Emulex Adapters
Bootable Driver Kit
version
1.1
details
This site provides updated drivers for use with Emulex adapters.
platforms
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
architectures
- x86_64
media
| Driver Kit ISO Image | |
|---|---|
| File: | Emulex_Adapters-sle12-x86_64-1.1.iso · [download] |
| Size | 103 MB |
| MD5 Checksum | 6744278c6d9e7cfe01e7092b9323d8bf |
| SHA256 Checksum | 0fd20eba2a248d876af5b690a8fb132d68baf90821f2c33b0eaf8eb902b88725 |
installation
Media installation
- Burn the ISO image above to an empty CD/DVD media.
- Start the installation using the new CD/DVD media, having the standard SUSE Linux Enterprise media at hand or a URL to a network installation server.
- If doing a network install, enter the URL of the network install source on the boot command line using the 'install=' option.
- If doing installation from optical media the installer will first boot from the driver kit and then ask to insert CD1 of the SUSE Linux Enterprise product.
- An initrd containing updated drivers will be used for installation.
DUD installation
- Burn ISO image above to an empty CD/DVD media or copy the contents to a USB stick.
- Start the installation using the standard SUSE Linux Enterprise media, having the DUD media or USB stick at hand.
- At the initial installation boot screen press F5 and select Yes.
- When the installer requests the driver update media, insert the DUD media or USB stick and select the appropriate device from the device list.
- After installing the DUD repeat the process for further DUDs or select "Back" to continue the installation.
PXE boot installation
- Download the ISO image above.
- Mount the ISO image for access to the contents.
- Copy the kernel and initrd images from the driver kit iso image to the appropriate location on your tftp boot server. The initrd and kernel image are found under the ./install/boot/x86_64/loader directory. Download links for the kernel and initrd images can also be found in the table below.
- Copy the contents of the ISO image to a location on your installation server. (The /boot directory may be omitted)
- Add the URL of the driver kit location on the installation server to the boot command of the pxelinux config file using the 'addon=' option.
- An updated kernel will be used for installation and installed onto the system.
Example pxelinux config file section:
# Install SLES 12 with Bootable Driver Kit
label install-bdk
kernel linux-bdk
append initrd=initrd-bdk splash=silent vga=0x314 showopts install=http://installserver/SLES-12-x86_64 addon=http://installserver/bdk
| Kernel Image | |
|---|---|
| Name | linux · [download] |
| Size | 4.66 MB |
| MD5 Checksum | 7720bab96a0eef99491ea4a686dc38bc |
| SHA256 Checksum | 1b67bf5a445219c7f0eee6bcb9beb4980d6e282235e20336bbedd38186db9a88 |
| Initrd Image | |
| Name | initrd · [download] |
| Size | 49.3 MB |
| MD5 Checksum | 75459d38f680edc3055fa50bd44daab2 |
| SHA256 Checksum | c41722fbd08bea86d5938c55334c67cef3d9d163f2cd52067d7a69fa2620a5ec |
package names and versions
The following packages are provided with this driver kit:
- elx-be2iscsi-kmp-default-10.6.133.8_k3.12.28_4-1.1.x86_64.rpm
- elx-be2iscsi-kmp-xen-10.6.133.8_k3.12.28_4-1.1.x86_64.rpm
- elx-be2net-kmp-default-10.6.133.2_k3.12.28_4-1.1.x86_64.rpm
- elx-be2net-kmp-xen-10.6.133.2_k3.12.28_4-1.1.x86_64.rpm
- elx-lpfc-kmp-default-10.6.133.8_k3.12.28_4-1.1.x86_64.rpm
- elx-lpfc-kmp-xen-10.6.133.8_k3.12.28_4-1.1.x86_64.rpm
- emulex_adapters-sle12-x86_64-release-1.1-3.1.x86_64.rpm
- emulex_adapters-sle12-x86_64-release-cd-1.1-3.1.x86_64.rpm
updates
Updates to this driver kit can be found at: updates-readme.html