Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 4 Installing SUSE Linux Professional 9.0 Software 39
Upgrading SCSI and Network Driver Upgrades
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 or 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_2.4.21-102
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 RPMs on the CD.
# mount /media/cdrom
# cd /media/cdrom/ support /drivers/suse/suse9
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 the example
kernel version in Step 1, the Ethernet (
bcm5700 ) and SCSI ( lsi ) drivers would be:
bcm5700-deflt-7.0.0_2.4.21_102-suse9_1.x86_64.rpm
lsi-deflt-2.05.06_2.4.21_102-suse9_1.x86_64.rpm
Where 2.4.21_102 represents the kernel number that corresponds to to
k_deflt_2.4.21-102.
5. Run the following command to install the RPM files:
# rpm -Uvh /media/cdrom/support/drivers/suse/suse9/ bcm5700-driver .rpm
# rpm -Uvh /media/cdrom/support/drivers/suse/suse9/ lsi-driver .rpm
Where bcm5700-driver and lsi-driver refer to the appropriate Ethernet and SCSI driver
rpm files, as determined in Step 4.