
Driver for Linux - Installation Section Page 1
Installation
Driver Information
Supported Features
• Supports 256 LUNs (0-255)
• Supports dynamically adding LUNs and targets
• Simplified driver installation
• Topology support: FC-AL, point-to-point, fabric with auto-topology negotiation
• Support for 1
, 2 and 4 gigabit (Gb) with auto rate negotiation
• Protocols: SCSI-FCP, FCP-2 (FC-Tape profile, including use of ADISC instead of PLOGI), FC
initiator mode
• Persistent bindings by WWNN, WWPN or D_ID (different methods can be set on an adapter port
basis)
• Support for up to thirty-two HBA ports
• Monitoring, parameter configuration and binding settings using Emulex's HBAnyware™ Java-
based graphical user interface utility
• Parameter configuration using Emulex's LightPulse® lputil command-line interface utility
• Support for Common HBA API
New Features in this Release
Linux version 7.3 includes the following enhancements:
• Supports 256 LUNs (0-255).
• Supports dynamically adding LUNs and targets.
• Easier driver installation.
• The “Linux Tools” link on the Linux portion of the Emulex website. Visit the link to see the tools
availalble.
Prerequisites
For the Emulex Open Source Driver Kit for Linux
The lpfc driver kit includes the lpfc driver and the Application Helper Module. The lpfc driver kit supports
the following architectures:
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 3 (Intel x86, Intel Itanium2, Intel and AMD x86_64
architectures)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Updates 5 and 6 (Intel x86 and Intel Itanium2 architectures)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Updates 2, 3 and 4 (Intel x86, Intel Itanium2, Intel and AMD x86_64
architectures)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 4 (IBM PowerPC architecture; for IBM-branded HBAs)
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