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Linux Driver Installation and Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide
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Linux Driver Installation and Configuration: QLogic QME8242
Mezzanine Card User's Guide
This section provides the following procedures for installing drivers on a Linux system:
Installation Overview

Installing the Linux NIC Driver

Installing the Linux iSCSI Driver

Installing the Linux FCoE Driver
Installation Overview
To install and configure the QME8242 drivers on a Linux system, refer to the driver release notes and readme files included in
the package.
NOTE: To install the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), issue the following command as a root user:
# rpm -Uvh <rpm name>
For example:
# rpm -Uvh qla2xxx-kmp-default-<driver-version_kernel-version>-<release>.x86_64.rpm
To uninstall the RPM, issue the following command as a root user:
# rpm -e <rpm>
For example:
# rpm -e qla2xxx-kmp-default-<driver-version_kernel-version>-<release>
Installing the Linux NIC Driver
To install the Linux NIC driver, refer to the instructions (INSTALL.txt) provided with the individual driver package.
Installing the Linux iSCSI Driver
Driver installation makes extensive use of the build.sh script located in the driver source (extras/build.sh). This section
provides installation instructions for the following Linux versions:
Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 5.4 and RHEL 5.5
Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for SLES 10 SP3 and SLES 11
Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 6.0 and SLES 11 SP1
Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 5.4 and RHEL 5.5
Building and Installing the Adapter Driver
1. Go to the directory that contains the driver package file qla4xxx-src-x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-k.tar.gz.
2. Issue the following commands:
# tar -xzvf qla4xxx-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-kx.tar.gz
# cd qla4xxx-vx-x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-kx
# tar -xvzf qla4xxx-src-vxx.xx.xx.xx.xx-ky.tar.gz
# cd qla4xxx-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-kx
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