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Installing HCA Host Drivers

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12 • "Configuring SRP Drivers" on page 37 • "Configuring uDAPL Drivers" on page 57 Installing HCA Host Drivers # ./tsinstall To install HCA software: 1. Go to http://support.hp.com/ 2. Select "Software & Driver downloads." 3. On the Software & Driver Downloads page, enter your product name, then click the double arrow. 4. Install the software. a. Unzip the tar file containing the software using gunzip. b. Extract the software into a local directory using tar. c. Change to the local directory. d. In a terminal window, execute the command ./tsinstall to install the host drivers. This script automatically detects the available kernel and installs the appropriate RPM packages. This command does not require arguments. For example: Example NOTE: The HCA drivers are usually installed as an RPM package. However, you can individually install the drivers, if you chose. To uninstall the HCA drivers, uninstall these packages. If you uninstall then re-install the HCA drivers, you must reboot the host before accessing the IB switch. Note the log data displayed. The following is a sample output of the tsinstall script. It lists the OS kernels discovered by the installation program and installed HCA drivers. It also lists the OS kernels for which there are currently no available host drivers. [root@elrond]# ./tsinstall The following kernels are installed, but do not have drivers available: 2.4.20-8.i686 The following installed packages are out of date and will be upgraded: topspin-ib-mod-rh9-2.4.20-8smp-1.1.3-666.i686 The following packages will be installed: topspin-ib-rh9-1.1.3-687.i686.rpm (libraries, binaries, etc) topspin-ib-mod-rh9-2.4.20-8smp-1.1.3-687.i686 (drivers) installing 100

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12
•
“Configuring SRP Drivers” on page 37
•
“Configuring uDAPL Drivers” on page 57
Installing HCA Host Drivers
To install HCA software:
1.
2.
Select “Software & Driver downloads.”
3.
On the Software & Driver Downloads page, enter your product name, then click the double arrow.
4.
Install the software.
a.
Unzip the tar file containing the software using gunzip.
b.
Extract the software into a local directory using tar.
c.
Change to the local directory.
d.
In a terminal window, execute the command
./tsinstall
to install the host drivers. This script
automatically detects the available kernel and installs the appropriate RPM packages.
This command does not require arguments. For example:
Example
NOTE:
The HCA drivers are usually installed as an RPM package. However, you can individually
install the drivers, if you chose. To uninstall the HCA drivers, uninstall these packages.
If you uninstall then re-install the HCA drivers, you must reboot the host before accessing the IB
switch.
Note the log data displayed.
The following is a sample output of the
tsinstall
script. It lists the OS kernels discovered by the
installation program and installed HCA drivers. It also lists the OS kernels for which there are currently
no available host drivers.
#
./tsinstall
[root@elrond]#
./tsinstall
The following kernels are installed, but do not have drivers available:
2.4.20-8.i686
The following installed packages are out of date and will be upgraded:
topspin-ib-mod-rh9-2.4.20-8smp-1.1.3-666.i686
The following packages will be installed:
topspin-ib-rh9-1.1.3-687.i686.rpm (libraries, binaries, etc)
topspin-ib-mod-rh9-2.4.20-8smp-1.1.3-687.i686 (drivers)
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