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User Guide NetXtreme II
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R Load and Run Necessary iSCSI Software Components Page 125
2.6.16 kernels and newer (bnx2i driver)
/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/iscsi/bnx2i.ko
4. Load the driver:
insmod bnx2
or
modprobe bnx2
5. Load the cnic driver (if applicable):
insmod cnic.ko
or
modprobe cnic
To configure the network protocol and address, refer to the documentation provided with your operating system.
BUILDING THE DRIVER FROM THE SOURCE TAR FILE
NOTE: The examples used in this procedure refer to the bnx2 driver, but also apply to the bnx2x driver.
1. Create a directory and extract the TAR files to the directory:
tar xvzf netxtreme2-version.tar.gz
2. Build the driver bnx2.ko (or bnx2.o) as a loadable module for the running kernel:
cd netxtreme2-version
make
3. Test the driver by loading it (first unload the existing driver, if necessary):
rmmod bnx2
insmod bnx2.o
modprobe crc32 && insmod bnx2.o
or, for Linux 2.6 kernels:
rmmod bnx2
insmod bnx2.ko
No message should be returned if this command runs properly
4. Load the cnic driver (if applicable):
insmod cnic.ko
5. Install the driver and man page:
make install
NOTE: See the RPM instructions above for the location of the installed driver.
To configure the network protocol and address after building the driver, refer to the manuals supplied with your operating
system.
LOAD AND RUN NECESSARY ISCSI SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
Broadcom iSCSI Offload software suite consists of 3 kernel modules and a user daemon. Required software components
can be loaded either manually or through system services.