Huawei ES3000 V3 - Upgrading the Driver in Linux

5.2.1 Upgrading the Driver in Linux
Operation Scenario
You can upgrade the driver after a new version is released.
The Linux driver package naming rules are as follows:
l RHEL, CentOS, or OEL driver package name: kmod-hiodriver-Driver version-
Supported kernel version.System distributor.Hardware platform.rpm, such as kmod-
hiodriver-3.3.5.2-3.10.0_123.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm, kmod-
hiodriver-3.3.5.2-3.10.0_123.el7.redhat.x86_64.rpm, or kmod-
hiodriver-3.3.5.2-3.10.0_123.el7.oracle.x86_64.rpm.
l SLES driver package name: hiodriver-kmp-Kernel feature-Driver version-Supported
kernel version.System distributor.Hardware platform.rpm, such as hiodriver-kmp-
default-3.3.5.2-3.12.28_4.suse12.x86_64.rpm.
l Ubuntu or Debian driver package name: hiodriver -Driver version-Supported kernel
version.System distributor.Hardware platform.deb, such as
hiodriver-3.3.5.3-3.19.0_15_generic.ubuntu.amd64.deb.
l UVP driver package name: hiodriver-kmp-xen-Driver version-Supported kernel
version.System distributor.Hardware platform.rpm.
Preparations
Before upgrading the driver, check that:
l You have downloaded the new driver package to the server and verified the package
integrity.
l You have checked the new driver version.
Procedure
Step 1 Log in to the OS as an administrator.
Step 2 Go to the directory that stores the ES3000 V3 driver package, for example, /home.
Step 3 Run the upgrade command based on the OS type.
l For RHEL, CentOS, OEL, or SLES, run rpm -Uvh driver package name.
An example package name for CentOS is rpm -Uvh kmod-
hiodriver-3.30.60.1-2.6.32_431.el6.centos.x86_64.rpm.
l For Ubuntu or Debian, run dpkg -i driver package name.
An example package name for Ubuntu is dpkg -i
hiodriver-3.3.5.3-3.19.0_15_generic.ubuntu.amd64.deb.
Step 4 Check whether the following message indicating an incorrect upgrade package is displayed.
Error: The installing package does not match the current OS. Please execute
command: rpm -e kmod-hiodriver to uninstall the installing rpm.
l If yes, go to Step 5.
l If no, go to Step 6.
Step 5 Uninstall the installed package as prompted. Upload the correct upgrade package for the OS
to the server and perform Step 2 again to install the package.
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