Red Hat and SuSE OS Diagnostic Support
Diagnostic support is provided by the Emulex lputil and HBAnyware utilities. They support the following functions:
■List adapters
■Adapter information
■Firmware maintenance
■Reset adapters
To verify the installation, follow the instructions provided in the “View HBA Information using lputil” section of the Emulex Driver manual.
Creating a Linux Boot Disk
Emulex adapters enable you to load and boot the Linux operating system from a
To boot from SAN directly using your distribution CD, follow the directions included with that CD. Refer to the Emulex web site for additional requirements to boot from a SAN.
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