# Install Mellanox OFED Driver-24.04-0.7.0.0

[HiPac 3 Release Note and informations](https://hackmd.io/2deAUP8zQ-u1giVioCOdaQ)

NOTE: you can download Mellanox OFED Driver without infiniteband hardware, but it will tell you that you don't have these hardward.

Install infinite utils `sudo apt-get install ibverbs-utils rdma-core ibutils
`
Check Mellanox hardward
`lspci | grep -i mellanox`

Install with this [link](https://network.nvidia.com/products/infiniband-drivers/linux/mlnx_ofed/), and choose the `.tgz` version.

tar -zxvf MLNX_OFED_LINUX-24.04-0.7.0.0-ubuntu22.04-x86_64.tgz 
cd MLNX_OFED_LINUX-24.04-0.7.0.0-ubuntu22.04-x86_64/
sudo ./mlnxofedinstall 

Some information might suggest you to remove something, use `sudo ./mlnxofedinstall --force`

Verify Mellanox OFED Driver-24.04-0.7.0.0

`ibv_devinfo`
`ibv_devices`
`ibstat`
`ofed_info -s`

Remove Mellanox OFED Driver-24.04-0.7.0.0
`sudo /usr/sbin/ofed_uninstall.sh`