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EMC Host Connectivity with Emulex FC HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment
Installation Steps
Summary of installation steps
Table 2 describes the procedures for installing an EMC-approved
Emulex adapters into a Linux host and configuring the host for
connection to an EMC Storage Array over Fibre Channel (FC) or Fibre
Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).
Table 2 Installation steps (page 1 of 2)
Step Instructions For Fibre Channel, refer to For Fibre Channel over Ethernet, refer to
1 Install the HBA .
“Installing the adapter” on page 24 “Installing the adapter” on page 24
2 Verify the BIOS
version
“Verifying the correct BIOS version” on
page 32
“Verifying the correct BIOS version” on
page 32
3 Install the BIOS.
There are three states:
• If no version is
installed
“Updating the boot BIOS” on page 33 “Updating the boot BIOS” on page 33
• If wrong version is
installed
“Updating the boot BIOS” on page 33 “Updating the boot BIOS” on page 33
• If correct version
is installed
Proceed to step 4. Proceed to step 4.
4 Install the driver.
There are two states:
• In kernel For drivers listed in the
EMC Support Matrix
as
in-kernel drivers, there is no need to install a
driver since the process of installing the
operating system has already included the
driver.
Table 5 on page 52 lists supported Emulex
driver versions .
If in kernel, proceed to Step 5.
For drivers listed in the
EMC Support Matrix
as
in-kernel drivers, there is no need to install a
driver since the process of installing the
operating system has already
included the driver.
Table 5 on page 52 lists supported Emulex
driver versions .
If in kernel, proceed to Step 5.
• Out of kernel “Installation instructions for the Emulex
v8.x-series driver” on page 44
“Installing the Emulex CNA v8.x-series driver
on RHEL 5.2 and SLES 10 SP2 hosts” on
page 46.
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