HP B- Accelerators Linux manual Rpm -Uvh iomemory-vsl-kernel-version-VSL-version.x8664.rpm

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IMPORTANT: Exact package names vary, depending on the software and kernel version chosen.

3.Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support), and then download all of the support rpm packages. These packages provide utilities, firmware, and other files.

For example, see the following table.

Package

What is installed

 

 

fio-util-<VSL-version

VSL utilities—Recommended

>.x86_64.rpm

 

fio-firmware-<firm

Firmware archive—Recommended

ware-version>.noa

 

rch.rpm

 

libvsl-<version>.x8

Libraries needed for management tools—Recommended

6_64.rpm

 

fio-common-<VSL-v

Files required for the init script—Recommended

ersion>.x86_64.rp

 

m

 

fio-sysvinit-<VSL-ver

Init script—Recommended

sion>.x86_64.rpm

 

fio-snmp-agentx-<v

Agentx SNMP subagent—Optional. For more information,

ersion>.x86_64.rp

see "Setting up SNMP for Linux (on page 27)"

m

 

fio-snmp-mib-<versi

SNMP MIBs—Optional. For more information, see

on>.x86_64.rpm

"Setting up SNMP for Linux (on page 27)"

libfio-dev-<version

2.x Management SDK, deprecated—Optional

>.x86_64.rpm

 

libfio-doc-<version

2.x Management SDK, deprecated—Optional

>.x86_64.rpm

 

libvsl-dev-<version

Current Management SDK—Optional

>.x86_64.rpm

 

libvsl-doc-<version

Current Management SDK—Optional

>.x86_64.rpm

 

4.Build your binary rpm from the source rpm. For more information, see "Building the IO Accelerator driver from source (on page 14)." Return to this step when the binary driver rpm is created.

5.Change to the directory where the installation packages were downloaded.

6.To install the custom-built software package, enter the following command, using the package name that you just copied or downloaded into that directory.

rpm -Uvh iomemory-vsl-<kernel-version>-<VSL-version>.x86_64.rpm

7.To install the support files, enter the following commands: rpm -Uvh lib*.rpm

rpm -Uvh fio*.rpm

The IO Accelerator and utilities are installed to the following locations.

Package type

Installation location

 

 

 

 

IO Accelerator

/lib/modules/<kernel-version>/extra/fio/iomemory-vsl.ko

 

 

 

Utilities

/usr/bin

Firmware

/usr/share/fio/firmware

 

 

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Contents HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Linux User Guide Page Contents Maintenance Resources About this guide Contents summaryOverview IntroductionProduct naming IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributesSupported firmware revisions Required operating environmentSupported hardware Introduction Introduction Installation overview Software installationInstalling RPM packages on SUSE, RHEL, and OEL $ uname -rRpm -Uvh fio*.rpm Rpm -Uvh iomemory-vsl-kernel-version-VSL-version.x8664.rpmBuilding the IO Accelerator driver from source Building an RPM installation package$ rpmbuild --rebuild iomemory-vsl-VSL-version.src.rpm Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to Fio-bugreport Upgrading procedure$ rpm -qa grep -i iomemory $ rpm -e iomemory-vsl-2.6.18-194.el5-2.2.0.82-1.0 Fio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff$ modprobe iomemory-vsl Loading the IO Accelerator driver # Provides iomemory-vsl # Required-Start boot.udevControlling IO Accelerator driver loading Fio-attach /dev/fct$ chkconfig --del iomemory-vsl Using the init script$ chkconfig --add iomemory-vsl # blacklist iomemory-vslUsing module parameters Setting the IO Accelerator driver optionsMounting filesystems Handling IO Accelerator driver unloadsPersistent configuration One-time configurationUpgrading the firmware $ modprobe iomemory-vsl auto-attach=0Using the device as swap Enabling PCIe powerUsing the Logical Volume Manager Options iomemoryvsl preallocatememory=1072,4997,6710,10345Device partitions Configuring RAIDDevice /dev/fio Etc/mdadm.conf$ mdadm --detail --scan Chkconfig boot.md on Chkconfig mdadmd on$ mdadm --assemble --scan Fio-status Building a RAID 10 across multiple devicesDiscard Trim on Linux Understanding Discard Trim supportSnmp details for Linux Setting up Snmp for LinuxFiles and directories Snmp master agentInstalling the Snmp subagent Configuring the Snmp master agentYum install net-snmp rsync Snmp agentX subagentManually running the Snmp subagent Running and configuring the Snmp subagentSubagent log file Enabling Snmp test mode Using the Snmp sample config filesPCI0100.0 Setting up Snmp for Linux Supported Snmp MIB fields Troubleshooting SnmpSnmp MIB Maintenance tools MaintenanceDevice LED indicators Command-line utilitiesFio-update-iodrive Enabling PCIe power overrideOptions iomemory-vsl externalpoweroverride=value Common maintenance tasksEnabling the override parameter Unloading the IO Accelerator driver Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver RPM packageDisabling auto attach Disabling the driver Unmanaged shutdown issuesEtc/modprobe.d/iomemory-vsl.conf Options iomemoryvsl autoattach=0Utilities reference UtilitiesFio-attach Fio-attach device optionsFio-bugreport Fio-beaconFio-beacon device options Tmp/fio-bugreport-20100121.173256-sdv9ko.tar.bz2Fio-detach Fio-detach device options Fio-formatFio-format options device Fio-pci-check options Fio-pci-checkFio-status Fio-snmp-agentxFio-snmp-agentx options Fio-status device optionsUtilities Fio-sure-erase Fio-sure-erase options device Fio-update-iodrive Fio-update-iodrive options iodriveversion.fff Domainbusslot.func Nand flash and component failure Monitoring IO Accelerator healthHealth metrics Health monitoring techniques Software RAID and health monitoring About flashback protection technologyIntroduction to performance and tuning Performance and tuningDisabling Dvfs Limiting Apci C-statesSetting the interrupt handler affinity Setting Numa affinityAdvanced configuration example Numa configurationIntroduction to Numa architecture Numa node override parameter13,14,18,19 Resources Subscription serviceFor more information Warranty information Safety and regulatory complianceRegulatory information Before you contact HP Support and other resourcesHP contact information Customer Self RepairRéparation par le client CSR Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Support and other resources Support and other resources Support and other resources Acronyms and abbreviations SMH Documentation feedback Index Uninstalling utilities