Procedure 2.2. Installing New Modules from a Driver Update Disk

1. Install the driver update disk.
2. Create a mount point and mount the DUD. For example, as root:

   # mkdir /run/OEMDRV
   # mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/sr0 /run/OEMDRV

3. View the contents of the DUD. For example:

   # ls /run/OEMDRV/
   rhdd3  rpms  src

4. Change into the directory relevant to the architecture of your system, contained within the rpms/ directory, and list the contents. For example:

   # cd /run/OEMDRV/rpms/x86_64/
   # ls
   kmod-bnx2x-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm  kmod-bnx2x-firmware-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm  repodata

   In the above output the package version is 1.710.51 and the release is 3.el7_0.
5. Install the RPM files simultaneously. For example:

   # yum install kmod-bnx2x-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm kmod-bnx2x-firmware-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
   Loaded plugins: product-id, subscription-manager
   Examining kmod-bnx2x-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm: kmod-bnx2x-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64
   Marking kmod-bnx2x-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm to be installed
   Examining kmod-bnx2x-firmware-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm: kmod-bnx2x-firmware-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64
   Marking kmod-bnx2x-firmware-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm to be installed
   Resolving Dependencies
   -#-> Running transaction check
   -#-#-> Package kmod-bnx2x.x86_64 0:1.710.51-3.el7_0 will be installed
   -#-#-> Package kmod-bnx2x-firmware.x86_64 0:1.710.51-3.el7_0 will be installed
   -#-> Finished Dependency Resolution
   
   Dependencies Resolved
   
   ===============================================================================
   Package              Arch    Version           Repository                     
   ===============================================================================
   Installing:
   kmod-bnx2x           x86_64  1.710.51-3.el7_0  /kmod-bnx2x-1.710.51-3.el7_0.x8
   kmod-bnx2x-firmware  x86_64  1.710.51-3.el7_0  /kmod-bnx2x-firmware-1.710.51-3
   
   Transaction Summary
   ===============================================================================
   Install  2 Packages
   
   Total size: 1.6 M
   Installed size: 1.6 M
   Is this ok [y/d/N]:

6. Enter the following command to make depmod probe all modules and update the list of dependencies:

   # depmod -a

7. Make a backup copy of the initial RAM file system, by entering the following command:

   # cp /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img.$(date +%m-%d-%H%M%S).bak

8. Rebuild the initial RAM file system:

   # dracut -f -v

9. To list the file contents of an initial RAM file system image created by dracut, enter a command as follows:

   # lsinitrd /boot/initramfs-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64.img

   The output is very long, pipe the output through less or grep to find the module you are updating. For example:

   # lsinitrd /boot/initramfs-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64.img | grep bnx
   drwxr-xr-x 2 root  root        0 Jun  9 11:25 usr/lib/firmware/bnx2x
   -rw-r-#-r-#- 1 root  root   164392 Nov 25  2014 usr/lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1-7.10.51.0.fw
   -rw-r-#-r-#- 1 root  root   173016 Nov 25  2014 usr/lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e1h-7.10.51.0.fw
   -rw-r-#-r-#- 1 root  root   321456 Nov 25  2014 usr/lib/firmware/bnx2x/bnx2x-e2-7.10.51.0.fw
   drwxr-xr-x 2 root  root        0 Jun  9 11:25 usr/lib/modules/3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x
   -rw-r-#-r-#- 1 root  root  1034553 Jan 29 19:11 usr/lib/modules/3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.ko

10. Reboot the system for the changes to take effect.