
Installation instructions for the Emulex v7.x-Series driver
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Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the Emulex Driver
Installation instructions for the Emulex v7.x-Series driver
Using the Emulex adapter with the Linux operating system requires
HBA driver software. The driver functions at a layer below the Linux
SCSI driver to present fibre Channel devices to the operating system
as if they were standard SCSI devices.
Refer to the latest EMC Support Matrix for specific qualified kernel
versions and distributions.
Please note that the support stated in the EMC Support Matrix
supersedes versions listed in this document.
Enabling the Emulex v7.x-Series driver in RHEL 3.0 U4 and U5
EMC supports the Emulex v7.1.14 driver included in RHEL 3.0 U4
and U5 distributions. In the RHEL 3.0 kernel v2.4.21-27.EL and later,
the Emulex v7.1.14 driver is the default driver integrated into the
kernel.
To enable the
lpfcdfc driver in RHEL 3.0 U4, please refer to
“Installing the IOCTL Application Helper Module on RHEL 3.0 U4”
on page 65. By default, RHEL 3.0 U5 includes the
lpfcdfc IOCTL
Application Helper Module so no steps need to be taken in order to
enable it.
The following procedure provides instructions for enabling the
integrated v7.1.14 driver.
1. Ensure that the
/etc/modules.conf file references an entry for
each installed Emulex HBA.
For each installed Emulex HBA, add an entry:
alias scsi_hostadapter
N
lpfc
where
N
is the sequential value of each Emulex HBA installed in
the system, beginning with the number after the last host adapter
number entry in the file. (The first host adapter entry begins with
zero.)
Example:
alias parport_lowlevel partport_pc
alias scsi_hostadapter mptbase
alias scsi_hostadapter1 mptscsi
alias scsi_hostadapter2 lpfc
alias scsi_hostadapter3 lpfc
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