NC51xx PCIe 10 Gigabit Server Adapter Software and Configuration Guide

Installation and configuration 16

HP updates networking software frequently to include new functionality and features. For the latest driver,

firmware, and documentation updates go to the HP website

(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/index.html

Setting up the kernel source code

The nx_intercept and nx_lsa drivers require that the kernel source code be installed and configured before

building the drivers.

Installing the kernel source code

Install the kernel source code as described in the SUSE documentation.

NOTE: The kernel source code setup is not required for Red Hat EL4 or Red Hat EL5.

Setting up the kernel source code

To configure the kernel source code, complete the following steps once for each kernel that is booted.

For example:

If the current kernel is UP (uni-processor), complete the following steps to boot an SMP (symmetrical-multi-

processor) kernel.

1. After installing the kernel source code, verify that the /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version> source code

directory exists by executing the following command.

# cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version>

2. If the kernel source code directory does not exist, execute the following commands to configure the

kernel source tree.

# cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel_version>

# make mrproper

# make cloneconfig

# make dep

Red Hat and SLES RPM installations

This package requires the kernel source code as well as setting up the source tree.

1. Verify the source code /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version> directory exists:

# cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version>

If the kernel source code is not present, see Setting up the kernel source code (on page 16).

2. Remove the loaded unm_nic or nx_nic module.

# rmmod unm_nic

# rmmod nx_nic

Check for the existence of a current version of the unm_nic or nx_nic package as follows:

# rpm -q unm_nic

# rpm -q nx_nic

If an old version of the package exists, the RPM package should be removed.

# rpm -e unm_nic

# rpm -e nx_nic