QLogic 7104-5M-CABLE 用户手册
3–Step-by-Step Installation Checklist
Software Installation
Software Installation
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Software Installation
The following steps summarize the basic QLogic OFED 1.4 software installation
and startup. These steps must be performed on each node in the cluster.
and startup. These steps must be performed on each node in the cluster.
1.
Make sure that the host channel adapter hardware installation has been
completed according to the instructions in
completed according to the instructions in
2.
Verify that the Linux kernel software is installed on each node in the cluster.
The required kernels and supported Linux distributions for both QLogic
InfiniPath and OpenFabrics are defined in
The required kernels and supported Linux distributions for both QLogic
InfiniPath and OpenFabrics are defined in
.
3.
Make sure that your environment has been set up as described in
.
4.
Download your version of the QLogic InfiniPath/OpenFabrics software from
the QLogic web site to a local server directory. See
the QLogic web site to a local server directory. See
.
5.
Install the selected packages on each cluster node using the corresponding
method as described in one of the following sections:
method as described in one of the following sections:
6.
The system can be rebooted after all the software has been installed.
7.
The configuration file for the ib_ipath driver is set up correctly at
installation and is loaded automatically during system boot once the RPMs
have been installed. However, if you want to change the configuration file,
see
have been installed. However, if you want to change the configuration file,
see
.
8.
If you want to configure the optional OpenFabrics driver ipoib (and it has
not been configured with the Install tool), or if you have used the rpm install
method, configure the driver as described in
9.
If you want to use the optional OpenFabrics services (OpenSM, SRP,or
VNIC), configure them as described in
VNIC), configure them as described in