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About rpm Installation
IB0056101-00 G.02 Preliminary 5-13
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About rpm Installation
Linux distributions of QLogic OFED (InfiniPath and OpenFabrics) software can be
installed from binary RPMs. RPM is a Linux packaging and installation tool used
by Red Hat, SUSE, and CentOS.
Instructions given below are for a single node. Parallel command starters can be
used for installation on multiple nodes. The Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM)
may also be used for installation. However, these subjects are beyond the scope
of this document.
--32bit Enable install of 32 bit libraries on 64 bit OSs
default is no32bit
--rebuild Force OFED rebuild
--force Force install even if distros don’t match Use of
this option can result in undefined behaviors
-F Upgrade HCA Firmware with default options
-u Uninstall all ULPs and drivers with default options
-s Enable autostart for all installed drivers
-r Specify alternate root directory, default is /
-e comp Uninstall the given component with default
options can appear more than once on command
line
-E comp Enable autostart of given component can appear
with -D or more than once on command line
-D comp Disable autostart of given component can appear
with -E or more than once on command line
-v
-vv
Verbose logging
Very verbose debug logging
-C Output list of supported components
--user_queries Permit non-root users to query the fabric
(Default)
--no_user_queries Non-root users cannot query the fabric. Default
options retain existing configuration files.
Table 5-6. INSTALL Options (Continued)
Command Meaning