Installation guide

EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic Fibre Channel and iSCSI (HBAs) and (CNAs) for the Linux Environment

Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver

Installation instructions for the out of kernel QLogic driver

This section contains the following information for installing the out

of kernel QLogic driver:

◆ “Downloading the QLogic v7.x/v8.x-series driver for the

v2.4/v2.6.x kernel” on page 50

◆ “Preinstallation instructions for the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx

driver” on page 51

◆ “Method 1: Installing the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver via the

QLogic DKMS RPM” on page 52

◆ “Method 2: Installing the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver via the

QLogic installation script” on page 54

◆ “Method 3: Installing the QLogic v7.xx.xx driver via the QLogic

RPM” on page 64

Downloading the QLogic v7.x/v8.x-series driver for the v2.4/v2.6.x kernel

Use the following procedure to download the EMC-approved QLogic

driver from the QLogic website:

1. Use a web browser to access the EMC-approved section of the

QLogic website at:

http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oem_EMC.aspx

2. Depending upon the EMC storage array being used, select the

appropriate link from one of the two following categories:

•EMC

CLARiiON, EMC Symmetrix

and EMC Celerra

supported software

• EMC CLARiiON AX100 supported software

3. After selecting a category, find the adapter model being used and

select the link to be transferred to the page of resources for that

adapter.

4. Find the desired and supported driver for the kernel version and

distribution, and click the associated Download link to save the

file.