Installation guide

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EMC Fibre Channel with Emulex HBAs for the Linux v2.6.x Kernel Environment and the v8.x-Series Driver
Installation Steps
Prerequisites for first-time installation
In order to complete a first-time installation of the QLogic adpater in
your server, you will need the following:
◆ “Operating system” on page 16
◆ “QLogic SANSurfer and SANSurfer CLI” on page 16
◆ “BIOS and firmware” on page 16
◆ “Linux driver” on page 17
Operating system Before the adapter is installed, the Linux operating system must be
installed and properly configured. Install the Linux kernel from the
distribution installation CD by following the procedure provided in
the distribution installation guide. Partition the boot drive, and select
the packages and services necessary for the host.
IMPORTANT
!
Include the kernel source/development package and the gcc
compiler tools during the installation. If these tools are not
installed, then the out-of-kernel driver installation may fail and the
driver will not be installed.
QLogic SANSurfer and
SANSurfer CLI
QLogic's SANsurfer program is a GUI-based utility and the
SANsurfer CLI is a text-based utility. Both applications may be
installed on any Linux system and used to manage, configure, and
update the EMC-approved QLogic adapters.
Complete documentation and the EMC-qualified versions of
SANsurfer and the SANsurfer CLI are available for download from
the EMC-approved section of the QLogic website.
http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oem_EMC.aspx
Follow the links to your adapters for the appropriate version.
BIOS and firmware The version of BIOS and firmware (adapter firmware for your iSCSI
HBA, and CEE/Menlo firmware for your CNA) per the EMC Support
Matrix for your supported configuration.
These are available for download from the EMC-approved section of
the QLogic website.
http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oem_EMC.aspx