5.2 Upgrading the Driver
This section describes how to upgrade the ES3000 V5 driver in different operating systems
(OSs).
5.2.1 Upgrading the Driver in Linux
Operation Scenario
You can upgrade the driver after a new version is released.
The Linux driver package naming rules are as follows:
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RHEL, CentOS, or OEL driver package name:
kmod-hiodriver-Driver version-
Supported kernel version.System distributor.Hardware platform.rpm
, such as
kmod-
hiodriver-5.0.3.3-3.10.0_123.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm
,
kmod-
hiodriver-5.0.3.3-3.10.0_123.el7.redhat.x86_64.rpm
, or
kmod-
hiodriver-5.0.3.3-3.10.0_123.el7.oracle.x86_64.rpm
.
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SLES driver package name:
hiodriver-kmp-Kernel feature-Driver version-Supported
kernel version.System distributor.Hardware platform.rpm
, such as
hiodriver-kmp-
default-5.0.3.3-3.12.28_4.suse12.x86_64.rpm
.
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Ubuntu or Debian driver package name:
hiodriver -Driver version-Supported kernel
version.System distributor.Hardware platform.deb
, such as
hiodriver-5.0.3.3-3.19.0_15_generic.ubuntu.amd64.deb
.
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UVP driver package name:
hiodriver-kmp-xen-Driver version-Supported kernel
version.System distributor.Hardware platform.rpm
.
Preparations
Visit http://support.huawei.com/enterprise, choose
Product Support
>
Enterprise Data
Center
>
Servers
>
Accelerator Components
>
ES3000 V5
, click the
Software Download
tab, and download the software package. The software package contains host tools such as
hioadm and Huawei NVMe drivers.
Before upgrading the driver, check that:
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You have downloaded the new driver package to the server and verified the package
integrity.
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You have checked the new driver version.
Procedure
Step 1
Log in to the OS as an administrator.
Step 2
Go to the directory that stores the driver package, for example,
/home
.
Step 3
Run the upgrade command based on the OS type.
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For RHEL, CentOS, OEL, or SLES, run
rpm -Uvh driver package name
.
An example package name for CentOS is
rpm -Uvh kmod-
hiodriver-5.0.3.3-3.10.0_229.el76.centos.x86_64.rpm
.
ES3000 V5 NVMe PCIe SSD
User Guide
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