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5–Linux Driver Software
Packaging
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bnx2x Driver
The current version of the driver has been tested on 2.6.x kernels starting from
2.6.9. The driver may not compile on kernels older than 2.6.9. Testing is
concentrated on i386 and x86_64 architectures. Only limited testing has been
done on some other architectures. Minor changes to some source files and
Makefile may be needed on some kernels.
bnx2i Driver
The current version of the driver has been tested on 2.6.x kernels, starting from
2.6.18 kernel. The driver may not compile on older kernels. Testing is
concentrated on i386 and x86_64 architectures, RHEL 5, RHEL 6, RHEL 7, and
SUSE 11 SP1 and later distributions.
bnx2fc Driver
The current version of the driver has been tested on 2.6.x kernels, starting from
2.6.32 kernel, which is included in RHEL 6.1 distribution. This driver may not
compile on older kernels. Testing was limited to i386 and x86_64 architectures,
RHEL 6.1, RHEL 7.0, and SLES
®
11 SP1 and later distributions.
Packaging
The Linux drivers are released in the following packaging formats:

DKMS Packages

netxtreme2-
version
.dkms.noarch.rpm

netxtreme2-
version
.dkms.src.rpm

KMP Packages

SLES

netxtreme2-kmp-[kernel]- version .i586.rpm

netxtreme2-kmp-[kernel] -version .x86_64.rpm

Red Hat

kmod-kmp-netxtreme2-{kernel]- version .i686.rpm

kmod-kmp-netxtreme2-{kernel]- version .x86_64.rpm
The QCS CLI management utility is also distributed as an RPM package
(
QCS-
{version}.{arch}.
rpm
). For information about installing the Linux QCS
CLI, see the QLogic Control Suite CLI User’s Guide .