Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 - Installing the Driver for an Ethernet Card; Installing the Driver for the Avago 9300-8 E HBA Card; Installing the Driver for an HBA Card, a Mezzanine Card, or a CNA Card

Installing the driver for an Ethernet card
To install the driver, do the following:
1. Download the driver for the card from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a
folder. Then, copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your
server.
2. Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the /tmp directory
on your server.
3. Use the following commands to install the driver:
cd /tmp
tar zxvf ixgbe-x.x.x.x.tar.gz
cd igb -x.x.x.x /src
make install
Notes:
• If the file extension is not .tar.gz, skip the second command.
• In the command lines, igb-x.x.x.x represents the driver name. Use the corresponding file name on
your server.
4. Restart your server.
5. Click System. Then, select Network Connections in the Preferences area. The Ethernet card list is
displayed.
6. Select the Ethernet card that you want to configure. Then, click Edit.
7. Click Ipv4 Settings, and then select Manual from the Method drop-down list box.
8. Click Add to configure the IP in the Address area. Then, click Apply. Your server restarts.
9. Repeat the previous steps to configure other Ethernet cards.
Installing the driver for the Avago 9300-8e HBA card
To install the driver, do the following:
1. Download the corresponding driver from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it
to a folder. Then, copy the RPM file to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to
your server.
2. Log in to the operating system and copy the RPM file from your USB storage device to the /tmp
directory on your server.
3. Use the following commands to install the driver:
cd /tmp
cd rpms-2
rpm-ivh *.rpm
Note: In the command lines, rpms-2 represents the name of the folder that contains the driver. *.rpm
represents the driver name. Use the corresponding file name on your server.
4. Restart your server.
Installing the driver for an HBA card, a Mezzanine card, or a CNA card
This topic provides instructions on installing the driver for the following cards:
• Emulex LPe16002B HBA card
• Emulex LPe16000B HBA card
• Emulex LPe1250 HBA card
• Lenovo ThinkServer LPm16002-M6-L Mezzanine card
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