5–Linux Driver Software
Installing Linux Driver Software
Installing the Source RPM Package
The following are guidelines for installing the driver source RPM Package.
Prerequisites:
Linux kernel source
C compiler
Procedure:
1.
Install the source RPM package:
rpm -ivh netxtreme2-<version>.src.rpm
2.
Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary RPM for your
kernel:
For RHEL:
cd ~/rpmbuild
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/netxtreme2.spec
For SLES:
cd /usr/src/packages
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/netxtreme2.spec
3.
Install the newly compiled RPM:
rpm -ivh RPMS/<arch>/netxtreme2-<version>.<arch>.rpm
Note that the --force option may be needed on some Linux distributions if
conflicts are reported.
4.
For FCoE offload, install the open-fcoe utility.
For RHEL 6.4 and legacy versions, either of the following:
yum install
fcoe-utils-<version>.rhel.64.qlgc.<subver>.<arch>.rpm
-or-
rpm -ivh
fcoe-utils-<version>.rhel.64.qlgc.<subver>.<arch>.rpm
For SLES11 SP2:
rpm -ivh
open-fcoe-<version>.sles.sp2.qlgc.<subver>.<arch>.rpm
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