diff --git a/roles/mellanox_drivers/vars/mellanoxVars.yml b/roles/mellanox_drivers/vars/mellanoxVars.yml
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+++ b/roles/mellanox_drivers/vars/mellanoxVars.yml
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+---
+ #note. do not add '.tgz' to driver src. done in playbook
+ MELLANOX_DRIVER_SRC: "{% if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'  %}MLNX_OFED_LINUX-3.1-1.0.3-rhel7.1-x86_64-ext{% elif ansible_os_family == 'Debian' %}MLNX_OFED_LINUX-3.1-1.0.3-ubuntu14.04-x86_64{% endif %}"
+ MELLANOX_DEVICE_NAME: "{% if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'  %}ens6{% elif  ansible_os_family == 'Debian' %}eth1{% endif %}"