4
Figure 7 Viewing the driver version
2.
If the driver is an .rpm file, run the executable file and install the driver directly.
a.
Copy the RPM driver file (for example, kmod-qlgc-fastlinq-8.38.2.0-1.rhel7u5.x86_64.rpm)
to the operating system.
b.
Execute the
rpm
-ivh
file_name
.
rpm
command to install the driver.
Figure 8 Installing the driver
c.
After the installation finishes, restart the operating system to have the driver take effect.
d.
Execute the
modinfo
qede
or
ethtool
-i
ethX
command to verify that the driver
version is correct.
The
ethX
argument represents the port on the network adapter. You can also verify the
driver version by viewing network adapter port information in the operating system. For
more information, see "
Viewing network adapter port information in the operating system
Figure 9 Verifying the driver version
3.
If the driver is a .tar.gz compressed file, you must compile it first.
a.
Execute the
t
ar
-zxvf
fastlinq
-<
ver
>
.tar.gz
command to decompress the file.
b.
Execute the
cd
fastlinq
-<
ver
>
command to enter the directory of the source file.
