2–Driver Installation and ConfigurationLinux Driver Installation and Configuration15 BK3254601-00 C3. (Optional) Manually load the driver for Linux. Edit the /etc/modprobe.d/unsupported_modules file to makethe following change:allow_unsupported_modules 1 (replace 0 with 1) To load the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:# modprobe -v qla2xxx To unload the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:# modprobe -r qla2xxx4. (Optional) Automatically load the driver by rebuilding the RAM disk toinclude the driver.Create a copy of the current RAMDISK by issuing the following commands:# cd /boot# cp initrd-[kernel version].img initrd-[kernelversion].img.bak# mkinitrd5. To load the driver, reboot the host.Building the Driver for SLES 121. From the directory that contains the source driver file,qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.12.x-k.tgz, issue the followingcommands:# tar -xzvf qla2xxx-src-vx.xx.xx.xx.11.x-k.tgz# cd qla2xxx-x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx-k4Where x.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx is the applicable version number.2. 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/3.x.../updates directory.NOTEDepending on the server hardware, the RAMDISK file name may bedifferent.
