Installing the HBA Driver With Red Hat and SuSE Operating Systems
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and 4 and the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 and 9 operating systems are supported on the single and dual port HBAs. Before installing the drivers for Linux, you must have the relevant Linux OS installed on your hard disk. The driver and utilities are available for download at the Emulex web page dedicated to Sun products, the driver as a .gz package and the utilities as a .tar file. The installation documentation is available from the same web page as the driver and utilities.
▼To Download and Install the Packages
Perform the following steps to download the packages.
1.Go to http://www.emulex.com/ts/docoem/Sun/10k.htm.
The Emulex main download page for Sun StorageTek Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters is displayed.
2.Click the
The Emulex Sun StorageTek
3.In the Latest Released Driver for Linux - 2.4 or 2.6 Kernel section, click the download link for the Driver kit.
4.Click the Download link for the Application kit.
5.For the Complete Manual, click the Manual link to open the Emulex driver and utilities for Linux.
6.Follow the instructions in the manual to install the HBA driver and the Application Helper Module Kit.
Note – To create a Linux boot disk, see “Creating a Linux Boot Disk” on page 31.
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