EMC P/N 300-002-803 manual Preinstallation instructions

Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver

This section provides the following instructions for installing the

QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI driver:

◆“Preinstallation instructions,” next

◆“Downloading the QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI driver for the v2.4.x kernel” on page 98

◆“Installing QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI driver via the QLogic DKMS RPM, Method one” on page 99

◆“Installing QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI driver via the QLogic installation script, Method two” on page 101

Preinstallation instructions

Prior to the installation:

◆Processes holding the driver open must be stopped so that the currently-loaded driver may be removed from the running kernel.

◆All I/O must be stopped.

◆All filesystems attached to the QLogic driver must be unmounted.

◆If the Naviagent/CLI is installed and enabled on the host, then the Naviagent/CLI service must be stopped.

To stop the Naviagent/CLI service, issue one of the two following commands:

/etc/init.d/naviagentcli stop service naviagentcli stop

◆If PowerPath is installed and enabled on the host, then the PowerPath service must be stopped.

To stop the PowerPath service, issue one of the two following commands:

/etc/init.d/PowerPath stop service PowerPath stop

◆If the QLogic SANsurfer daemon iqlremote is installed and enabled on the host, then the iqlremote service must be stopped in order for the driver to be removed from the currently running kernel.

iSCSI out of kernel driver versions

97