User guide

NetXtreme II User Guide

September 2013

Broadcom Corporation

Page 168 Installing the Driver Document INGSRVT78-CDUM100-R

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

1. Change directory to where BRCMbnxe-

version

.pkg resides.

2. pkgadd -d BRCMbnxe-

version

.pkg

1. Copy BRCMbnxe-X.Y.Z.tar.Z to /tmp.

2. cd /tmp

uncompress BRCMbnxe-version.tar.Z

tar -xvf BRCMbnxe-version.tar

pkgadd -d /tmp

3. Execute prtconf to determine instance numbers of the NIC.

4. ifconfig bnxe[instance_number] plumb

5. ifconfig bnxe[instance_number] ip_address netmask .... up

To make these changes permanent:

1. Use your favorite text editor and create a file named hostname.bnxe[instance_number] in the /etc directory. Add the IP

address of the interface to this file, save, and exit.

2. Add a proper subnet mask to the file /etc/netmasks.

UPGRADING THE DRIVER

To upgrade the Broadcom driver package to the current version, you must first uninstall the previous driver version from the

system. See Uninstalling Driver. Once the previous driver has been removed, you can follow any of the installation methods

in this document to install the new driver version.

NOTE: Do not install multiple instances of the driver on a single system.

UNINSTALLING DRIVER

1. ifconfig bnxe[instance_number] down

2. ifconfig bnxe[instance_number] unplumb

3. pkgrm BRCMbnxe