Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver

Fibre Channel and FCoE out of kernel driver versions

The following installation information is contained in this section:

“Supported out of kernel driver versions” on page 59

“Installation instructions for the out of kernel QLogic driver” on page 61

“Uninstallation methods for the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver” on page 76

“QLogic SANsurfer and SANsurfer CLI” on page 47

“QLogic v7.x and v8.x series driver parameters” on page 79

Supported out of kernel driver versions

Note: Only the QLogic v7.07.xx and the v8.01.xx driver provides support for the 4 GB-capable QLA24xx/QLE24xx-series adapters, not the less version driver.

Table 5 lists the QLogic out of kernel driver versions supported with corresponding OS updates. These driver versions require manually installation.

Table 5

Supported FC and FCoE out of kernel driver versions (page 1 of 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OS

 

Driver version

 

Supported adapters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/2 Gb

4 Gb

8 Gb

CNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RHEL3 U2

 

6.07.02-RH2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLES8 SP3

 

6.05.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RHEL3 U4

 

7.01.01-RH1

 

 

 

RHEL3 U5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLES8 SP4

 

7.03.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RHEL3 U8

 

7.07.04b6

 

 

RHEL 3.9

 

 

 

 

Asianux 1.0 SP3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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