Dell QLogic Family of Adapters QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide - Page 29

Linux Driver Installation and Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Linux Driver Installation and Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide This section provides the following procedures for installing drivers on a Linux system: Installation Overview Installing the Linux NIC Driver Installing the Linux iSCSI Driver Installing the Linux FCoE Driver Installation Overview To install and configure the QME8242 drivers on a Linux system, refer to the driver release notes and readme files included in the package. NOTE: To install the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), issue the following command as a root user: # rpm -Uvh For example: # rpm -Uvh qla2xxx-kmp-default--.x86_64.rpm To uninstall the RPM, issue the following command as a root user: # rpm -e For example: # rpm -e qla2xxx-kmp-default-- Installing the Linux NIC Driver To install the Linux NIC driver, refer to the instructions (INSTALL.txt) provided with the individual driver package. Installing the Linux iSCSI Driver Driver installation makes extensive use of the build.sh script located in the driver source (extras/build.sh). This section provides installation instructions for the following Linux versions: Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 5.4 and RHEL 5.5 Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for SLES 10 SP3 and SLES 11 Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 6.0 and SLES 11 SP1 Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 5.4 and RHEL 5.5 Building and Installing the Adapter Driver 1. Go to the directory that contains the driver package file qla4xxx-src-x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-k.tar.gz. 2. Issue the following commands: # tar -xzvf qla4xxx-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-kx.tar.gz # cd qla4xxx-vx-x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-kx # tar -xvzf qla4xxx-src-vxx.xx.xx.xx.xx-ky.tar.gz # cd qla4xxx-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-kx file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/QLogic/71922/en/lin_di.htm[9/26/2012 4:25:33 PM]