Installation guide

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Section 7
Solaris x86 Driver Installation
(QLA2200)
7.1
Introduction
This section provides instructions for installing the Solaris x86 driver under the
following operating system conditions:
■ Installation of the Solaris x86 operating system on a Fibre Channel disk that
is attached to the QLA22xx board. (The QLA22xx board is installed as a
boot adapter.)
■ Installation of the QLA22xx board as an add-on adapter in an already
installed Solaris x86 (v2.6 or 7) operating system.
7.2
Solaris x86 Driver Files
The latest version of the Solaris x86 driver package is available on the QLogic web
site. The files in the driver package cannot be read nor installed from a DOS
environment. Be sure to review the README.TXT for both new and changed
information.
7.3
Solaris x86 Installation
To install the Solaris x86 driver on the Fibre Channel hard disk that is attached to
the QLA22xx board (installed as a boot adapter), perform the installation procedures
in section 7.3.1. To install the Solaris x86 driver on a system that uses the QLA22xx
as an add-on adapter, perform the installation procedures in section 7.3.2.