3–Driver Installation
Installing Linux Driver Software
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The following kernel module (kmod) RPM installs Linux drivers on SLES hosts
running the Xen Hypervisor:
qlgc-fastlinq-kmp-xen-<version>.<OS>.<arch>.rpm
The following source RPM installs the RDMA library code on RHEL and SLES
hosts:
qlgc-libqedr-<version>.<OS>.<arch>.src.rpm
The following source code TAR BZip2 (BZ2) compressed file installs Linux drivers
on RHEL and SLES hosts:
fastlinq-<version>.tar.bz2
Installing the Linux Drivers Without RDMA
To install the Linux drivers without RDMA:
1.
Download the 45000 Series Adapter Linux drivers from the Marvell Web site.
2.
Remove the existing Linux drivers, as described in
.
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), you may require a driver disk that contains the qede driver. Compile
the Linux boot drivers by modifying the makefile and the make environment.
NOTE
When using the following procedures in a CentOS environment, follow the
instructions for RHEL. When performing these tasks in an Ubuntu
environment, see the
Install.txt
document in the Ubuntu package that
is available for your adapter on the Marvell Web site.