Lenovo ThinkServer RD340, Operating System Installation Manual

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1. Copy the HBA card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive. Double-click the
EXE file to unzip it to a folder. Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB
storage device to your server.
2. Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the
/tmp
directory
on your server.
3. Use the following commands to install the driver:
cd /tmp
tar zxvf elx-lpfc-dd-rhel6-8.3.7.18-1-1.tar.gz
cd elx-lpfc-dd-rhel6-8.3.7.18-1-1
./elx_lpfc_install.sh
Notes:
• If the file extension is not .tar.gz, skip the second command.
• In the command lines, elx-lpfc-dd-rhel6-8.3.7.18-1-1 represents the name of the driver package file
and elx_lpfc_install.sh represents the driver name. Use the corresponding file name on your server.
4. Restart your server.
Installing the driver for a CNA card
To install the driver for a CNA card, do the following:
1. Copy the driver for a CNA card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive. Double-click
the EXE file to unzip it to a folder. Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB
storage device to your server.
2. Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the
/tmp
directory
on your server.
3. Use the following commands to install the driver:
• For Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI over Ethernet (ISOE) protocols:
cd /tmp
cd qla2xxx-src-v8.05.00.03.06.0-k
./build.sh
Note: In the command lines, qla2xxx-src-v8.05.00.03.06.0-k represents the name of the driver
package file and build.sh represents the driver name. Use the corresponding file name on your server.
• For NIC protocol:
cd /tmp
cd qlcnic-5.2.29.45
./qlcnic-src-install.sh –i
Note: In the command lines, qlcnic-5.2.29.45 represents the name of the driver package file and
qlcnic-src-install.sh represents the driver name. Use the corresponding file name on your server.
4. Restart your server.
Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.10 operating system and
drivers
This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.10 (x64 or x86) operating
system and drivers.
Chapter 2
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Installing an operating system in legacy mode
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