Installing The Driver Kit; Using The Rpm To Install Drivers; Installing The Rpm; Upgrading The Rpm - HP StorageWorks Q2300 Installation Manual

Installing the driver kit

HP recommends that you install the complete driver kit for this HBA. The kit contains the driver and
utilities you need to deploy this HBA on Linux.
NOTE: You must install the gcc compiler and the kernel sources on your system before installing
the driver kit.
To install the complete HP driver kit, copy the .gz file to your system and enter the following
commands:
# gunzip hp_qla2x00version_info.tar.gz
# tar -xvf hp_qla2x00version_info.tar
# cd hp_qla2x00
# ./INSTALL
Refer to the README file included with the driver kit for more information.

Using the RPM to install drivers

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. The
driver RPM packages have the driver source code and driver utilities.

Installing the RPM

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_qla2x00-version_info.rpm

Upgrading the 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

Uninstalling the RPM

To uninstall the RPM package, enter the following command:
# rpm -e package_name.rpm
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