User Manual

Driver ConfigurationRev 4.3
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4 Driver Configuration
Once you have installed Mellanox WinOF VPI package, you can perform various modifications
to your driver to make it suitable for your system’s needs
4.1 Configuring the InfiniBand Driver
4.1.1 Modifying IPoIB Configuration
To modify the IPoIB configuration after installation, perform the following steps:
Step 1.
Open Device Manager and expand Network Adapters in the device display pane.
Step 2. Right-click the Mellanox IPoIB Adapter entry and left-click Properties.
Step 3. Click the Advanced tab and modify the desired properties.
4.1.2 Displaying Adapter Related Information
To display a summary of network adapter software, firmware- and hardware-related information
such as driver version, firmware version, bus interface, adapter identity, and network port link
information, perform the following steps:
Changes made to the Windows registry happen immediately, and no backup is automati-
cally made.
Do not edit the Windows registry unless you are confident regarding the changes.
The IPoIB network interface is automatically restarted once you finish modifying IPoIB
parameters. Consequently, it might affect any running traffic.