Updating an HBA driver: Chicken and the Egg

My SAN admin tells me that I must update my HBA driver to use the new SAN architecture.

So I have downloaded a new HBA driver for my SAN-based Red Hat server's HBA card.

I go to install it:

# ./qlinstall


#************************************************* ********#
# SANsurfer Driver Installer for Linux #
# Installer Version: 1.01.00pre21 #
#************************************************* ********#

Kernel version: 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5
Distribution: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Tikanga)

Found following QLogic Adapter in the system
1. QLE2460
Installation will begin for following driver
1. qla2xxx version: v8.02.14.01

Module qla2xxx is in use, installer can not proceed.
Try unloading the module manually using "modprobe -rv qla2xxx"
and restart the installation.

So then I:

# modprobe -rv qla2xxx
FATAL: Module qla2xxx is in use.

I am a relative linux noob (less than a year), and this is my first HBA driver install... So what next?

mind you, My server is SAN-based, and this card is what connects me to the SAN. If I unload the driver, won't that disconnect me from the SAN where I need to install the driver?

Very confusing eh?

Hi soy4soy,

Does sound like a bit of a problem, which is why I keep my OS installs on local discs rather than on a SAN partition.

Have a dig around on qlogics website you might find something there.