Q-Logic 2300 manual Red Hat Linux Driver Installation, Creating the Driver Floppy Disk

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Section 9

Red Hat Linux Driver Installation

9.1

Introduction

This section provides instructions for installing the qla2300 Linux driver under the following operating system conditions:

Initial installation of the Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system and the qla2x00 (v4.x) driver

Installing a new or upgrading an older version of the qla2x00 (v4.x) and qla2300 (v5.x and above) driver on an already installed Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 operating system.

The latest version of the software drivers and documentation for Red Hat Linux are available on the QLogic Web site. Be sure to review the README.qla2x00 and release.txt files for both new and changed information.

9.2

Creating the Driver Floppy Disk

To create a driver floppy disk for an initial installation of the Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system and the qla2x00 driver, perform the procedures in section 9.2.1. To create a driver floppy disk for installing a new or upgrading an older version of the qla2x00 driver on an already installed Red Hat Linux 6.2 or 7.0 operating system, perform the procedures in section 9.2.2. To create a qla2x00 or qla2300 driver floppy disk that contains the source code (Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2), perform the procedures in section 9.2.3.

9.2.1

Driver Floppy Disk 1 (New Operating System Installation)

Perform the following steps to create a driver floppy disk for an initial installation of the Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system and the qla2x00 driver:

1.Download the rh_boot4[1].xxx.zip file from the QLogic Web site.

2.If What would you like to do with this file? displays, select Save this file to disk.

3.Specify a temporary directory on the hard disk of the computer to store the driver. For example:

C:\temp

4. Download the driver to the temporary directory.

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Contents SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide Page Table of Contents Section QLA2342/2342L Part Software Section Windows NT Driver Installation Section NetWare Driver Installation FCode 10-4 Section Solaris Sparc Driver InstallationFC2354601-00 a General Description How to Use this GuideWhat is Fibre Channel? IntroductionCompliance with PCI Local Bus Specification revision FeaturesHardware Hardware FC2354601-00 a QLA2340/2340L HBA Components QLA2340/2340LLEDs Installation in the ComputerJumpers QLA2340/2340L SunSPARC systems do not display the Bios banner Installation HelpIntroduction Configuration SettingsSelectable Boot Settings Host Adapter SettingsAdvanced Adapter Settings Restore Default SettingsRaw Nvram Data Setting Options Extended Firmware Settings Extended Firmware SettingsRIO Operation Modes Fibre Disk Utility Scan Fibre Channel DevicesSelect Host Adapter Flashing a QLA2340/2340L HBA with FCode FCodeConnection mode and options display. For example Setting the QLA2340/2340L HBA Connection ModeNew connection mode displays. For example Type the following Setting the QLA2340/2340L HBA Loop IDSetting and Viewing the Fibre Channel Data Rate New loop ID displays. For exampleOk show-devs Pci@1f,0/pci@1/QLGC,qla@4 Selecting the Boot DeviceFollowing displays Building the Bootable DiskNewfs -v /dev/rdsk/c3t130d0s0 View the current dump device setting. For example Boot from the newly created boot disk. For exampleShut down the system. Type the following Tables 2-7and 2-8define the QLA2340/2340L specifications SpecificationsConducted Emission LabelAgency Certification EMI and EMC RequirementsProduct Safety Requirements QLA2340/2340L Agency Certification FC2354601-00 a QLA2342/2342L HBA Components QLA2342/2342LQLA2342/2342L HBA LED Activity QLA2342/2342L Installation Help Fast!UTIL QLA2342/2342L Fast!UTIL Restore Default Settings Setting Options Extended Firmware Settings RIO Operation Modes Scan Fibre Channel Devices Flashing a QLA2342/2342L HBA with FCode Setting the QLA2342/2342L HBA Connection Mode Setting the QLA2342/2342L HBA Loop ID Selecting the Boot Device Building the Bootable Disk Newfs -v /dev/rdsk/c3t130d0s0 Shut down the system. Type the following QLA2342/2342L HBA Operating Environment Tables 3-7and 3-8define the QLA2342/2342L specificationsQLA2342/2342L Label Product Safety Requirements QLA2342/2342L Agency Certification FC2354601-00 a System Configuration Problem Checklist TroubleshootingProblems After Installation Hardware Problem ChecklistFibre Channel Problem Checklist Operating System SoftwareII Software II-2 FC2354601-00 a Windows NT Installation Windows NT Driver Installation QL2300.SYSWindows NT Driver Files Click OK Installing or Updating the Windows NT DriverRemove the disk, then click Yes to restart the computer Qldirect Updating the Windows NT DriverUpdating to Qldirect from Qlfilter Qldirect InstallationInitial Installation of Qldirect Qldirect Driver FilesInitial Installation of the QL2x00IP Ndis Network Driver QL2x00IP Ndis Network Driver InstallationWindows NT networking software must be installed Updating the QL2x00IP Ndis Network Driver Driver Configuration QL2x00IP Ndis Driver and IP Address ConfigurationIP Address Configuration Click Close Click Yes to restart the computer Removing the QL2x00IP Ndis DriverPage Windows 2000 Installation Windows 2000 Driver Installation QL2300.SYSCreating the Driver Disk Installing the Windows 2000 Driver Updating the Windows 2000 Driver Windows 2000 Driver Installation Windows Driver Installation QL2x00IP Ndis Network \W2k\Ip QL2x00IP Ndis Driver Configuration Adapter IP address Subnet mask255.255.0.0 Restart the computer Page Installing the Windows XP Driver Windows XP Driver Installation QL2300.SYSInstalling Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as an Add-On Click Yes to continue with the installation Installing the QL2300.SYS DriverClick Yes Double-clickQLogic QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter Updating the Existing QLA2300.SYS DriverSystem Registry Parameters Removing the DriverMaximumSGList Ql2300 Parameters Device CurrentControlSet Services Ql2300 Parameters DeviceNumberOfRequests FCTapeUseSameNN Page NetWare Driver Files and Parameters NetWare Driver Installation QL2300.HAMSelect Driver options from the main menu Installing the NetWare DriverDownload the driver to the temporary directory Red Hat Linux Driver InstallationDriver Floppy Disk 1 New Operating System Installation Creating the Driver Floppy DiskSource Code Driver Floppy Disk Driver Floppy Disk 2 Installed Operating SystemInstall or Update the Driver Installed Operating System Install a New Operating System and Driver Red Hat LinuxTo upgrade the existing qla2x00 drivers, type Installing the Driver on the Boot Drive# mcopy a*.tgz . The period . at the end is required Loading the DriverAfter line 338 add From the Main Menu, select Scsi support and press Enter Type the following command to access the Main MenuCreate a bootable kernel image by typing the following After line 609 add# cd arch/i386/boot # cp bzImage /boot/newsmp For a multiprocessor system, change the following line from Building a Ramdisk Image to Load the Driver AutomaticallyBuilding a Ramdisk Image to Load the qla2300 Driver Loading and Unloading the qla2x00 Driver ManuallyNew text is Loading and Unloading the qla2300 Driver ManuallyRestart the system. The qla2300 driver loads automatically Building a Uniprocessor Version of the Driver Building a Driver from the SourcesFor Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2, type Building a Multiprocessor Version of the DriverFor Red Hat 7.1 and 7.2, type # make dep Installing the Solaris Sparc Driver from a CD-ROM Solaris Sparc Driver Installation QLA2300Produces a file in the same directory called qla2300 You are prompted to select a driver package. For example At the command prompt, type pkgadd -d ./qla2300Press Enter to accept the default 10.4