Dell H200 manual Installing the RPM Package With Dkms Support, Upgrading the Kernel

Installing the RPM Package With DKMS Support

Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with DKMS support:

1Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.

2Install the DKMS package using the command: rpm -ihv dkms- <version>.noarch.rpm

3Install the driver package using the command: rpm -ihv mpt2sas- <version>.noarch.rpm

NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when updating an existing package.

4If the previous device driver is in use, you must reboot the system for the updated driver to take effect.

5Verify that the driver has been loaded with these system commands: modinfo mpt2sas and dkms status.

Upgrading the Kernel

When upgrading to a new kernel, you must reinstall the DKMS-enabled driver packages. Perform the following steps to update or install the driver for the new kernel:

1In a terminal window, type the following:

#dkms build -m <module_name> -v <module version> - k <kernel version>

#dkms install -m <module_name> -v <module version> -k <kernel version>

2To check whether the driver is successfully installed in the new kernel, type: dkms status

You see a message similar to the following one: <driver name>, <driver

version>, <new kernel version>: installed

3If the previous device driver is in use, you must reboot the system for the updated driver to take effect.

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