McDATA 8832 warranty Issues related to Red Hat AS 2.1/3.0 and blades

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[root@localhost root]# mount /dev/sda /mnt/floppy [root@localhost root]# ls -al /mnt/floppy

total 285

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 279887 Jan 6 20:06 basplnx-6.2.1-1.src.i386.rpm [root@localhost root]#

[root@localhost root]# cp /mnt/floppy/basplnx-6.2.1-1.src.i386.rpm /tmp [root@localhost root]#

[root@localhost root]# cd /tmp

[root@localhost tmp]# rpm -ivh basplnx-6.2.1-1.src.i386.rpm 1:basplnx ########################################### [100%] [root@localhost tmp]#

[root@localhost tmp]# cd /usr/src/redhat/ [root@localhost redhat]#

[root@localhost redhat]# rpmbuild -bb ./SPECS/basplnx.spec Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.4397

...

Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.4397

gcc -DLINUX -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I/lib/modules/2.4.9- e.24smp/build/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -c blf.c

gcc -DLINUX -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I/lib/modules/2.4.9- e.24smp/build/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -c pal.c

ld -r -o basp.o blf.o pal.o blfcore.o Executing(%install): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.67022

...

Processing files: basplnx-6.2.1-1

Executing(%doc): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.67022

Finding Provides: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-provides)...

Finding Requires: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-requires)...

PreReq: /bin/sh /bin/sh /bin/sh rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1

Requires(interp): /bin/sh /bin/sh /bin/sh

Requires(rpmlib): rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1

Requires(post): /bin/sh

Requires(preun): /bin/sh

Requires(postun): /bin/sh

Requires: ld-linux.so.2 libc.so.6 /bin/sh libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3)

Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/basplnx-6.2.1-1.i386.rpm

Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.3526

[root@localhost redhat]# rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/basplnx-6.2.1-1.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:basplnx ########################################### [100%] [root@localhost redhat]#

Figure 35 RPM Install of Broadcom Device Drivers

4.5 Issues related to Red Hat AS 2.1/3.0 and blades

1.The firmware for HS40 blades MUST be updated to the minimum levels shown in Table 5 HS40 BIOS and ISMP Information if the blade is going to be running Linux. There is a problem identified in the 1.32 version of the BIOS, related to EFI, which causes processors to be disabled. The only fix for this error is to upgrade the BIOS and ISMP firmware.

2.Installing Red Hat by booting from remote CDs is not currently supported on the HS40. Installing the

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