Download and Install the i40evf Driver (Linux)

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Download and Install the `i40evf` Driver (Linux)

If your server uses the Red Hat or SUSE Linux operating system, you must download the i40evf device driver to install it.

Log in to your server.

In a browser, go to:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24693

Select Downloads and Drives.

Select Linux as the OS.

Select this driver:
Network Adapter Virtual Function Driver for 40 Gigabit Network Connections.

Select Download.
The download begins. The file named i40evf-x.x.xx.tar.gz is saved in the ~/Desktop directory of your server.

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.

For this example, assume that the file is named i40evf-1.2.3.4.tar.gz. The actual file might have different version or subversion numbers.

Review and accept the software license agreement.

Copy the file containing the driver from ~/Desktop to /temp.

Uncompress and untar the file.
```
# tar -zxvf i40evf-1.2.3.4.tar.gz
```

Go to the newly created src directory.
```
# cd /temp/i40evf-1.2.3.4/src
```

Compile the driver source file.
```
# make
# make install
```

Load the i40evf driver.
```
# modprobe i40evf
```

Verify that the i40evf driver has been installed.
```
# lsmod | grep i40evf
```
The output should be similar to this:
```
i40evf          118052  0
```

Check the i40evf driver version.

# modinfo i40evf | grep ver

For example, the output might be similar to this:

filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.18-53.el5/kernel/drivers/net/i40evf/i40evf.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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