Dell Mellanox Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 59)

User Manual for Mellanox ConnectX®-3 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters for Dell PowerEdge Servers Rev 1.1
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4.4.4.2 Unattended Installation
From a CMD console, execute the Dell Update Package silently.
Network_Driver_NNNNN_WN_XX.XX.XX.EXE /s
4.4.5 Uninstalling Mellanox WinOF
To uninstall Mellanox_WinOF on a single node, perform one of the following options:
Option 1. Click Start-> Control Panel-> Programs and Features. (NOTE: This requires elevated
administrator privileges)
Option 2. Double click the Dell Update Package and follow the instructions of the install wizard.
Option 3. Click Start-> All Programs-> Mellanox Technologies-> MLNX_WinOF-> Uninstall
MLNX_WinOF.
4.4.6 Windows Performance Tuning
The user can configure the Ethernet adapter by setting some registry keys. The registry keys may
affect Ethernet performance.
 To improve performance, activate the performance tuning tool as follows:
Step 1. Start the "Device Manager" (open a command line window and enter: devmgmt.msc).
Step 2. Open "Network Adapters".
Step 3. Right click the relevant Ethernet adapter and select Properties.
Step 4. Select the "Advanced" tab
Step 5. Modify performance parameters (properties) as desired
4.5 WinOF Features
4.5.1 Configuring Quality of Service (QoS)
Prior to configuring Quality of Service, you must install Data Center Bridging using one of the
following methods:
 To install the Data Center Bridging using the Server Manager:
Step 1. Open the 'Server Manager'.
Step 2. Select 'Add Roles and Features'.
Step 3. Click Next.
Step 4. Select 'Features' on the left panel
Step 5. Check the 'Data Center Bridging' checkbox.
Step 6. Click 'Install'.
 To install the Data Center Bridging using PowerShell:
For a list of Dell Update Package command line options, execute the Dell Update Pack-
age with the option "/?" or "/h"
Network_Driver_NNNNN_WN_XX.XX.XX.EXE /?