Users Guide

13–Linux QCS Installation
Installing QLogic Control Suite
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Test HTTPS and SSL Connection from Linux Client
Issue the following command to test whether the certificate is installed correctly on
Linux:
# curl -v --capath /etc/ssl/certs https://Hostname or
IPAddress:5986/wsman
If this fails, the certificate is not installed correctly and an error message appears,
indicating to take corrective action.
Installing QLogic Control Suite
The QLogic Control Suite (QCS) software can be installed on a Linux system
using the Linux RPM package. This installation includes an QCS CLI client.
Before you begin:
 Ensure that the QLogic network adapter is physically installed and the
appropriate device driver for the NIC is installed on the system to be
managed by this utility.
 Ensure that the CIM provider is installed properly on the system that is to be
managed by this utility.
 For managing iSCSI on Linux hosts, ensure that the Open-iSCSI and sg
utilities are installed on the Linux host.
To install QCS:
1. Download the latest QCS management application RPM package.
2. Install the RPM package using the following command:
% rpm -i QCS-{version}.{arch}.rpm
To use QCS:
To use QCS CLI, refer to the file QCSCLI_Readme.txt provided with the
release files.
To remove QCS:
To uninstall the RPM package, issue the following command:
% rpm -e QCS