Installing DOCA OFED

Complete the following tasks to download and install DOCA OFED package for Oracle Linux.

The supported networking cards are: Mellanox Technologies MT27800 Family [ConnectX-5].

Ensure that you have installed:

• Oracle Linux 9.6
• Session Monitor Release 6.1
• DPDK Version 24.11.2

1. Download the DOCA OFED based on OS distribution and architecture from the NVIDIA DOCA 3.1.0 Downloads page. Please follow the steps as mentioned below:

   Select "Host Server" >> "DOCA-Host" >>
   "Linux" >> "x86_64" >> "doca-ofed" >>
    "OracleLinux" >> "9.6" >> Select on "rpm(local)"

2. Run the commands:
   1. Run the following command to install the DOCA Host 3.1.0 package on the system:

      sudo rpm -i doca-host-3.1.0-091000_25.07_ol96.x86_64.rpm
      sudo dnf clean all

   2. Execute this command and verify if ol9_UEK7 repo is enabled or not.

      sudo dnf repolist all | grep -i uek

   3. If the repo ol9_UEK7 is disabled, enable it using command:

      sudo dnf config-manager --enable ol9_UEKR7

3. Install the DOCA OFED package to enable the required network drivers and libraries. Use the command below:

   sudo dnf -y install doca-ofed

   Reboot once the installation is complete.
4. Make sure that the mlx kernel modules mlx5_ib, mlx5_core, ib_uverbs are loaded.

   lsmod | grep mlx5 
   lsmod | grep ib_uverbs