Chapter 4
Software Installation
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Red Hat and SuSE OS Diagnostic Support
Diagnostic support is provided by the Emulex
lputil
and HBAnyware utilities.
They support the following functions:
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List adapters
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Adapter information
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Firmware maintenance
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Reset adapters
To verify the installation, follow the instructions provided in the “View HBA
Information using lputil” section of the Emulex Driver manual.
Creating a Linux Boot Disk
Emulex adapters enable you to load and boot the Linux operating system from a
SAN-attached drive. You can use either the Emulex driver for Linux provided on
your Linux distribution CD or, if you are using a different Linux driver, create a
driver disk.
To boot from SAN directly using your distribution CD, follow the directions
included with that CD. Refer to the Emulex web site for additional requirements to
boot from a SAN.
