Install Kernel Ice driver for E810 NIC on reimaged server Centos 7

When you insert a new E810 NIC card in your setup which freshly reimaged. E810 card will not detect automatically.

when you see command output of

#lspci | grep Ethernet output will not show Ethernet Controller E810-XXV for SFP

or

#lshw -c network -businfo

In Output you will see only MAC. No Ethernet Controller for E810 detected

e:g -

#lshw -c network -businfo

pci@0000:d8:00.0 network intel corporation

We need to install Kernel ICE driver to ensure the E810 interface is detected. Following are the procedure with error experienced. step1- Login to your server where E810 card inserted

step2 - Download ICE driver

Goto link below - > select the ice driver version you want to install and download -> copy to server https://www.intel.in/content/www/in/en/download/19630/intel-network-adapter-driver-for-e810-series-devices-under-linux.html

Alternatively,

wget https download link directly download to your server present working dir

step3 - You will get ice-1.6.7.tar.gz file

build ice driver using command #rpmbuild -tb ice-1.6.7.tar.gz

step4- You might get error building driver as your setup is freshly reimaged and dependency software are not available

Possible issues you might face:

1- For rmp build package error use command #yum install rpm-build

2- For Failed dependencies, Kernel-devel is needed by ice-1.6.7-XXX error Check kernel version on your setup #uname -a

e:g - download kernel-devel version running matching uname -a output

wget https://buildlogs.centos.org/c7.2003.00.x86_64/kernel/20200331233310/3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64/kernel-devel-3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64.rpm

3- package dependency and GCC error.

Run command

#yum -y update

#yum -y install gcc

step5 - Now repeat step3. This time should be able to build ice driver successfully

step6 - Install ice driver rpm package with command below

#rpm -Uvh /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/ice-1.6.7-1.x86_64.rpm

step7- reboot server command

#reboot

step8 - Once server UP. Login and RUN insert ice driver

#rmmod ice; modprobe ice

#lsmod | grep ice -------> To verify ice driver module loaded

step9 - Verify with command E810 Ethernet controller detected or not

#lspci | grep Ethernet

Now you should be able to see in out put as Ethernet COntroller E810-XXV for SFP

step10 - You have successfully installed kernel ICE driver for Intel E810 NIC