HP StorageWorks A7298A, Installation Manual

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Installing the SCSI Miniport Driver
35 Host Bus Adapter for Windows and Linux Installation Guide
Installing the Linux Driver Using a Tar File
To install the driver and boot the system, you must be running as root.
1. Enter the following command to create a temporary directory (for example,
emlxtemp).
# mkdir emlxtemp
2. Enter the following command to change directory to the temporary directory.
# cd emlxtemp
3. Copy or download the device driver file to the temporary directory.
4. Enter the following command if the file is in the format filename.rpm.Z:
# tar xvzf filename.tar.Z
or else untar the driver file.
# tar xvf filename.tar
The package unzips to one SourceBuild directory.
5. Enter the following command to change directory to the SourceBuild
directory.
# cd SourceBuild
This becomes the driver_installation_directory.