Dell Intel PRO Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 91)

KMP RPMs are provided for supported Linux distributions. The naming convention for the included KMP RPMs is:
intel--kmp--_..rpm
For example, intel-ixgbe-kmp-default-1.3.8.6_2.6.27.19_5-1.x86_64.rpm: ixgbe is the component name; default is the
kernel type; 1.3.8.6 is the component version; 2.6.27.19_5-1 is the kernel version; and x86_64 is the architecture type.
To install the KMP RPM, type the following two commands:
rpm -i
rpm -i
For example, to install the ixgbe KMP RPM package, type the following:
rpm -i intel-ixgbe-1.3.8.6-1.x86_64.rpm
rpm -i intel-ixgbe-kmp-default-1.3.8.6_2.6.27.19_5-1.x86_64.rpm
Install Using KMOD RPM
The KMOD RPMs are provided for supported Linux distributions. The naming convention for the included RPMs is:
kmod---1..rpm
For example, kmod-ixgbe-2.3.4-1.x86_64.rpm:
l ixgbe is the driver name
l 2.3.4 is the version
l x86_64 is the architecture type
To install the KMOD RPM, go to the directory of the RPM and type the following command:
rpm -i
For example, to install the ixgbe KMOD RPM package from RHEL 6.4, type the following:
rpm -i kmod-ixgbe-2.3.4-1.x86_64.rpm
Command Line Parameters
If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters are used by entering them on the command line with
the modprobe command using this syntax:
modprobe ixgbe [=,,...]
For example:
modprobe ixgbe InterruptThrottleRate=16000,16000
The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting, unless otherwise noted.
The following table contains parameters and possible values for modprobe commands: