2–Driver Installation and Configuration
Linux Driver Installation and Configuration
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Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 6.5 and SLES 12
Building and Installing the Adapter Driver
1. Issue the following commands from the directory that contains the source
driver file, qla4xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-k.tar.gz:
# tar -xzvf qla4xxx-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-cx.tar.gz
# cd qla4xxx-vx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-cx
where x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx is the applicable version number.
2. Build and install the driver modules from the source code by executing the
build.sh script as follows:
# ./extras/build.sh install
The build.sh script does the following:
Builds the driver .ko files
Copies the .ko files to the appropriate directory:
For RHEL 6.5:
/lib/modules/2.6.../extra/qlgc-qla4xxx/
For SLES 12:
/lib/modules/2.6.../updates
Adds the appropriate directive in the modprobe.conf file (if
applicable)