HP P6000 HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June - Page 55

Upgrading Linux components, Upgrading qla2x00 RPMs, Detecting third-party storage - upgrade

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# modprobe qla2400 To reboot the server, enter the reboot command. CAUTION: If the boot device is attached to the SAN, you must reboot the host. 7. To verify which RPM versions are installed, use the rpm command with the -q option. For example: # rpm -q hp_qla2x00src # rpm -q fibreutils Upgrading Linux components If you have any installed components from a previous solution kit or driver kit, such as the qla2x00 RPM, invoke the INSTALL script with no arguments, as shown in the following example: # ./INSTALL To manually upgrade the components, select one of the following kernel distributions: • For 2.4 kernel based distributions, use version 7.xx. • For 2.6 kernel based distributions, use version 8.xx. Depending on the kernel version you are running, upgrade the driver RPM as follows: • For the hp_qla2x00src RPM: # rpm -Uvh hp_qla2x00src- version-revision.linux.rpm • For fibreutils RPM, you have two options: ◦ To upgrade the driver: # rpm -Uvh fibreutils-version-revision.linux.architecture.rpm ◦ To remove the existing driver, and install a new driver: # rpm -e fibreutils # rpm -ivh fibreutils-version-revision.linux.architecture.rpm Upgrading qla2x00 RPMs If you have a qla2x00 RPM from HP installed on your system, use the INSTALL script to upgrade from qla2x00 RPMs. The INSTALL script removes the old qla2x00 RPM and installs the new hp_qla2x00src while keeping the driver settings from the previous installation. The script takes no arguments. Use the following command to run the INSTALL script: # ./INSTALL NOTE: IF you are going to use the failover functionality of the QLA driver, uninstall Secure Path and reboot before you attempt to upgrade the driver. Failing to do so can cause a kernel panic. Detecting third-party storage The preinstallation portion of the RPM contains code to check for non-HP storage. The reason for doing this is to prevent the RPM from overwriting any settings that another vendor may be using. You can skip the detection process by setting the environmental variable HPQLAX00FORCE to y by issuing the following commands: # HPQLA2X00FORCE=y # export HPQLA2X00FORCE You can also use the -F option of the INSTALL script by entering the following command: # ./INSTALL -F Linux 55

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# modprobe qla2400
To reboot the server, enter the
reboot
command.
CAUTION:
If the boot device is attached to the SAN, you must reboot the host.
7.
To verify which RPM versions are installed, use the
rpm
command with the
-q
option. For
example:
# rpm -q hp_qla2x00src
# rpm
q fibreutils
Upgrading Linux components
If you have any installed components from a previous solution kit or driver kit, such as the
qla2x00
RPM, invoke the
INSTALL
script with no arguments, as shown in the following example:
# ./INSTALL
To manually upgrade the components, select one of the following kernel distributions:
For 2.4 kernel based distributions, use version 7.xx.
For 2.6 kernel based distributions, use version 8.xx.
Depending on the kernel version you are running, upgrade the driver RPM as follows:
For the
hp_qla2x00src
RPM:
# rpm -Uvh hp_qla2x00src-
version-revision
.linux.rpm
For
fibreutils
RPM, you have two options:
To upgrade the driver:
# rpm -Uvh fibreutils-
version-revision
.linux.
architecture
.rpm
To remove the existing driver, and install a new driver:
# rpm -e fibreutils
# rpm -ivh fibreutils-
version-revision
.linux.
architecture
.rpm
Upgrading qla2x00 RPMs
If you have a
qla2x00
RPM from HP installed on your system, use the
INSTALL
script to upgrade
from
qla2x00
RPMs. The
INSTALL
script removes the old
qla2x00
RPM and installs the new
hp_qla2x00src
while keeping the driver settings from the previous installation. The script takes
no arguments. Use the following command to run the
INSTALL
script:
# ./INSTALL
NOTE:
IF you are going to use the failover functionality of the QLA driver, uninstall Secure Path
and reboot before you attempt to upgrade the driver. Failing to do so can cause a kernel panic.
Detecting third-party storage
The preinstallation portion of the RPM contains code to check for non-HP storage. The reason for
doing this is to prevent the RPM from overwriting any settings that another vendor may be using.
You can skip the detection process by setting the environmental variable
HPQLAX00FORCE
to
y
by issuing the following commands:
# HPQLA2X00FORCE=y
# export HPQLA2X00FORCE
You can also use the
-F
option of the
INSTALL
script by entering the following command:
# ./INSTALL -F
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