The
RPM
Package
Manager
(RPM)
is
a
package
management
system
that
lets
you
easily
install
Linux
software.
Using
RPM,
you
can
install
software
in
prebuilt
bundles
called
RPM
packages.
This
section
is
included
for
reference
only.
See
this
section
for
future
separate
RPM
installations
you
may
need.
For
example:
•
To
install
the
RPM,
copy
the
RPM
package
fi
le
to
your
system
and
enter
the
following
command:
#
rpm
-ivh
package_name
.rpm
•
To
manually
install
the
Linux
HBA
driver
RPM,
enter
the
following
command:
#
rpm
-ivh
hp_qla2
xxx
.rpm
•
To
upgrade
the
RPM,
copy
the
RPM
package
fi
le
to
your
system
and
enter
the
following
command:
• For
Red
Hat
EL,
enter:
#
rpm
-Uvh
--nopostun
--nopreun
package_name
.rpm
•
For
SUSE
SLES:
#
rpm
-Uvh
package_name
.rpm
•
To
uninstall
the
RPM
package,
enter
the
following
command:
#
rpm
-e
package_name
.rpm
Installing
the
fi
breutils
RPM
HP
recommends
installing
the
fi
breutils
RPM
found
in
the
driver
kit.
It
contains
useful
utilities
for
managing
Fibre-attached
storage.
To
manually
install
this
RPM,
enter
the
following
command:
#
rpm
-ivh
fibreutils-
version
.rpm
Changing
driver
parameters
To
change
driver
parameters:
1.
Run
the
set_parm
script
located
in
the
/opt/hp/src…
directory
.
2.
Reboot
the
server.
NOTE:
You
must
reboot.
Otherwise,
the
qla2
xxx
driver
may
not
unload
if
there
is
a
process
or
fi
le
system
using
a
device
that
is
attached
to
the
HBA.
Proc
fi
le
system
support
The
/proc
fi
le
system
for
the
qla2
xxx
driver
can
be
found
in
the
/proc/scsi/qla2
xxx
/
directory.
This
directory
contains
entries
for
each
SCSI
HBA
channel
in
the
system.
Each
entry
presents
information
about
the
adapter
and
transfer
statistics
for
each
discovered
LUN.
Con
fi
guring
the
HBAs
This
section
describes
how
to
con
fi
gure
the
HBAs
on
Linux
systems
using
the
Con
fi
guration
protocol
Driver
Con
fi
guration
menu.
NOTE:
This
process is for
advanced
users who
want
to
customize the
con
fi
guration
of
the
HBAs
and
the
connected
devices.
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Installing
and
con
fi
guring
the
Linux
driver
