Loading The Driver; Loading The Driver Manually - HP StorageWorks A7298A Installation Manual

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Loading the Driver

There are two ways to load the driver: manually or through the RAM disk image.

1. Enter the following commands:

2. Enter the following command to bring up the interface:

3. On SuSE, run the ifconfig command (all on one line) to configure the

4. Enter the following command to manually bring up the IP interface:

5. Enter the following commands if the system does not have a SCSI driver

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# insmod lpfcdd

# insmod lpfndd

lpfcdd - main driver, SCSI functionality, FCP support, diagnostic support

lpfndd - IP support (this driver is dependent on lpfcdd being loaded first)

Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lpfnX.

interface:

insmod lpfndd

ifconfig lpfn X inet 172.16.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0

broadcast 199.199.255.255

Where X is the interface number, 0 through 7. This file should be created if

you wish to configure IP. An example of this file:

DEVICE=lpfn0IPADDR=138.239.40.6

BROADCAST=138.239.40.255

NETWORK=138.239.40.0

NETMASK=255.255.255.0

ONBOOT=yes

ifup lpfnX

Where X is the interface number, 0 through 7.

loaded:

# insmod scsi_mod

# insmod sd_mod

Rebooting the system will unload the driver. You should include the above

commands in a start up script to automatically load the driver.

Installing the SCSI Miniport Driver

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