Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 - Installing the Driver for the HBA Card

To install the driver for an Ethernet card, do the following:
1. Download the driver for an Ethernet 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 e1000e-x.x.x.x.tar.gz
cd e1000e -x.x.x.x/src
make install
Notes:
• If the file extension is not .tar.gz, skip the second command.
• In the command lines, e1000e represents the driver name. x.x.x.x represents the driver file version.
Use the corresponding file name on your server.
4. Restart your server.
5. Click Computer and then click YaST.
6. In the YaST Control Center window, click Network Devices ➙ Network Settings. The Ethernet card list
is displayed.
7. Select the Ethernet card that you want to configure. Then, click Edit.
8. In the Network Card Setup window, select Statically assigned IP Address, and configure your desired
settings in the IP Address and Subnet Mask area.
9. Repeat the previous steps to configure other Ethernet cards. Then, click OK.
Installing the driver for the HBA card
This topic provides instructions on installing the driver for the following cards:
• Emulex LPe1250 HBA card
• Emulex LPe16000B HBA card
• Emulex LPe16002B HBA card
To install the driver, do the following:
1. Download the driver 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
./elx_lpfc_install.sh
Note: In the command lines, elx-lpfc-dd-sles11sp-10.2.185.0 represents the name of the folder that the
drive is stored. elx_lpfc_install.sh represents the driver name. Use the corresponding file name on your
server.
4. Restart your server.
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