Xeon_PHI Intel MPSS Installation

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1)Download the MPSS driver and untar it
2)Uninstall the Previous version of the MPSS:
   for RHEL 6.*:-

[host]# service mpss unload
[host]$ cd mpss-*.*.*
[host]$ ./uninstall.sh

   for RHEL 7.*:-

[host]# systemctl disable mpss
[host]# modprobe -r mic
[host]$ cd mpss-*.*.*
[host]$ ./uninstall.sh

3)check the kernel version using the following command:-

[host]$ uname -r

4)open the modules directory and copy the corresponding mpss-module- and mpss-module-dev files having the kernel version of the machine
5)Install the all the rpm files in MPSS-*.*.* directory

[host]# yum install *.rpm

6)Load the mic.ko driver, and then initialize MPSS Default Settings. 

 [host]# modprobe mic 
[host]# micctrl –initdefaults

7)Update Flash & SMC using the following steps

a)Check the status of the coprocessor(s): 

 [host]# micctrl -s 

If the status for all of the coprocessors shows ‘ready’, goto step b; otherwise, set the coprocessor(s) to a ‘ready’ state: 

[host]# micctrl -rw

b)Run from the command prompt:

[host]# /usr/bin/micflash -update -device all

8)Reboot the system.

9) Start Intel(R) MPSS by using the Linux* service command: 

RHEL 6.x 

[host]# service mpss start 

RHEL 7.x 

 [host]# systemctl start mpss