Sun Oracle Sun Dual 10GbE SFP+ PCIe ExpressModule, User Manual

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Chapter 2 Installing and Setting Up the Device Driver Software 9
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To Download the Driver for a Linux Platform
1. Log in to your system.
2. With a browser, go to this location:
http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/10gbe/srdualserverxpr/
3. Select the following product:
Intel 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port ExpressModule
4. Select this option:
Download drivers and software
5. Select Linux as the operating system.
6. Locate the following driver and select Download:
Network Adapter Driver for 10 GbE PCI-E Based Network Connections for Linux
7. Review and accept the software license agreement.
8. Select this option:
Download Network Adapter Driver for 10 GbE PCI-E Based Network
Connections for Linux
The download begins. The file named
ixgbe-
x.x.x.x.
tar.gz
is saved in the
~/Desktop
directory of your system.
Note –
The primary driver link is buildable source archive that works with Linux
2.6.x kernels only and requires that the currently running kernel match the SRC RPM
kernel files and headers in order to build the driver. See the bundled README file
in the unpacked archive from Intel for more information.
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To Install the Driver for a Linux Platform
For this procedure, assume the file is file is named
ixgbe-1.3.16.1.tar.gz
. The
actual file might have different version or subversion numbers.
1. Copy the file containing the driver from
~/Desktop
to
/temp
.
2. Uncompress and untar the file.
# tar -zxvf ixgbe-1.3.16.1.tar.gz