Building The Driver For Sles 11 - Qlogic QLE2740L-DEL User Manual

2–Driver Installation and Configuration
Linux Driver Installation and Configuration
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4. (Optional) To automatically load the driver each time the system boots,
rebuild the RAM disk to include the driver as follows:
a.
b.
c.

Building the Driver for SLES 11

1. From the directory that contains the source driver file,
qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.11.x-k.tgz, issue the following
commands:
# tar -xzvf qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.11.x-k.tgz
# cd qla2xxx-x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-k4
Where x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx is the applicable version number.
2. Build and install the driver modules from the source code by executing the
build.sh script as follows:
# ./extras/build.sh install
The build.sh script does the following:
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NOTE
You can optionally complete either or both
procedure.
To unload the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:
# modprobe -r qla2xxx
Create a backup copy of the RAMDISK image by issuing the following
commands:
# cd /boot
# cp initramfs-[kernel version].img initramfs-[kernel
version].img.bak
Create the new RAMDISK by issuing the following command:
# dracut -f
To load the driver, reboot the host.
Builds the driver .ko files.
Copies the .ko files to the appropriate
/lib/modules/3.x.../updates directory.
Adds the appropriate directive in the modprobe.conf file (if
applicable).
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