Users Guide

3–Driver Installation
Installing Linux Driver Software
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Installing Linux Drivers Using the TAR File
To install Linux drivers using the TAR file:
1. Create a directory and extract the TAR files to the directory:
tar xjvf fastlinq-<version>.tar.bz2
2. Change to the recently created directory, and then install the drivers:
cd fastlinq-<version>
make clean; make install
The qed and qede drivers will be installed in the following paths.
For SLES:
/lib/modules/<version>/updates/qlgc-fastlinq
For RHEL:
/lib/modules/<version>/extra/qlgc-fastlinq
3. Test the drivers by loading them (unload the existing drivers first, if
necessary):
rmmod qede
rmmod qed
modprobe qed
modprobe qede
Installing the Linux Drivers with RDMA
For information on iWARP, see Chapter 8 iWARP Configuration.
To install Linux drivers in an inbox OFED environment:
1. Download the 41xxx Series Adapter Linux drivers from the Dell:
dell.support.com
2. Configure RoCE on the adapter, as described in “Configuring RoCE on the
Adapter for Linux” on page 150.
3. Remove existing Linux drivers, as described in “Removing the Linux Drivers”
on page 10.
4. Install the new Linux drivers using one of the following methods:
 Installing Linux Drivers Using the kmp/kmod RPM Package
 Installing Linux Drivers Using the TAR File