Mellanox drivers

• Download latest MLNX_OFED_LINUX for correct Linux Ubuntu release.

  • Current Ubuntu version: 22.04
  • Download location: mcnode42:/data/secure/SOFTWARE/mellanox

• Go to folder and untar

    $ cd /data/secure/SOFTWARE/mellanox/
    $ tar -xvf MLNX_OFED_LINUX-5.9-0.5.6.0-ubuntu22.04-x86_64.tgz
  

• Go into untared folder

    $ cd MLNX_OFED_LINUX-5.9-0.5.6.0-ubuntu22.04-x86_64
  

• Become super user and run the install command. If it fails due to missing packages, install them manually and rerun the command

    $ sudo -s
    $ ./mlnxofedinstall 
  

• Set up the network configuration in /etc/netplan/90-testbed.yaml if necessary