Download Emulex Drivers for Linux User Manual

Compatibility
For a list of adapters that are compatible with the standalone driver kits and the ULDK, see the specific
driver's Downloads page on the Emulex Web site. For compatible firmware versions, see the Downloads
page for the specific adapter.
Note: Check the Emulex Web site for the latest firmware releases.
Note: You must install the latest firmware and ULDK at the same time on OneConnect
UCNAs. The installation order does not matter.
Note: NPIV is supported on all SLI-4 Emulex OCe10100 Universal CNAs. NPIV is also supported
on all SLI-3 Gb/s and 8 Gb/s adapters. Emulex enterprise class (5 digit model number) and
midrange class (4 digit model number) adapters support SLI-3. Emulex 3 digit model
number adapters do not fully support SLI-3 and therefore do not support NPIV. The FC and
FCoE 8.2.X driver supports all adapters running SLI-2, but NPIV support is not available in
SLI-2 mode.
For SLI-4 AND SLI-3 supported adapters, use the latest recommended firmware for NPIV
support.
Things to Know Before You Download
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You must uninstall any previous driver kits and/or Application Helper Modules that were installed
from the Emulex CD or downloaded from the Emulex Web site, (i.e. not part of a distribution),
before installing this driver kit.
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When upgrading or downgrading a Linux Red Hat iSCSI driver using a driver RPM, where a
iSCSI driver has been previously installed via a driver update diskette (DUD), the initrd will be
built with the iSCSI driver from the DUD by default, which means the wrong iSCSI driver will be
loaded upon system boot.
The location of the modules to be included in the initrd depends on depmod directory searches.
The depmod searches the "updates" folder before it searches the "extra" folder. Since the RPM
installs the updated/downgraded driver in the "extra" folder, the system will boot from the
"updates" folder rather than where the revised drivers are actually located.
To force the correct driver to load, follow one of these methods:
1.
Rearrange the order in the /etc/depmod.d/depmod.conf.dist file so that the default order can
be overridden:
# override default search ordering for kmod packaging search updates extra
built-in weak-updates
or,
2.
Remove the be2iscsi.ko file from the update directory before installing the driver RPM.
Known Issues
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See the product release notes for the latest information.
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