CentOS5 update NIC driver bnx2 version:2.0.2 (1/2)

Update Bnx2 version:2.0.2–>2.1.11

Operating system: CentOS release 5.10 (Final)

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[Root@blog.hexu.org ~]$ Cat/etc/redhat-release CentOS release 5.10 (Final)

Failure phenomenon: Network card without cause automatically down, use service network restart Restart after not how long will automatically down, the number of connections in about 200, no ARP attack;

Network card information:

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[root@blog.hexu.org ~]$ CAT/VAR/LOG/DMESG |grep eth0 eth0:broadcom netxtreme II BCM5716 1000base-t (C0) PCI Express found at Mem da000000, IRQ, node addr 782bcb4b61f8 [root@blog.hexu.org ~]$ Lspci |grep-i ETH 01:00.0 Ethernet controller:broadcom Corporation netxtreme II BCM5716 Gigabit Ethernet (rev. 20) 01:00.1 Ethernet controller:broadcom Corporation netxtreme II BCM5716 Gigabit Ethernet (rev. 20)

Current NIC driver:

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[Root@blog.hexu.org ~]$ ethtool-i eth0 Driver:bnx2 version:2.0.2 firmware-version:5.2.3 NCSI 2.0.10 bus-info:0000:01:00.0

Download the latest network card driver:

http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtremeii.php

Linux

ISCSI HBA only supported on RHEL 5.4, SUSE SLES-SP1 or newer versions of these distributions
I am downloading the current version of Linux-7.8.56.zip

Install update Driver:

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[Root@blog.hexu.org ~]$ Unzip Linux-7.8.56.zip Archive:linux-7.8.56.zip creating:server/linux/driver/ Inflating:server/linux/driver/install. Txt inflating:server/linux/driver/netxtreme2-7.8.56-1.src.rpm Inflating:server/linux/driver/netxtreme2-7.8.56.tar.gz Inflating:server/linux/driver/netxtreme2_sup-7.8.56-1.iso.tar.gz Inflating:server/linux/driver/readme.bnx2.txt Inflating:server/linux/driver/readme.bnx2fc.txt Inflating:server/linux/driver/readme.bnx2i.txt Inflating:server/linux/driver/readme.bnx2x.txt Inflating:server/linux/driver/release.bnx2.txt Inflating:server/linux/driver/release.bnx2fc.txt Inflating:server/linux/driver/release.bnx2i.txt Inflating:server/linux/driver/release.bnx2x.txt Inflating:server/linux/driver/release.fclibs.txt [Root@blog.hexu.org ~]$ CD server/linux/driver/ [Root@blog.hexu.org driver]$ RPM-IVH netxtreme2-7.8.56-1.src.rpm

To reconstruct the RPM package for the corresponding system:

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[Root@blog.hexu.org driver]$ cd/usr/src/redhat/specs/ [Root@blog.hexu.org specs]$ RPMBUILD-BB Netxtreme2.spec

To install a new RMP package:

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[Root@blog.hexu.org specs]$ cd/usr/src/redhat/rpms/x86_64 [Root@blog.hexu.org x86_64]$ RPM-IVH netxtreme2-7.8.56-1.x86_64.rpm

Switch network card driver:

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[Root@blog.hexu.org ~]$ Cat change_driver.sh Rmmod Bnx2 Rmmod bnx2x Modprobe bnx2 Modprobe bnx2x [root@blog.hexu.org ~]$ chmod u+x change_driver.sh

Background execution Script:

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[root@blog.hexu.org ~]$./change_driver.sh &

Note: Sometimes you may need to reboot the server to allow the server system to completely reload the new driver:

To view the new NIC driver information:

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[Root@dbapp101 x86_64]$ ethtool-i eth0 Driver:bnx2 version:2.1.11 firmware-version:6.2.12 BC 5.2.3 bus-info:0000:01:00.0

There is no automatic down situation at the moment.

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