Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system
This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system.
Note: Your server comes with a chipset driver pre-installed. You do not need to install the chipset driver
manually.
Installing the driver for an Ethernet card
Note: Before installing the driver for an Ethernet card, ensure that the kernel-source package and the
corresponding compiler are installed on your server.
To install the driver for an Ethernet card, do the following:
1. Copy the Ethernet card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to your
local drive.
2. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. Copy the folder to a USB storage device and
connect the USB storage device to your server.
3. Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from the USB storage device to the /tmp directory on
your server.
4. 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 and
version number on your server.
5. Restart your server and click Computer on the bottom-left corner.
6. Click YaST.
7. In the YaST Control Center window, click Network Devices ➙ Network Settings.
8. Choose an Ethernet card as you need and click Edit.
9. In the Network Card Setup window, select Statically assigned IP Address and configure the settings
as you need. Then, click Next.
10. Configure other Ethernet cards if needed. Click OK to complete the Ethernet card configuration.
Installing the driver for the HBA card
This topic provides instructions on installing the driver for the HBA card.
To install the driver for the card, 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
cd /elx-lpfc-dd-sles11sp-10.2.185.0
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