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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
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) | |||||
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| 1/2 Gb | 4 Gb | 8 Gb | CNA |
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RHEL3 U2 |
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SLES8 SP3 |
| 6.05.00 | √ |
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RHEL3 U4 |
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RHEL3 U5 |
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SLES8 SP4 |
| 7.03.00 | √ |
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RHEL3 U8 |
| 7.07.04b6 | √ | √ |
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Asianux 1.0 SP3 |
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Fibre Channel and FCoE out of kernel driver versions
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