IBM Power Systems 57D7/57B4 Adapter Write Cache
Version 1.3 dated May 19, 2016
Ensure the iprutils daemons are enabled to start on the next boot. Please note, that the
iprinit
daemon
must
be enabled and running for this write cache feature to get enabled at boot time.
# chkconfig iprinit on
# chkconfig iprupdate on
# chkconfig iprdump on
3.1.2
Manual Installation
Use this method if either the YUM repository method fails or your system is unable to download files directly
from the internet. Download the
iprutils
package directly from one of the following locations, depending
on your OS level, and transfer to the server.
RHEL 6.5, or later
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/yum/OSS/RHEL/6/ppc64/iprutils-2.4.11-1.
41.1.ppc64.rpm
RHEL 7.2 Little Endian
RHEL 7.2 Big Endian
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/yum/OSS/RHEL/7/ppc64/iprutils-2.4.11-1.
41.1.ppc64.rpm
SLES 11 SP4
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/yum/OSS/SLES/11/ppc64/iprutils-2.4.11-1.
41.1.ppc64.rpm
SLES 12 SP1
Next, remove the old
iprutils
package and then install the
2.4.11
version by running the following com-
mands on the server to which you transferred the
iprutils
rpm package.
# rpm -e iprutils
# rpm -ivh iprutils-2.4.11-1.41.1.ppc64.rpm
The currently installed version of iprutils can be verified with the following command.
# iprconfig --version
iprconfig: 2.4.11.1
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