Sun Microsystems StorageTek SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z, Installation Manual

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Chapter 3 Software Installation 27
Installing Software for the Red
Hat/SUSE Linux OS
This section describes how to download and install the fibre channel drivers
required by the HBA. It also describes how to install diagnostic support software for
the HBA. This section contains the following topics:
■
“Downloading the Red Hat/SUSE Linux Drivers” on page 27
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“Installing the Red Hat/SUSE Linux Drivers” on page 28
■
“Diagnostic Support for the Red Hat/SUSE OS” on page 30
Downloading the Red Hat/SUSE Linux Drivers
This section describes how to download the fibre channel driver for the HBA.
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To Download the Fibre Channel Driver
1. Go to the QLogic support site for Sun Microsystems at:
http://support.qlogic.com/support/defaultsun_page.asp
2. Locate the table containing the SG-XPCIE2FC-QF8-Z model.
3. At the bottom of the table, in the Software for row, click Linux.
4. In the Red Hat or SUSE Linux table, find the appropriate driver (the file name
is in the format
qle256
x
-vx.yy.zz-dist.tgz
).
5. In the Download column of that row, click Download.
6. Save the file to a directory on the hard disk of the computer.
Note –
Because the driver distribution file is now larger than 1.44 Mb, it cannot fit
on a 1.44 Mb floppy disk; therefore, you must use a USB driver or local hard disk to
download the file.