Qlogic QL45212, User Manual

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3–Installing Drivers
Linux Driver Software
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The SLES source and kmp RPM packages are as follows:

qlgc-fastlinq- <version> . <OS> .src.rpm

qlgc-fastlinq-kmp-default- <version> . <OS> . <arch> .rpm
The following kmod RPM installs Linux drivers on SLES hosts running the XEN
hypervisor:
qlgc-fastlinq-xen-default- <version> . <OS> . <arch> .rpm
The following source RPM installs the RDMA library code on RHEL and SLES
hosts:
qlgc-libqedr- <version> . <OS> . <arch> .rpm
The following source code tar BZ2 installs Linux drivers on RHEL and SLES
hosts:
fastlinq-linux- <version> .tar.bz2
Installing the Linux Drivers without RoCE
To install the Linux drivers without RoCE, do the following:
1. Download the QL45212 Adapter Linux drivers from dell.support.com .
2. Remove the existing Linux drivers, as described in “Removing the Linux
Drivers” on page 12 .
3. Install the new Linux drivers using one of the following methods:
 Installing Linux Drivers Using the src RPM Package
 Installing Linux Drivers Using the kmp/kmod RPM Package
 Installing Linux Drivers Using the TAR File
NOTE
For network installations through NFS, FTP, or HTTP (using a network boot
disk), a driver disk that contains the qede driver may be needed. Linux boot
drivers can be compiled by modifying the Makefile and the make
environment.
NOTE
When using the following procedures in a CentOS environment, follow the
instructions for RHEL.