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3 Installing and configuring the
Linux driver
This chapter provides instructions for installing the Linux qla2xxx driver (xxx is the kit date string) for the
PCI-X 2.0 single-port and dual-port HBAs on an already installed Red Hat™ Enterprise Linux (Red Hat EL)
or SUSE™Linux Enterprise Server (SUSE SLES) system.
You can obtain the software kit for the driver from the following HP web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.
To install the driver, you must be familiar with the operating system under which the HBA is to operate,
and have access to standard system documentation.
To install the driver, use the procedures and information in the following sections:
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Prerequisites, page 15
• Installing the driver
• Using the
• Configuring the
Prerequisites
Perform the following tasks before you install the drivers:
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Obtain the HP StorageWorks QLogic host bus adapters for x86 and x64 Linux
and Windows, and x86 NetWare release notes, available on the HP web site
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.
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Be familiar with the operating system under which the HBA is to operate, and have access
to standard system documentation.
Installing the driver kit
HP recommends that you install the complete driver kit for these HBAs. The kit contains the driver and
utilities you need to deploy these HBAs on Linux.
NOTE:
You must install the gcc compiler and the kernel sources or kernel development packages on your
system before installing the driver kit.
To install the complete HP driver kit, copy the .gz file to your system and enter the following commands:
# tar -zxvf hp_qla2x00-xxx.tar.gz
# cd hp_qla2xxx
# ./INSTALL
The xxx is the kit date string.
Using the RPM
kit, page 15
RPM, page 15
HBAs, page 16
PCI-X 2.0 single-port and dual-port 4Gb FC adapters for Itanium Linux and Windows
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