Dell Brocade Adapters - Manual (Page 182)

154 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual
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1. Refer to “Boot installation packages” on page 49 for a list of these files and the operating
systems that support these files. Also refer to “Operating system support” on page 40 for
information on operating system support for adapter drivers.
2. Download the Brocade adapter driver update .iso file appropriate for your SLES system from
the Brocade adapters website using the following steps:
a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters .
b. Navigate to the adapter Downloads page.
c. Select your operating system from the Downloads list to display appropriate download
files.
d. Download the file from the “Driver Update Disks (DUDs)” area.
3. Create a driver update disk CD or USB drive from the ISO image.
4. Insert the SLES product CD #1 into the host system drive and follow your system procedures to
boot from the CD.
The main installation screen eventually appears.
5. Perform the following steps depending on your host platform:
• For SLES 10 systems, press F5.
When the system prompts to select Yes, No, or File, select Yes and press Enter.
• For SLES 11 systems, press F6.
When the system prompts to select Yes, No, or File, select Yes and press Enter.
6. When the “Please choose the driver update medium” prompt displays, install the CD or USB
drive containing the driver update disk that you created in step 3 .
NOTE
You must load the Brocade adapter driver at this stage so that the system can access the boot
LUN for Linux installation. If you are installing SLES 11 drivers for HBAs and Fabric Adapter
ports configured in HBA mode only, drivers are located on the SLES product CD. You do not
have to use the SLES driver update disk to install drivers unless the appropriate driver is not
detected on the product CD.
7. Select the drive where the driver update disk is loaded then press Enter.
The driver update loads to the system.
If the driver update was successful, a “Driver Update OK” message displays:
8. Press Enter.
9. If the system prompts you to update another driver, select BACK, then press Enter.
10. When the “Make sure that CD number 1” message displays, insert the SLES product CD #1
into the drive and select OK.
11. Continue responding to on-screen instructions and refer to your system documentation as
necessary to format and complete installation on the target boot LUN.
After SLES installs on the remote LUN, the system should automatically reboot from the LUN.