User`s guide

Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire

3.3. Installing Chelsio Unified Wire from RPM

3.3.1. Menu Mode

i. Download the tarball specific to your operating system and architecture from Chelsio

Download Center, http://service.chelsio.com/

ii. Untar the tarball:

E.g. For RHEL 6.0, untar using the following command:

[root@host]# tar -zxvfm ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.x-RHEL6.0_x86_64.tar.gz

iii. ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.x directory. Run the following command:

[root@host]# ./install.py

iv. Press Enter to read EULA or q to quit.

v. Press "y" to accept the EULA and continue or "q" to quit.

vi. Select the required T4 configuration tuning option as described below. Enter the

corresponding number in the Input field and press Enter.

1. Unified Wire (includes FCoE Initiator): Configures T4 adapters to run multiple

protocols like NIC/TOE, iWARP, iSCSI and FCoE Initiator simultaneously.

2. Low latency Networks: Configures T4 adapters to run NIC/TOE and iWARP traffic

with low latency specially needed for financial applications.

3. High capacity TOE: Configures T4 adapters to establish a large number of TOE

connections.

4. High capacity RDMA: Configures T4 adapters to establish a large number of RDMA

connections.

5. UDP Segmentation Offload & Pacing: Configures T4 adapters to establish a large

number of UDP Segmentation Offload connections.

6. EXIT: Exit the installer.

vii. Next press 1 if you want to install OFED along with the T4 configuration tuning option

selected in step (vi) or 2 to skip OFED installation. Press Enter to continue with your choice.

viii. Select the Installation type as described below. Enter the corresponding number in the Input

field and press Enter.

1. Install all Chelsio drivers: Install all the drivers provided in the Unified Wire

package.

2. Install NIC and TOE drivers: Install only the Network and TOE drivers.

3. Install bypass drivers and tools: Install only the bypass drivers and tools.

4. Install WD drivers and library: Install only Wire Direct drivers and libraries.

5. EXIT: Exit the installer.