MIC: Installing and Setting up MIC Platform Software Stack

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Supported versions of Linux host operating system

  • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 64-bit 6.0 kernel 2.6.32-71
  • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 64-bit 6.1 kernel 2.6.32-131
  • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 64-bit 6.2 kernel 2.6.32-220
  • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 64-bit 6.3 kernel 2.6.32-279
  • SUSE* Linux* Enterprise Server SLES 11 SP1 kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default
  • SUSE* Linux* Enterprise Server SLES 11 SP2 kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default

Download MPSS from Intel Software Download

Installing the MPSS (MIC Platform Software Stack)

Step - 1: Disable SELinux before installing Intel(R) MPSS software, to avoid SELinux overriding standard Linux permissions settings. 

> vi /etc/sysconfig/selinux

SELINUX=disabled

Step - 2: Check for previous installed version of Intel(R) MPSS package. If present, stop the service and uninstall the package. 

> sudo rpm -qa | grep intel-mic

Step - 3: Uninstall previous version of Intel(R) MPSS driver if present. Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 

> sudo yum remove --noplugins --disablerepo=* intel-mic\*

Step - 4: Untar and install the Intel(R) MPSS package. 

> tar xvzf KNC_gold_update_1-2.1.4982-15-rhel-6.0.tgz
> cd KNC_gold_update_1-2.1.4982-15-rhel-6.0
> sudo yum install --nogpgcheck --noplugins --disablerepo=* *.rpm

Step - 5: Reset the driver. 

> sudo micctrl -r

Starting Intel(R) MPSS Services

Start Intel(R) MPSS by using the Linux* service command, reset the system, and check coprocessor status. 

> sudo service mpss start
> sudo micctrl -r 
> sudo micctrl -w

Stopping Intel(R) MPSS Services

> sudo service mpss stop
> sudo service mpss unload
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