Users Guide

7–Linux Driver Software
Installing Linux Driver Software
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13. For FCoE offload and iSCSI-offload-TLV, restart lldpad service to apply new
settings.
service lldpad restart
14. For FCOE offload, restart FCoE service to apply new settings.
service fcoe restart
Installing the KMP Package
To install the KMP package:
1. Install the KMP package:
rpm -ivh <file>
rmmod bnx2x
2. Load the driver as follows:
modprobe bnx2x
Building the Driver from the Source TAR File
To build the driver from the TAR file:
1. Create a directory and extract the TAR files to the directory:
tar xvzf netxtreme2-version.tar.gz
2. Build the driver bnx2x.ko (or bnx2x.o) as a loadable module for the
running kernel:
cd netxtreme2-version
make
NOTE
The examples in this procedure refer to the bnx2x driver, but also apply to
the bxn2fc and bnx2i drivers.
NOTE
The examples used in this procedure refer to the bnx2x driver, but also apply
to the bnx2i and bnx2fc drivers.