Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Installing and Launching the QLogic Linux Tools, QLogic Linux Utilities

4–Installation in a Linux Environment Management Tool Installation

Installing and Launching the QLogic Linux Tools

The QLogic Linux utilities manage the adapter FCoE function. The QLogic Linux tools package (Linux-Tools-yyyymmdd-x.tgz) is a compressed file that contains the utility packages described in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1. QLogic Linux Utilities

Utility File	Description
ql-dynamic-tgt-lun-disc-x.xx.tgz	Scans for newly added LUNs
ql-hba-collect-x.x.tgz	Gathers troubleshooting information on a variety of
	Linux hosts
ql-hba-snapshot-x.xx.tgz	Uses sysfs to display details about the QLogic Fibre
	Channel adapter that is installed in the server
ql-lun-state-online-x.x.tgz	Changes the state of LUNs connected to a QLogic
	Fibre Channel adapter from offline to online
ql-set-cmd-timeout-x.x.tgz	Sets the timeout on the devices connected to the
	QLogic Fibre Channel adapter

To install and launch the QLogic Linux utilities on the RHEL 5 host:

1.Extract the component files from the Linux-Tools-yyyymmdd-x.tgzfile by typing the following command:

# tar –xvzf Linux-Tools-yyyymmdd-x.tgz

2.Extract the utilities, readme documents, and release notes from the corresponding compressed files by typing the following commands:

#tar -xvzf ql-dynamic-tgt-lun-disc-x.xx.tgz

#tar -xvzf ql-hba-collect-x.x.tgz

#tar -xvzf ql-hba-snapshot-x.xx.tgz

#tar -xvzf ql-lun-state-online-x.x.tgz

#tar -xvzf ql-set-cmd-timeout-x.x.tgz

3.For each utility, change to the directory listed in Table 4-2, and enter the corresponding command to launch the utility.

Table 4-2. QLogic Linux Utility Directories and Commands

Directory	Command
ql-dynamic-tgt-lun-disc-x.xx/	./ql-dynamic-tgt-lun-disc.sh –i
ql-hba-collect-x.x/	./ql-hba-collect.sh

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