c779574bbd4a9961
SHA-256:
c2a9eb439e469dee12b716977defcb84dd4bec952c6b1758d9bcde8f4fe50e20
File Format: A gnu zip file for software installation
File Name: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.0-2.6.8.tar.gz
File Size: 23.27 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This format consists of gnu zip files for software installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
a1996fac71ddfa64119f9c8f484c8e1f
SHA1:
4e8f173d574c45902b0588072b1d3f6ab8eabb82
SHA-256:
1af93b0056843d985e31c46820cdd476fc93634db507a6febd3f326cc08a63aa

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Mellanox ConnectX-3 Adapter Driver Family
1 - Download the file MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.0-2.6.8.tar.gz to a local hard drive or other storage media
2 - Unpack the file with the following command:
tar -xvf MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.0-2.6.8.tar.gz.
3 - Go to the folder where the archive was unpacked with the following command:
cd MLNX_OFED_LINUX-2.0-2.6.8
4 - Change directories to the one corresponding to the Linux OS distribution being used (for example, rhel6.4 or sles11sp3). For example if rhel6.4 is the target OS, go to its folder (subdirectory) with the following command:
cd rhel6/rhel6.4
5 - To install the selected package, Run the linux shell command:
./install.sh

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