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4 Installing the Linux driver This chapter describes how to install the Linux lpfc driver for the FC2143 and FC2243 HBAs on already installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system or a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SUSE SLES) system. • Prerequisites, page 19 • Installing the Linux driver, page 19 Prerequisites Before you install the driver: • Access the HP web site: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html and obtain the latest RPM, driver. and release notes. • Be familiar with the operating system under which the HBA is to operate, and ensure that you have access to standard system documentation. NOTE: To install the driver, you must use the hp-lpfc RPM in the driver kit. Installing the Linux driver Before you begin, note the following about the lpfc driver: • HP does not support building the lpfc driver from source code. • The driver versions for kernel-based distributions are: • Driver 7.x.x for the 2.4 kernel • Driver 8.x.x.x for the 2.6 kernel To install the Linux driver: 1. Obtain the driver from the web site: a. Go to the HP web site http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html. b. Click Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters. c. Select the FC2143 or FC2243 HBA from the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters list. d. Select a Linux operating system. e. Select a language. f. In the Driver section, click Download in the row for Linux Driver Kit for FC2143 and FC2243 Adapters. g. Save the .tar.gz file to your system. FC2143 and FC2243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 host bus adapters for Linux and Windows installation guide 19

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4
Installing
the
Linux
driver
This
chapter
describes
how
to
install
the
Linux
lpfc
driver
for
the
FC2143
and
FC2243
HBAs
on
already
installed
Red
Hat
Enterprise
Linux
(RHEL)
system
or
a
SUSE
Linux
Enterprise
Server
(SUSE
SLES)
system.
•
Prerequisites
,
page
19
•
Installing
the
Linux
driver
,
page
19
Prerequisites
Before
you
install
the
driver:
•
Access
the
HP
web
site:
and
obtain
the
latest
RPM,
driver.
and
release
notes.
•
Be
familiar
with
the
operating
system
under
which
the
HBA
is
to
operate,
and
ensure
that
you
have
access
to
standard
system
documentation.
NOTE:
To
install
the
driver,
you
must
use
the
hp-lpfc
RPM
in
the
driver
kit.
Installing
the
Linux
driver
Before
you
begin,
note
the
following
about
the
lpfc
driver:
•
HP
does
not
support
building
the
lpfc
driver
from
source
code.
•
The
driver
versions
for
kernel-based
distributions
are:
•
Driver
7.
x.x
for
the
2.4
kernel
•
Driver
8.
x.x.x
for
the
2.6
kernel
To
install
the
Linux
driver:
1.
Obtain
the
driver
from
the
web
site:
a.
Go
to
the
HP
web
site
.
b.
Click
Fibre
Channel
Host
Bus
Adapters
.
c.
Select
the
FC2143
or
FC2243
HBA
from
the
Fibre
Channel
Host
Bus
Adapters
list.
d.
Select
a
Linux
operating
system.
e.
Select
a
language.
f.
In
the
Driver
section,
click
Download
in
the
row
for
Linux
Driver
Kit
for
FC2143
and
FC2243
Adapters.
g.
Save
the
.tar.gz
fi
le
to
your
system.
FC2143
and
FC2243
4Gb
PCI-X
2.0
host
bus
adapters
for
Linux
and
Windows
installation
guide
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