Dell EqualLogic PS6610E EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Linux Version 1. - Page 123
DKMS Considerations for Red Hat Linux, command will produce the following error message
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D DKMS Considerations for Red Hat Linux Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) is required on systems where a precompiled binary kernel module is not available, such as on a system running a custom Linux kernel. The HIT/Linux installation script will attempt to install all required Linux packages. However, DKMS is not available in the default Red Hat repositories; extra steps are required to obtain and install DKMS. All other prerequisite packages are installed. Note the following considerations: • If your system is configured to use the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (epel) repository. DKMS is automatically installed by the HIT/Linux installation script. No further action is needed. • To install DKMS manually, download the package from https://github.com/dell/dkms. Dell recommends using version 2.2.0.1 or later. • To verify if your system is using the correct DKMS version or the prebuilt binary version, enter the following command: # rpm -q equallogic-host-tools-kernel • If the result shows that the equallogic-host-tools-kernel package is installed, then you are using a DKMS-based installation. • If DKMS is not installed, entering the ehcmcli status command will produce the following error message: ERROR: dm-switch kernel module is not present Resolution: Ensure the kernel module package appropriate for your system is installed, and use 'modprobe -v dm-switch' to verify the module can be loaded. • If DKMS is loaded but contains incompatible module versions (for example, the HIT/Linux dm-switch module is still resident in the kernel), entering the ehcmcli status command will produce the following error message: ERROR: Incompatible version of dm-switch kernel module detected Resolution: Ensure the kernel module package appropriate for your system is up to date, and that any conflicting versions of the 'dm-switch' module are removed. DKMS requires several other packages: kernel-devel, glibc-headers, glibc-devel, libgomp, and gcc. The installation script automatically installs these packages. No further action is required. DKMS Considerations for Red Hat Linux 123
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