Install QLogic driver

This topic describes the procedure for installing the QLogic driver.

Prerequisites

Before you begin: Ensure that you have downloaded the QLogic driver .tgz file from the QLogic Web site and that you can use this driver with your storage subsystem. You must install the 2.4.21-231 kernel patch before starting this procedure; see Upgrading the Linux kernel for information about installing the patch.

Steps

  1. Download the QLogic driver package to the temporary directory and change to that directory. If you download the driver package onto a floppy disk, follow these steps to copy the package to the temporary directory:
    1. Change to the temporary directory:
      cd /tmp
    2. Mount the floppy disk:
      mount /media/floppy
    3. Copy the package file:
      cp /media/floppy/qla2x00-v6.06.64-dist.tgz /tmp
    4. Unmount the floppy disk:
      umount /media/floppy
  2. Mount the SAN File System CD:
    mount /media/cdrom
  3. Run the QLogic driver build script, mkqla.sh:
    /media/cdrom/mkqla.sh /tmp/qla2x00-v6.06.64-dist.tgz
    Note:
    • By default, mkqla.sh searches for the qla*.tgz file in /root. If you copy the driver package into /root, you can run mkqla.sh without the file parameter.
    • The mkqla.sh script runs the mkinitrd command. Therefore, if you are using the lilo boot loader, be sure to run the lilo command before rebooting your system.
  4. Attach the SAN (fibre channel) cables to the metadata server.
  5. Reboot the engine:
    shutdown -r now
  6. Verify that the QLogic driver was successfully installed:
    cat /proc/scsi/scsi
    Result: All metadata volumes should now be visible. For example:
    Attached devices: 
    Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
      Vendor: LSILOGIC Model: 1030 IM          Rev: 1000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 02
    Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 08 Lun: 00
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 32P0032a S320  1 Rev: 1   
      Type:   Processor                        ANSI SCSI revision: 02
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 01
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 02
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 03
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 04
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 05
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 06
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 07
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 01
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 02
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 03
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 04
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 05
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 06
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 07
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 01
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 02
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 03
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 04
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 05
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 06
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 07
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 01
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 02
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 03
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 04
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 05
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 06
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
    Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 07
      Vendor: IBM      Model: 2145             Rev: 0000
      Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03

Parent topic: Installing prerequisite software on the metadata server engine

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