Similarly, SUSE Linux install commands can be run, as shown in Example 5-2. Important:  Always check the supported operating system, SAN components and HBAs  using the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC): https://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss At the time of this writing, the vendor device driver that enables NVMe over Fibre Channel is  provided as a technology preview. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise  Server have an additional vendor device driver that enables NVMe over Fibre Channel.  Note:  Make sure to use always the latest NVMe supporting HBA driver and firmware and  check if they are suitable for production. The host bus adapter (HBA) information is listed in the  /sys/class/fc_host/host* directories. Example 5-3 shows two HBAs product names and firmware information about  Red Hat and SUSE Linux. You can download the latest Broadcom driver for the Emulex LPe31002-M6 HBA: https://www.broadcom.com/products/storage/fibre-channel-host-bus-adapters/lpe31002 -m6#downloads Depending on your distribution, look for the file named as:  Chapter 5. Non Volatile Memory express  137 GLYPH<SM590000> FC Binary Driver (Signed) for Linux - RHEL 7.6 GLYPH<SM590000> FC Binary Driver (Signed) for Linux - RHEL 7 GLYPH<SM590000> FC Binary Driver (Signed) for Linux - SLES 12 GLYPH<SM590000> FC Binary Driver (Signed) for Linux - SLES 15 ## Red Hat 7.6: # cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host4/modelname /sys/class/scsi_host/host4/fwrev LPe31002 12.0.261.15, sli-4:2:c # cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/model_name /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/fw_version QLE2742 8.08.03 (d0d5) ## SUSE 12 SP3: # cat /sys/class/fc_host/host3/symbolic_name Emulex LPe31002-M6 FV12.0.193.13 DV12.0.261.27.  # cat /sys/class/fc_host/host8/symbolic_name QLE2742 FW:v8.08.03 DVR:v10.01.00.28.15.0-k Example 5-3 HBA information Example 5-2 Installing additional SUSE packages # check using "zypper info device-mapper* nvme-cli" #  the package version and if the package is installed zypper install device-mapper-* zypper install nvme-cli 5.2.1 NVMe technology preview