Load and run necessary iscsi software components, Unloading the linux driver – Allied Telesis AT-2973T (NetExtreme II) User Manual

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Chapter 5: Installing the Linux Drivers

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Load and Run

Necessary iSCSI

Software

Components

Broadcom iSCSI Offload software suite consists of 3 kernel modules and
a user daemon. You can load the required software components either
manually or through system services.

1. Unload existing driver & 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 58

“Unloading the Driver from a TAR Installation” on page 59

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.

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