Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver

2.Obtain the qliscsi-linux-5.00.4-2-install.tgz package from the EMC-approved section of the QLogic website listed in “Downloading the QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI driver for the v2.4.x kernel” on page 98.

3.Uncompress and extract the source files from the tar archive: tar zxvf qliscsi-linux-5.00.4-2-install.tgz

The initial uncompression will provide you with the following:

qlaiscsi-linux-5.00.04-2-install/ qlaiscsi-linux-5.00.04-2-install/ql-iscsi-install qlaiscsi-linux-5.00.04-2-install/revision.notes qlaiscsi-linux-5.00.04-2-install/qla4xxx-5.00.04-1.noarch.rpm qlaiscsi-linux-5.00.04-2-install/set_driver_param qlaiscsi-linux-5.00.04-2-install/README.ql-iscsi-install.txt qlaiscsi-linux-5.00.04-2-install/scix_linx86_1.0.25.0.tgz qlaiscsi-linux-5.00.04-2-install/scix_linPPC_1.0.25.0.tgz

4.Install the QLogic iSCSI driver via the installation script provided:

cd qliscsi-linux-5.00-4-install/

./ql-iscsi-install -i

An example of console output reported by the installation script:

#***************************************************#

 

#

SANsurfer Driver Installer for Linux

#

#

Installer Version: 1.00.05

#

#***************************************************#

Kernel version: 2.6.9-22.ELsmp

Distribution: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Nahant Update 2)

Found QLogic iSCSI Host Bus Adapter in the system 1: ISP4010

Installation will begin for following driver 1: qla4xxx version: 5.00.04

Preparing...##################################################

qla4xxx##################################################

qla4xxx -- Building the qla4xxx driver...

\

qla4xxx -- Installing the qla4xxx modules to /lib/modules/2.6.9-22.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/...

Loading module qla4xxx version: 5.00.04....

Loaded module qla4xxx

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