TCPDirect

Before TCPDirect can be built and installed:

• The system must support a build environment capable of compiling kernel modules. Refer to Build Dependencies for more details.
• The system must provide the libstdc++ package. This is an additional build dependency for TCPDirect, To add this package:

  # yum install libstdc++-static

• You must already have installed the following:
  • the auxiliary bus driver
  • the xilinx_efct network driver
  • Onload.

To build and install TCPDirect:

1. Set the ONLOAD_TREE environment variable to the path of the unpacked Onload build tree:

   # export ONLOAD_TREE=<path>/onload-<version>

2. Download the tcpdirect-<version>.tgz file from the NIC Software and Drivers web page.
3. Unpack the tar file using the tar command:

   # tar -zxvf tcpdirect-<version>.tgz

4. Enter the top directory of the unpacked TCPDirect tree:

   # cd tcpdirect-<version>

5. Run the make command:

   # make