EMC P/N 300-002-803 manual API libraries and the SANsurfer CLI

Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver

Method 2: Installing the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver via the QLogic installation script

This section guides you through the process of installing and utilizing the QLogic installation script The script will build and install the driver and will modify the /etc/modprobe.conf.local and /etc/sysconfig/kernel files on SLES hosts.

Note: By default, the installation script will install the QLogic adapter SNIA

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The following are example steps to install the QLogic driver via the installation script. Also refer to the README file in the driver package.

1.Boot into the qualified and supported kernel onto which the driver will be installed.

2.Obtain the qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install.tgz package from EMC-approved section of the QLogic website as instructed under the “Downloading the QLogic v7.x/v8.x-series driver for the v2.4/v2.6.x kernel” on page 61.

3.Uncompress and extract the source files from the tar archive: tar zxvf qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install.tgz

The initial decompression provides the following:

qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/ qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/scli-1.06.16-18.i386.rpm qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/set_driver_param qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/qla2xxx-v8.xx.xx-1.noarch.rpm qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/qlinstall qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/README.qlinstall qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/scli-1.06.16-18.ppc64.rpm qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/revision.notes qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/scli-1.06.16-18.ia64.rpm

4.Install the QLogic driver via the installation script provided. When using the -i switch, the driver will be compiled, the current driver will be unloaded, and the newly compiled driver will be loaded into the kernel.

Note: EMC does not support the persistent binding implementation contained within the QLogic driver. As a result, it is recommended that the driver be compiled and installed without persistent binding enabled. This can be accomplished by using the 'dp' switch with the installation script.

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