Installing a Brocade HBA driver

If your Linux on the System x host contains a Brocade host bus adapter (HBA), you must download and install the appropriate Brocade driver for the adapter.

1. Download the appropriate Brocade driver and associated files using the following steps:
   1. Use the supported hardware list on the following website to find the specific operating system and the Brocade HBA that is installed on your host machine:

      http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/lenovo-storage

      The specific versions of the Brocade driver and the associated firmware version are indicated on the hardware list.

   2. Ensure that your Brocade HBA is running the correct firmware version. If you must update the firmware to the version that is listed on the hardware list, click the link for the firmware version to download and install the correct version.
   3. Click the link in the HBA Driver column.
   4. Download the driver file for the driver to a local disk.
   5. Extract the downloaded file.
2. Install the Brocade HBA driver using the instructions in the downloaded file.
3. Restart the host.