Download and Install the i40e Driver (Linux) - Oracle® Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter User's Guide

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Download and Install the `i40e` Driver (Linux)

If your server uses the Red Hat or SUSE Linux OS, you must download the i40e device driver to install it.

Log in to your server.

In a browser, go to:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24411

Select Downloads and Drivers.

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 i40e-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. Refer to the bundled README file in the unpacked archive from Intel for more information.

For this example, assume that the file is named i40e-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 i40e-1.2.3.4.tar.gz
```

Go to the newly created src directory.
```
# cd /temp/i40e-1.2.3.4/src
```

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

Load the i40e driver.
```
# modprobe i40e
```

Verify that the i40e driver has been installed.
```
# lsmod | grep i40e
```
The output should be similar to this:
```
i40e      118052   0
```

Check the i40e driver version.

# modinfo i40e | grep ver

For example, the output might be similar to this:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-53.el5/kernel/drivers/net/i40e/i40e.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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Download and Install the `i40e` Driver (Linux)

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