Specifications

3. Browse to the directory hp-fc-enablement-yyyy-mm-dd.

4. Do one of the following to execute the install.sh script.

a. If you are not using Device Mapper multipathing execute the following command:

# ./install.sh -s

b. If you are using Device Mapper multipathing execute the following command:

# ./install.sh -m

The hp-fc-enablement and fibreutils RPMs should be installed once this install

completes. To verify the installation, enter the following commands:

# rpm -q hp-fc-enablement

# rpm -q fibreutils

NOTE:

For use with the driver that comes with the kernel you will need fibreutils 3.x or greater.

Uninstall

To uninstall the Fibre Channel Enablement Kit, untar the kit as mentioned in the installation steps 1

through 3, then execute the install.sh script with the following flag:

# ./install.sh -u

To uninstall the RPMs in the enablement kit manually, enter the commands:

# rpm -e hp-fc-enablement

# rpm -e fibreutils

Installing HP supported QLogic driver (pre RHEL 5 U3)

HP does not currently support the driver that comes with the Linux kernel. Instead, you need to install

an appropriate driver from the Fibre Channel HBA website:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/hba.html.

To obtain the HBA driver, download the appropriate driver kit for your operating system.

To install Linux on a BFS LUN with driver versions that are not supported by the initial O/S release,

the new driver must be integrated as part of the installation process using a DD-kit.

Driver failover mode

If you use the INSTALL command with no ﬂags, the driver’s failover mode depends on whether a

QLogic driver is already loaded in memory, (i.e. listed in the output of the lsmod command). Possible

driver failover mode scenarios include:

• If an hp_qla2x00src driver RPM is already installed, then the new driver RPM will use the failover

of the previous driver package.

• If there is no QLogic driver module (qla2xxx module) loaded, the driver will default to failover

mode. This is also true if an inbox driver is loaded that does not list output in the /proc/sc-

si/qla2xxx directory.