Sun Microsystems 2.0 manual Driver Software for Linux OSs, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Driver Software for Linux OSs

The Sun StorageTek 4 Gb FC NEM 20-Port Host Bus Adapter is supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 U3 and U4 and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 (SLES9-SP3).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

The HBA driver distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 U3 and U4 supports the NEM. No additional driver updates are required.

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

The HBA driver distributed with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 (SLES9-SP3) has the following known problems:

■The HBA driver does not recognize the NEM device and will prevent it from loading.

■A system panic occurs when the HBA driver is unloaded.

To resolve these problems, update to the Emulex driver version 8.0.16.27 as described in the next section.

▼To Update the Driver

1.Run /sbin/update-pciids.

This command uploads the latest database which contains all supported PCI devices by Linux, including the NEM.

2.Run YaST online.

You will be notified that the 8.0.16.27 is being installed.

22 Sun StorageTek 4 Gb FC NEM 20-Port Host Bus Adapter User’s Guide • May 2007