Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z - Manual (Page 33)

Chapter 3 Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Software 27
Upgrading SCSI and Network Drivers
The kernel that is installed on the system might not contain the optimal drivers that
Sun Microsystems recommends. Updating the drivers ensures proper system
performance.
The instructions below describe how to copy the latest drivers from the Sun Fire
V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD.
You can also
download the driver RPMs from the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z server Downloads
links at:
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v20z/
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v40z/
1. Determine which kernel is currently installed on the system by running the
following command:
# rpm -qa | grep ^k_
The following is an example of the output you might get:
k_deflt_2.4.21-127
2. Insert the Documentation and Support Files CD into the Sun Fire V20z or Sun
Fire V40z server.
3. Mount the CD and locate the Ethernet and SCSI drivers by typing the following
commands:
# mount /media/cdrom
# cd /media/cdrom/ support /drivers/suse/sles8/
4. Determine which driver RPMs correspond to the kernel version as determined in
Step 1.
The filenames of the RPMs contain the kernel version and type. For example, for the
kernel version in Step 1, the Ethernet (
bcm5700 ) and SCSI ( lsi ) drivers would be:
bcm5700-deflt-7.0.0_2.4.21_127-sles8_1.x86_64.rpm
lsi-deflt-2.05.06_2.4.21_127-sles8_1.x86_64.rpm
Where 2.4.21_127 represents the kernel number that correponds to
k_deflt_2.4.21-127 .
5. Run the following command to install the RPM files:
# rpm -Uvh /media/cdrom/support/drivers/suse/sles8/ bcm5700-driver .rpm
# rpm -Uvh media/cdrom/support/drivers/suse/sles8/ lsi-driver .rpm
Where bcm5700-driver and lsi-driver refers to the appropriate Ethernet and SCSI
driver rpm files, as determined in Step 4.