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EMC Host Connectivity with Emulex FC HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment

Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the Emulex Driver

Installing the Emulex v7.x-Series driver

Installation methods for the Emulex v7.x-Series driver

The Emulex v7.x-series

lpfc and lpfcdfc drivers can be installed

onto a Linux host using one of the two methods listed below.

◆ Method one – Run the installer script provided in the driver tar

archive to compile and install the modular

lpfc and lpfcdfc

drivers on RHEL 2.1, RHEL 3.0, and SLES 8 systems.

◆ Method two – Use the DKMS RPM to compile and install the

modular

lpfc and lpfcdfc drivers on RHEL 2.1 and RHEL 3.0

sytems. By using the DKMS RPM, the necessary files will be

edited and the drivers will be compiled and installed

automatically.

Downloading the Emulex v7.x-Series HBA driver for the v2.4.x kernel

Ensure that you have the latest qualified driver. Refer to the EMC

Support Matrix for the latest driver revision.

Follow these steps to download the Emulex driver from the Emulex

website:

1. Change to the directory to which you will save the driver.

For example:

mkdir /home/emulex

cd /home/emulex

2. Use a web browser to access the Emulex website at the following

url:

http://www.emulex.com

3. Select the link option Drivers, Software, and Manuals.

4. On the next page, select the EMC link from the Select vendor

pull-down menu in the HBAs installed in OEM equipment

section.

5. On the next page, select the link for the appropriate Emulex HBA

in your system.

6. Find the listing for the Linux v7.x-series driver. There are two

distinct tar archives for all of the Linux distributions supported:

lpfc_2.4_dkms_kit-7.1.14-2.tar.gz

lpfc_2.4_driver_kit-7.1.14-4.tar.gz

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