Building The Driver For Sles 12 Linux - Dell QMD8262-k User Manual

2–Driver Installation and Configuration
Linux Driver Installation and Configuration
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Building the Driver for SLES 12 Linux

1. In 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-k
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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3. Manually load the driver for Linux.
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NOTE
Depending on the server hardware, the RAMDISK file name
might be different.
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).
Edit the /etc/modprobe.d/unsupported_modules file to make
the following change:
allow_unsupported_modules 1
To load the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:
# modprobe -v qla2xxx
To unload the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:
# modprobe -r qla2xxx
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