Brocade Host Bus Adapter Quick Installation Guide
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Publication Number: 53-1000883-03
Important notes
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The procedures in this section assume that the host’s operating system
has been installed and is functioning normally.
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When installing the bfa_driver_linux-<version>.noarch.rpm driver package
on Linux SLES 10 SP2 and SLES 9 SP4 systems, make sure that the LOAD_
UNSUPPORTED_MODULES_AUTOMATICALLY variable on your system is set
to “yes,” or the driver will not load on system reboot. This variable is in the
following configuration files:
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SLES 10 SP2: /etc/sysconfig/hardware/config
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SLES 9 SP4: /etc/sysconfig/hotplug/
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When installing the driver package on Windows 2008 and VMware
systems, open the TCP/IP port
34568
to allow HCM Agent communication
with the HCM. (Necessary because of firewall issues.)
For VMware, use the following command:
/usr/sbin/esxcfg-firewall -o
34568
,tcp,in,https
/usr/sbin/esxcfg-firewall -o 34568,udp,out,https
For Windows, use Windows Firewall and Advanced Service (WFAS) to open
port
34568
.
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Before installing the driver on Windows Server 2003 systems, install the
following hot fixes from the Microsoft “Help and Support” web site, then
reboot the system:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755/en-uso (fix for an issue
related to stop error when shutting down W2K3 SP2)
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You must use the Brocade HBA Software Installer application to install
HCM. You can install HCM to the host system where the HBA is installed or
to a separate remote management platform.
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HBA software installation using the Brocade HBA Software Installer is not
supported on the following systems:
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Itanium edition IA-64 platforms with RHEL Linux operating systems.
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VMware “console” operating system. HCM installation using the HBA
Software Installer is supported on the VMware “guest” operating
system.
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Only one driver installation is required for all HBAs installed in a host
system.
