Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 - Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2

1.CopytheHBAcarddriverfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive.Double-clickthe
EXEletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoyourUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSB
storagedevicetoyourserver.
2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromyourUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory
onyourserver.
3.Inputthefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver.
cd/tmp
cd/elx_suse11v82210
./elx_lpfc_install.sh
Note:Theelx_suse11v82210representsthenameofthedriverpackageleandtheelx_lpfc_install.sh
representsthenameofthedriver.Usethecorrespondinglenamesonyourserver.
4.Restartyourserver.
InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthedriverforaCNAcard.
ToinstallthedriverforaCNAcard,dothefollowing:
1.CopytheCNAcarddriverfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive.Unzipthedriver
letoafolder.CopythefoldertoyourUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstoragedeviceto
yourserver.
2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromyourUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory
onyourserver.
3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver.
•ForFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andiSCSIoverEthernet(ISOE)protocols:
cd/tmp
cd/qla2xxx_8242
./extras/build.sh
Note:Theqla2xxx_8242representsthenameofthedriverpackageleandthebuild.shrepresents
thenameofthedriver.Thesenamesmightbedifferentonyourserver.Usethecorresponding
lenamesonyourserver.
•ForNICprotocol:
cd/tmp
cdqlcnic-5.0.29 .2
./qlcnic-src-install.sh–b
./qlcnic-src-install.sh-i
Note:Theqlcnic-5.0.29.2representsthenameofthedriverpackageleandtheqlcnic-src-install.sh
representsthenameofthedriver.Thesenamesmightbedifferentonyourserver.Usethe
correspondinglenamesonyourserver.
4.Restartyourserver.
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith
ServicePack2
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x64orx86)operating
systemwithServicePack2.
Note:ThemaximumsystemmemoryfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x86)operatingsystem
withServicePack2is16GB.
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