Installing The Fibreutils Rpm; Changing Driver Parameters; Proc File System Support; Configuring The Hbas - HP AB479A Installation Manual

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a package management system that lets you easily install Linux
software. Using RPM, you can install software in prebuilt bundles called RPM packages.
This section is included for reference only. See this section for future separate RPM installations you
may need.
For example:
• To install the RPM, copy the RPM package file to your system and enter the following command:
# rpm -ivh package_name.rpm
• To manually install the Linux HBA driver RPM, enter the following command:
# rpm -ivh hp_qla2xxx.rpm
• To upgrade the RPM, copy the RPM package file to your system and enter the following command:
• For Red Hat EL, enter:
# rpm -Uvh --nopostun --nopreun package_name.rpm
• For SUSE SLES:
# rpm -Uvh package_name.rpm
• To uninstall the RPM package, enter the following command:
# rpm -e package_name.rpm
Installing the fibreutils RPM
HP recommends installing the fibreutils RPM found in the driver kit. It contains useful utilities for managing
Fibre-attached storage. To manually install this RPM, enter the following command:
# rpm -ivh fibreutils-version.rpm

Changing driver parameters

To change driver parameters:
1.
Run the set_parm script located in the /opt/hp/src... directory.
2. Reboot the server.
NOTE:
You must reboot. Otherwise, the qla2
system using a device that is attached to the HBA.
Proc file system support
The /proc file system for the qla2xxx driver can be found in the /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/ directory.
This directory contains entries for each SCSI HBA channel in the system. Each entry presents information
about the adapter and transfer statistics for each discovered LUN.
Configuring the HBAs
This section describes how to configure the HBAs on Linux systems using the Configuration protocol
Driver Configuration menu.
NOTE:
This process is for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the HBAs and the
connected devices.
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