Redhat enterprise linux distributions, Suse linux enterprise server distributions – SMC Networks TIGERCARD SMC10GPCIE-10BT User Manual
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Linux Installation Instructions
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RedHat Enterprise Linux Distributions
These instructions cover installation and configuration of the SMC Server Adapter
on RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 distributions (RHEL4 and RHEL5).
1.
Install the RPMs. The following is an example for Red Hat Enterprise 4:
[root@myhost1 i686]# rpm -ivh kernel-module-sfc-2.6.9-5.ELsmp
-2.1.0111-0.sf.1.RHEL4.i686.rpm
2.
There are two tools that can be used for configuring the SMC Server Adapter:
a.
SMC recommends using the Network Administration Tool ("neat") to
configure the new network interface. Neat is a GUI-based application and
therefore requires an X server to run.
b.
Alternatively the command line program "kudzu" can be used. However,
you may find when kudzu is run that you are NOT presented with an option
to configure the new network interface. If this occurs, carefully clear details
of the SMC Server Adapter from the hardware database by removing all
entries with "vendor id: 1924" in
etc/sysconfig/hwconf
. Rerunning
kudzu should now provide an option to configure the newly added network
interface.
3.
Apply the new network settings:
a.
"neat" provides an option to "Activate" the new interface. The new network
interface can then be used immediately (there is no need to reboot or
restart the network service).
b.
If you are not using "neat," you will need to reboot or restart the networking
service (
[root@myhost1 i686]# service network restart
) before
the new SMC interface can be used.
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server distributions
These instructions cover installation and configuration of the SMC Server Adapter
on Suse Linux Enterprise Sever 9 and 10 distributions (SLES9 and SLES10).
1.
The SMC drivers are currently classified as "unsupported" by Suse Enterprise
Linux 10. To allow unsupported drivers to load in SLES10, edit the file “
/etc/
sysconfig/hardware/config
.” Find the line:
LOAD_UNSUPPORTED_MODULES_AUTOMATICALLY=no
and change it to
LOAD_UNSUPPORTED_MODULES_AUTOMATICALLY=yes