
| Software Installation |
Software Installation | A |
|
|
A.1 Linux
The Redundant Host software package in Linux is broken out into two RPM packages. To achieve full Hot Swap Redundant Host capability, both packages must be installed. The packages can be installed individually if only specific functionality is required. In order for the Redundant Host functionality to be enabled properly the Hot Swap Kit for Linux must first be installed. See the Intel® NetStructure™ Hot Swap Kit for Linux 2.4 Software Manual for installation/setup instructions.
The Linux kernel, versions 2.4.18 (RedHat 7.2), provide capabilities for dynamically loading and unloading drivers, allowing dynamic insertion and removal of devices in a computer system without stopping the system. However, there is no
The rest of this section details the installation and setup procedure for the Redundant Host Software Kit for Linux.
A.2 Installing the Redundant Host Software Kit
The Redundant Host Software Kit is packaged as an SRPM (Source Red Hat Package Manager) module:
This SRPM includes kernel patches, the RHSK drivers and utilities, and an RPM spec file that can be used to build a binary RPM module.
The RHSK requires that the kernel sources be patched and rebuilt. The RHSK drivers and utilities depend upon, and are closely matched with, the kernel version against which they were built. For this reason, it is not practical to distribute a binary RPM that includes both a
Instead, this section describes the steps that should be performed at the
The
The following provides a
1. Install the SRPM
High Availability Software for the Intel® NetStructureTM ZT 4901 Technical Product Specification | 103 |