2–Driver Installation and ConfigurationLinux Driver Installation and Configuration13 BK3254601-00 C Building the Driver for SLES 11 Building the Driver for SLES 12Building the Driver for RHEL 6.x and 7.x1. From the directory that contains the source driver file,qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.06.x-k.tar.gz, issue the appropriatecommands for your Linux version.RHEL 6.x# tar -xzvf qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.06.x-k.tar.gz# cd qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.06.x-kRHEL 7.x# tar -xzvf qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.07.x-k.tar.gz# cd qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.07.x-k2. Build and install the driver modules from the source code by executing thebuild.sh script as follows:# ./extras/build.sh installThe build.sh script does the following: Builds the driver .ko files. Copies the .ko files to the appropriate /lib/modules/version>/extra/qlgc-qla2xxx directory. Add the appropriate directive in the modprobe.conf (if applicable).3. (Optional) To manually load the driver, issue the insmod or modprobecommand: To directly load the driver from the local build directory, issue thefollowing insmod commands in order:# modprobe scsi_tgt.ko (if not already loaded)# modprobe scsi_transport_fc.ko# insmod qla2xxx.ko To load the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:# modprobe -v qla2xxxNOTEYou can optionally complete either or both Step 3 and Step 4 of thisprocedure.
