EMC P/N 300-002-803 manual How to build a Device Driver Update Disk DD-DISK

Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC Storage Array

Installing onto the boot device with the QLogic HBA v3.x-Series driver

To install the OS on an EMC storage array device, you will need to create a Device Driver Update Disk. To simplify the installation EMC recommends only having one LUN presented by the targeted EMC storage array during the installation process. Additional LUNs should be added after the OS is completely installed and has been rebooted to ensure proper operation.

This section contains the following information:

◆“How to build a Device Driver Update Disk (DD-DISK)” on page 166

◆“Upgrading the kernel” on page 173

How to build a Device Driver Update Disk (DD-DISK)

This section describes the steps required to build a Device Driver Update Disk (DD-Disk) that is to be used only for Red Hat distributions of Linux (32 bit or 64 bit). A Driver Diskette image allows the user to install the OS and the driver on the boot disk connected to the Host Bus adapter. DD-Disks are built on a per kernel and per driver basis.

Note: Please consult the EMC Support Matrix for supported OS versions.

This section contains the following information:

◆“Install kernel headers and sources” on page 167

◆“Obtain a sample QLogic DD kit” on page 167

◆“Obtain and configure a generic Red Hat Driver Diskette Development Kit” on page 168

◆“Obtain and configure the QLA40xx-Series HBA driver sources” on page 169

◆“Create the driver diskette” on page 170

◆“Using the driver diskette” on page 172

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EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment