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2.
Double-click the Smart Component executable, and then click Install.
The Smart Component automatically installs the drivers without any user intervention.
3.
Click Finish after the installation is finished, and then click Reboot to complete the installation.
Linux OS
To install the driver package:
1.
Download the appropriate driver kit for your distribution.
2.
Install the in-box FCoE prerequisites (Open-FCoE).
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For RHEL, the package is fcoe-utils.
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For SLES, the package is open-fcoe.
The packages and dependencies are located on the OS installation media.
For additional instructions on installing the RPM, see the included Read Me file.
3.
Configure FCoE on the adapter.
For SLES, enter the following commands to turn on the FCoE and LLDPAD services:
# chkconfig boot.lldpad on
# chkconfig boot.fcoe on
4.
Reboot the server to be sure that the newly installed drivers are active.
To enable FCoE on the adapter:
1.
Create configuration files for all FCoE ethX interfaces:
# cd /etc/fcoe
# cp cfg-ethx cfg-<ethX FCoE interface name>
Some distributions might have a different naming scheme for Ethernet devices, such as pXpX or emX
instead of ethX.
2.
Modify /etc/fcoe/cfg-<interface>:
Set DCB_REQUIRED=yes to DCB_REQUIRED=no.
3.
Turn on all ethX interfaces:
# ifconfig <ethX> up
4.
For SLES, to configure the Ethernet interfaces with YaST to automatically start at boot, do one of the
following:
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Set a static IP address.
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Enable DHCP on the interface.
5.
To disable LLDPAD for Broadcom-based CNA interfaces, which is required because Broadcom utilizes
an offloaded DCBX client:
# lldptool set-lldp –i <ethX> adminStatus=disabled
IMPORTANT:
In a FlexFabric environment, LLPAD must be disabled on all network adapters, and
HBA ports must be associated with a given physical interface.
6.
Check that /var/lib/lldpad/lldpad.conf is created, and then do one of the following:
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Check that each <ethX> block does not specify adminStatus.
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If adminStatus is specified, be sure the setting is 0 (adminStatus=0) for all interfaces, including
interfaces not enabled for FCoE: