AB379A and AB379B HBA Installation Guide

Using the RPM
The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a package management system that lets you easily install Linux
software. Using RPM, you can install software in prebuilt bundles called RPM packages.
This section is included for reference only. See this section for future separate RPM installations you
may need.
For example:
• To install the RPM, copy the RPM package file to your system and enter the following command:
# rpm -ivh pa
ckage_name.rpm
• To manually install the Linux HBA d river RPM, enter the following command:
# rpm -ivh hp_qla2xxx.rpm
• To upgrade
the
RPM, copy the RPM p ackage file to your system and enter the following command:
•For Red Hat EL, enter:
# rpm -Uvh --nopostun --nopreun package_name.rpm
• For SUSE SL
ES:
# rpm -Uvh package_name.rpm
• To uninstall the RPM package, enter the following command:
# rpm -e
pac
kage_name.rpm
Installing the fibreutils RPM
HP recommends installing the fibreutils RPM found in the driver kit. It contains useful utilities for managing
Fibre-attached storage. To manually install this RPM, enter the following command:
# rpm -ivh fibreutils-version.rpm
Changing driver parameters
To change
driver parameters:
1. Run the set_parm script located in the /opt/hp/src… directory.
2. Reboot the server.
NOTE:
You must reboot. Otherwise, the qla2
xxx driver m ay not unload if there is a process or file
system u
sing a dev ice that is attached to the HBA.
Proc file system support
The /proc file system for the qla2xxx driver can be found in the /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/ directory.
This directory contains entries for each SCSI HBA channel in the system. Each entry presents information
about the
adapter and transfer statistics for each discovered LUN.
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Installing and configuring the Linux driver