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

Intel(R) MPSS Configuration

Configuration files are located at /etc/sysconfig/mic/default.conf and /etc/sysconfig/mic/micN.conf, where N is an integer number (0, 1, 2, 3, etc.) that identifies each coprocessor installed in the system. The Intel(R) MPSS device driver installs default.conf. This file serves as the centralized configuration file for all installed coprocessors.

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