Q-Logic IB0056101-00 G.02, OFED manual About rpm Installation

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Software Installation About rpm Installation

Table 5-6. INSTALL Options (Continued)

Command	Meaning
--32bit	Enable install of 32 bit libraries on 64 bit OSs
	default is no32bit
--rebuild	Force OFED rebuild
--force	Force install even if distros don’t match Use of
	this option can result in undefined behaviors
-F	Upgrade HCA Firmware with default options
-u	Uninstall all ULPs and drivers with default options
-s	Enable autostart for all installed drivers
-r	Specify alternate root directory, default is /
-e comp	Uninstall the given component with default
	options can appear more than once on command
	line
-E comp	Enable autostart of given component can appear
	with -D or more than once on command line
-D comp	Disable autostart of given component can appear
	with -E or more than once on command line
-v	Verbose logging
-vv	Very verbose debug logging
-C	Output list of supported components
--user queries	Permit non-root users to query the fabric
	(Default)
--no_user queries	Non-root users cannot query the fabric. Default
	options retain existing configuration files.

About rpm Installation

Linux distributions of QLogic OFED (InfiniPath and OpenFabrics) software can be installed from binary RPMs. RPM is a Linux packaging and installation tool used by Red Hat, SUSE, and CentOS.

Instructions given below are for a single node. Parallel command starters can be used for installation on multiple nodes. The Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM) may also be used for installation. However, these subjects are beyond the scope of this document.

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