3–Installing Drivers
Linux Driver Software
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The SLES source and kmp RPM packages are as follows:
qlgc-fastlinq-<version>.<OS>.src.rpm
qlgc-fastlinq-kmp-default-<version>.<OS>.<arch>.rpm
The following kmod RPM installs Linux drivers on SLES hosts running the XEN
hypervisor:
qlgc-fastlinq-xen-default-<version>.<OS>.<arch>.rpm
The following source RPM installs the RDMA library code on RHEL and SLES
hosts:
qlgc-libqedr-<version>.<OS>.<arch>.rpm
The following source code tar BZ2 installs Linux drivers on RHEL and SLES
hosts:
fastlinq-linux-<version>.tar.bz2
Installing the Linux Drivers without RoCE
To install the Linux drivers without RoCE, do the following:
1. Download the QL45212 Adapter Linux drivers from dell.support.com
.
2. Remove the existing Linux drivers, as described in “Removing the Linux
Drivers” on page 12.
3. Install the new Linux drivers using one of the following methods:
Installing Linux Drivers Using the src RPM Package
Installing Linux Drivers Using the kmp/kmod RPM Package
Installing Linux Drivers Using the TAR File
For network installations through NFS, FTP, or HTTP (using a network boot
disk), a driver disk that contains the qede driver may be needed. Linux boot
drivers can be compiled by modifying the Makefile and the make
environment.
When using the following procedures in a CentOS environment, follow the
instructions for RHEL.
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