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7-4 Compaq StorageWorks 64-Bit/66-MHz Fibre Channel Host Adapter Installation Guide

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Writer: Liz M. Weiman Project: Compaq StorageWorks 64-Bit/66-MHz Fibre Channel Host Adapter Installation Guide Comments:

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Installing Linux Fibre Channel Driver for
Red Hat 7.0

NOTE:

The FC-AL driver (cpqfc.o) is already installed in the operating system.

To install the fibre channel driver, follow the instructions below:

1. Type the following instructions into the command screen:

cd /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/scsi

2.

Press Enter. Next, type the following:

insmod cpqfc.o

Depending on your configuration, driver may require up to thirty seconds to
initialize.

To create a file system:

1. At the /root directory prompt, type

mke2fs /dev/sdb

and press Enter.

Answer Yes to the question that appears.

2. Make a directory at the /root prompt by typing

mkdir /(your directory name)

and press Enter.

3. At the /root prompt, type

mount /dev/sdb /(your directory name)

Repeat this step for each volume or logical drive ( the next volume will be sdc,
sdd, sde...).