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Tony Ellis wrote:
I have found cases where modprobe failed to find the module - try this just in case

updatedb && insmod `locate lpfc.ko`

then, when it finishes, run

lsmod | grep lpfc

Note the "back ticks" normally just to the left of the number 1 key (usually also has ~ as a shift)
the first command line may take a few minutes - so be patient..

modprobe.conf is no longer used with Version 6 so that manual is presumed for Version 5

Hi Tony,

Thanks for this tip. I haven't had to use modprobe in many years (Pro AudioSpectrum 16 module?). If modprobe fails, I'll try this.

Ian

I was looking at the drivers some more and there are 2 types listed. One for NIC and another for FCoE, the ones i installed were FCoE, should i use the NIC drivers???

www.emulex.com/downloads/emulex/linux/rhel6x/drivers.html

Darin Schmidt wrote:
I was looking at the drivers some more and there are 2 types listed. One for NIC and another for FCoE, the ones i installed were FCoE, should i use the NIC drivers???

www.emulex.com/downloads/emulex/linux/rhel6x/drivers.html

Did you do a reinstall? if so, run the command that Tony posted:

modinfo lpfc.ko

to see if the driver is already installed. As far as which driver to install, I don't know. If no one here can help you, you may be able to get help in one of the other Linux forums that use source code from Red.....

Ian

ok I installed their OneCommand Manager CLI. when i do a hbacmd ListHBAs, it lists both Fire Cards, gives me the WWN and such, so i think they are installed correctly and ready to use, just got to figure out how to configure them to work like NICs now.

Great! I won't be able to help you with configuring them, but "Good Luck" with getting them configured. I'll check back to see how the thread goes.

yaye wrote:
Did you do a reinstall? if so, run the command that Tony posted:

modinfo lpfc.ko

to see if the driver is already installed. As far as which driver to install, I don't know. If no one here can help you, you may be able to get help in one of the other Linux forums that use source code from Red.....

Ian

all i did was installed the OneCommand. The driver i installed was: kmod-elx-lpfc-8.3.5.68_2.6.32_131.0.15.el6-1.x86_64.rpm

since i couldnt use the elx_lpfc_install.sh the driver file came with i had to manually install that driver using yum install <driver>. then i installed the OneCommand elxocmcore-rhel5-rhel6-6.0.21.1-1 which contained two rpm's that i needed <elxocmcore-6.0.21.1-1.x86_64.rpm> and <elxocmlibhbaapi-6.0.21.1-1.x86_64.rpm>.

I think i will make a post on the RHEL website just to see if im on the right track. The driver <kmod-elx-lpfc-8.3.5.68_2.6.32_131.0.15.el6-1.x86_64.rpm> is the only driver i installed.

i retried the modprobe lpfc and this is the output now which is different than the last time:
lpfc 665523 1
scsi_transport_fc 55235 1 lpfc

but still when i try the modinfo lpfc.ko it says that it couldnt ipen lpfc.ko: no such file or directory

so maybe something is still wrong.

With the OneCommand cli i still dont see anything that relates to activating it (at least that makes sense to me). but atleast its progress

Thanks for the help.

Darin Schmidt wrote:

Thanks for the help.

You're welcome.

hello, i did a insmod `locate lpfc.ko`

And got this

insmode: error inserting ' /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.13.1.v6.1686/kernel/drive/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.ko':-1Required key not available

Any help you guys

kris wrote:
hello, i did a insmod `locate lpfc.ko`

And got this

insmode: error inserting ' /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.13.1.v6.1686/kernel/drive/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.ko':-1Required key not available

Any help you guys

Seems to be a problem with the kernel module being signed:

bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5396

Scroll down for responses by Toracat (one of the CentOS developers).

ok, i cant get it to work. i went to the post and tryed to remove lcfp.ko and it now says it it not found.
I can open my test sever up to anyone that wants to take a look.

Any help