Download and Install the Driver (Linux)

If your system uses the Red Hat or SUSE Linux operating system, you must download the ixgbe device driver to install it.

1. Log in to your system.
2. In a browser, go to this location:

   http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/network/ecna-x540-t2

3. Select this option:

   Downloads and Drivers

4. Select Linux as the operating system.
5. Select the following driver:

   Network Adapter Driver for PCI-E 10 Gigabit Network Connections under Linux

6. Select Download.

   The download begins. The file named ixgbe-x.x.xx.tar.gz is saved in the ~/Desktop directory of your system.

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   Note - The primary driver link is a buildable source archive that works with Linux 2.6.x kernels only and requires that the currently running kernel match the SRC RPM kernel files and headers in order to build the driver. See the bundled README file in the unpacked archive from Intel for more information.

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   For this example, assume that the file is named ixgbe-1.2.3.4.tar.gz. The actual file might have different version or subversion numbers.

7. Review and accept the software license agreement.
8. Copy the file containing the driver from ~/Desktop to /temp.
9. Uncompress and untar the file.

   # tar -zxvf ixgbe-1.2.3.4.tar.gz

10. Go to the newly created src directory.

    # cd /temp/ixgbe-1.2.3.4/src

11. Compile the driver source file.

    # make
    # make install

12. Load the ixgbe(7D) driver.

    # modprobe ixgbe

13. Verify that the ixgbe(7D) driver has been successfully installed.

    # lsmod | grep ixgbe

    The output should be similar to the following:

    ixgbe          118052  0

14. Check the ixgbe driver version.

    # modinfo ixgbe | grep ver

    For example, the output might be similar to the following:

    filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.18-53.el5/kernel/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.ko
    version:        1.2.3.4ro
    description:    Intel(R) Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver
    srcversion:     5CFF6AEBA251050F8A4B746
    vermagic:       2.6.18-53.el5 SMP mod_unload gcc-4.1 

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