HP StorageWorks A6826A PCI-X Host Bus Adapter for Linux 64-bit Systems Installation Guide (November 2003)

23A6826A PCI-X Host Bus Adapter for Linux 64-bit Systems Installation Guide

Installing the Linux Driver

This chapter provides instructions for installing the Linux driver for the

A6826A HBA on an already installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Red Hat EL),

kernel 2.4x or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SUSE SLES) for 64-bit Itanium

system.

The software kit for this HBA can be obtained from the HP website:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/ saninf rastruc ture.html

This section provides instructions for installing the qla2300 driver into a Linux

operating system.

To install the driver, you must be familiar with the operating system under which

the HBA is to operate, and have access to standard system documentation.

To install the driver, you must perform the following:

■ Installing the Driver RPM, page 24

■ Building a Driver from the Sources, page 26

■ Installing the Driver on the Boot Drive, page 29

■ Loading the Driver, page 30

■ System Driver Parameter max_scsi_luns, page 33

■ Driver Command Line Parameters, page 34

■ Proc Filesystem Support, page 35