Load and run necessary iscsi software components, Unloading the linux driver – Allied Telesis NETEXTREME II AT-2973SX User Manual
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Chapter 6: Installing the Linux Drivers
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Load and Run
Necessary iSCSI
Software
Components
The Broadcom iSCSI Offload software suite consists of three kernel
modules and a user daemon. To load the required software components
either manually or through system services, do the following:
1. Unload existing driver and kill the user daemon, if necessary. Do the
following:
Manual:
rmmod bnx2i
pkill -9 bnx2id
Using system service:
service bnx2id stop
2. Load the iSCSI driver and the user daemon. Do the following:
Manual:
bnx2id
insmod bnx2i.ko
or
modprobe bnx2i
Using system service:
service bnx2id start
Unloading the
Linux Driver
You can unload, or remove, the Linux Driver from an RPM or TAR
installation. See the following:
“Unloading the Driver from an RPM Installation” on page 72
“Unloading the Driver from a TAR Installation” on page 73
Unloading the Driver from an RPM Installation
This section describes how to unload, or remove, a Linux driver from an
RPM installation.
Note
The examples used in this procedure refer to the bnx2 driver, but
also apply to the bnx2i driver.