Users Guide

2–Driver Installation and Configuration
Linux Driver Installation and Configuration
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Examples
To update the system silently:
<DUP_file_name>.exe /s
To extract the update contents to the C:\mydir\ directory:
<DUP_file_name>.exe /s /e=C:\mydir
To extract the driver components to the C:\mydir\ directory:
<DUP_file_name>.exe /s /drivers=C:\mydir
To install only the driver components:
<DUP_file_name>.exe /s /driveronly
To change from the default log location to C:\my path with
spaces\log.txt:
<DUP_file_name>.exe /l="C:\my path with spaces\log.txt"
Linux Driver Installation and Configuration
This section provides the following procedures for installing drivers on a Linux
system:
 Installation Overview
 Installing the Linux Fibre Channel Driver
Installation Overview
To install and configure the adapter drivers on a Linux system, refer to the driver
release notes, readme, and installation instructions 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>