Linux – Dell Brocade Adapters User Manual

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Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual

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Confirming driver package installation

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4. Click the Driver tab to display the driver date and version. Click Driver Details for more

information.

NOTE

If driver is not installed, try re-installing the driver or re-installing the adapter hardware and
then the driver.

Linux

Verify if the adapter driver installed successfully using the following commands:

# rpm -qa|grep -i bfa
This command prints the names of the Brocade adapter storage driver package (bfa) if
installed.

# rpm -qa|grep -i bna
This command prints the names of the Brocade adapter network driver package (bfa) if
installed.

# lspci
This utility displays information about all PCI buses in the system and all devices connected to
them. Fibre Channel: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. displays for an HBA or Fabric
Adapter port configured in HBA mode. Fibre Channel: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
and Ethernet Controller display for a CNA or Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA or NIC mode
if driver packages have correctly loaded.

# lsmod
This command displays information about all loaded modules. If bfa appears in the list, the
storage driver is loaded to the system. If bna appears in the list, the network driver is loaded to
the system.

# dmesg
This command prints kernel boot messages. Entries for bfa (storage driver) and bna (network
driver) should display to indicate driver activity if the hardware and driver are installed
successfully.

These commands display the location of the driver modules if loaded to the system:

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The following command displays the storage driver module location. The module will have
a bfa prefix.

# modprobe -l bfa

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The following command displays the network driver module location. The module will have
a bfa prefix.

# modprobe -l bna

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