Installation guide

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

Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC Storage Array

Using the installation CDs, boot the server to be installed. The

installation may be performed as it would when using an internal

adapter/controller driver.

Once the installation is complete, use QLogic driver installation script

to upgrade the driver to the EMC-qualified driver version as follows:

./qlinstall -up

Note: Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for the most recent information on

qualified kernel and driver releases as well as architectures.

Upgrading the kernel

After successfully completing the installation and rebooting the host,

the kernel may be upgraded to a newer kernel revision to take

advantage of fixes and features incorporated into the newer kernel

errata.

Note: Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for supported kernel revisions.

EMC recommends installing the kernel packages, rather than

upgrading them, so that either kernel version may be used for boot.

In addition, if a boot diskette was created during the original

installation, an updated copy should be created after the upgrade.