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The general driver source code compilation process for all the Linux versions is as follows:
The driver source code can be obtained as a tarfile from the Dell Support driver download site.
Once downloaded, this file can be extracted using the Linux ‘tar’ utility. For example:
# tar -xvf <source_tarfile>
Once downloaded to the Linux client, the multipath driver package source can be built with the following CLI command:
# ./build.sh bin
A successful build is underway when the following output appears on the console:
…<build takes about ten minutes>
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When the build is complete, a package file is created in the ./dist directory, located under the top level source code directory.
For example, on an Ubuntu system:
# ls -lsia ./dist
total 1048-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1069868 Mar 24 16:23 dellnfs-modules_4.0.22-dell.kver.5.15.0-89-generic_amd64.deb
Note: If the kernel version, Linux distribution, or OFED are not supported, an error message will be displayed during the build process.
The earlier section, Installing the driver from a pre-built package, describes the process for adding the binary driver package for each supported Linux version.