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1. Section 5 2 Updating the SuSE SLES 9 0 or 10 0 Driver 5 1 Installing the Driver in a New SuSE SLES Linux System Note If you use Service Pack SP 1 or SP 2 you need to load the driver If you use SP 3 RC 2 the MegaSAS driver is already on the SuSE SLES Linux CD You can install the MegaRAID device driver in a new SuSE SLES Linux 10 0 system from the SuSE SLES Linux CD In addition you can install the MegaRAID device driver in a new SuSE SLES Linux 9 0 or 10 0 system from a floppy diskette 5 1 1 Installing from CD To install the driver in a new SuSE SLES Linux 10 0 system from the SLES Linux installation CD perform the following steps Step 1 Boot the server with the SLES SP CD ROM Disk 1 The system BIOS must support booting from a CD ROM BIOS settings might require changes to allow CD ROM booting See your system documentation Step 2 At the installation message press ENTER The driver is installed from the CD 5 2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 9 0 and 10 0 Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved 5 1 2 Installing from a Driver Update Diskette To install the driver in a new SuSE SLES Linux 9 0 or 10 0 system from a driver update diskette perform the following steps Step 1 Boot the server with the SLES SP CD ROM Disk 1 The system BIOS must support booting from a CD ROM BIOS settings might require changes to allow CD ROM booting See2. Step 8 Press F3 Step 9 Insert the driver diskette into the floppy drive and press ENTER The system finds the HAM driver Step 10 Press TAB Step 11 Select the Driver Summary screen and press ENTER Step 12 Continue the Novell NetWare installation procedure Installing or Updating the NetWare Driver in an Existing NetWare System 3 3 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved 3 3 Installing or Updating the NetWare Driver in an Existing NetWare System Perform the following steps to add the Novell NetWare driver to an existing installation Step 1 Type at the root prompt nwconfig and press ENTER The Configuration Options screen displays Step 2 Select Drive Options and press ENTER A window displays Step 3 Select Configure Disk and Storage Device Options and press ENTER Step 4 Select one of the following options displayed in the window Discover and Load an Additional Driver If you select Discover and Load an Additional Driver the system discovers the extra unit The system prompts you to select a driver from the list Press INSERT to insert the driver This completes the procedure Select an Additional Driver If you select Select an Additional Driver the Select a Driver screen displays Press INSERT Follow the instructions that appear Insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press ENTER The system finds the driver and insta
3. Section 6 2 Upgrading the Driver on an Existing OpenServer 6 or UnixWare 7 System 6 1 Installing the Driver in a New SCO OpenServer 6 or SCO UnixWare 7 System When you install the SCO OpenServer 6 operating system or the SCO UnixWare 7 operating system insert the megasas Driver Supplement media before you insert any HBA drivers supplied with your media kit Use the following steps on a SCO OpenServer 6 system or a SCO UnixWare 7 system to create an HBA driver diskette from the HBA diskette image file Step 1 Go to the root directory and create a new directory by typing the following command su Password lt type your root password gt mkdir tmp hba cd tmp hba Step 2 Download the hba megasas 1 0 image file to the newly created tmp hba directory on your system 6 2 SCO OpenServer 6 and SCO UnixWare 7 Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Step 3 Make a megasas HBA diskette from the image file by typing the following command dd if hba megasas 1 0 image of dev dsk f0t obs 36b Step 4 Use the megasas HBA diskette during system installation Use the following steps on a SCO OpenServer 6 system or a SCO UnixWare 7 system to create an HBA CD from the HBA ISO image file Step 1 Go to the root directory and create a new directory by typing the following command su Password lt type your root password gt mkdir tmp hba cd tmp
4. Reboot the system after patch installation Note Before you install this patch un install the previously installed driver The previous driver was installed either through the package megasas MEGasas or SUNWmegasas or install scripts install sh or install32 sh Note A readme file is provided along with each package which you can refer to install or uninstall the package In addition you can refer to the operating system documentation to obtain more information about the pkgadd and pkgrm operating system utilities 8 4 Solaris 10 x86 and Solaris Express x86 Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide IX 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Index D device driver files 1 3 driver diskette 1 3 filenames 1 3 driver installation NetWare 3 2 Novell NetWare 3 1 Red Hat Linux 4 1 SCO 6 1 7 1 Solaris 8 1 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 9 10 driver 5 1 drivers supported operating systems 1 1 F filenames 1 3 FreeBSD driver filenames 1 4 FreeBSD operating system versions 1 1 L LSI web site 1 3 N NetWare driver installation 3 2 Novell NetWare driver filenames 1 3 driver files 3 1 number of supported drives 3 1 Novell NetWare operating system driver installation 3 1 versions 1 1 NPA Diagnostics 3 1 O operating system support 1 1 P PCI local bus 1 1 1
5. 2 R Red Hat Linux 3 driver filenames 1 3 Red Hat Linux 4 driver filenames 1 3 Red Hat Linux 5 driver filenames 1 3 Red Hat Linux operating system driver installation 4 1 versions 1 1 RSA 1 2 S SCO driver filenames 1 4 SCO installation 6 1 7 1 SCO OpenServer driver installation 6 1 SCO OpenServer operating system 1 1 SCO UnixWare operating system 1 1 SLES installation 5 1 SLES Linux 9 10 5 1 Solaris driver filenames 1 4 IX 2 Index Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Solaris driver update 8 3 Solaris installation 8 1 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 driver filenames 1 4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 driver filenames 1 4 SuSE SLES operating system versions 1 1 W web site 1 3 Windows 2000 driver filenames 1 3 Windows operating system versions 1 1 Windows Server 2003 driver filenames 1 3 Windows XP driver filenames 1 3 Windows XP Driver Installation on an Existing System 3 3 MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Customer Feedback We would appreciate your feedback on this document Please copy the following page add your comments and fax it to us at the number shown If appropriate please also fax copies of any marked up pages from this document Important Please include your name phone number fax number and company address so that we may contact you directly
6. 80 00163 01 Rev B MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation USER S GUIDE N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 8 ii Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved This document contains proprietary information of LSI Corporation The informa tion contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of an officer of LSI Corporation LSI products are not intended for use in life support appliances devices or systems Use of any LSI product in such applications without written consent of the appropriate LSI officer is prohibited Document 80 00163 01 Rev B November 2008 This document describes revision release 1 2 of LSI Corporation s MegaRAID Device Driver and will remain the official reference source for all revisions releases of this product until rescinded by an update LSI Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products herein at any time without notice LSI does not assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI nor does the purchase or use of a product from LSI convey a license under any patent rights copyrights trademark rights or any other of the intellectual property rights of LSI or third parties Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENT LSI the LSI logo design and MegaRAID are trad
7. have the current version of this driver download the driver from the LSI web site http www lsi com See the readme file that accompanies the driver for any updated information To make the driver diskette extract the files from the Universal Driver Suite CD to a blank floppy diskette or download the driver files from the LSI website and extract them to an empty floppy diskette Label the diskette as the MegaRAID driver diskette for the given operating system Table 1 1 MegaRAID Device Driver Files Operating System Device Driver Filenames Installation Reference Windows 2000 megasas cat megasas sys NODEV INF OEMSETUP INF TXTSETUP OEM Chapter 2 Windows XP megasas cat megasas sys NODEV INF OEMSETUP INF TXTSETUP OEM Windows XP x64 megasas cat megasas sys NODEV INF OEMSETUP INF TXTSETUP OEM Windows Server 2003 x86 msas2k3 cat msas2k3 sys NODEV INF OEMSETUP INF TXTSETUP OEM Windows Server 2003 x64 msas2k3 cat msas2k3 sys NODEV INF OEMSETUP INF TXTSETUP OEM Windows Vista x64 and x86 megasas cat megasas sys NODEV INF OEMSETUP INF TXTSETUP OEM Novell NetWare mega_sas ddi mega_sas ham Chapter 3 Red Hat Linux 3 megaraid_sas o Chapter 4 Red Hat Linux 4 megaraid_sas ko Red Hat Linux 5 megaraid_sas ko SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 megaraid_sas ko Chapter 5 1 4 Overview Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 megaraid
8. src directory and type the following command make buildkernel KERNCONF MYKERNEL Step 6 To install the new kernel type the following command make installkernel KERNCONF MYKERNEL The new kernel is copied to the boot kernel directory as boot kernel kernel and the old kernel is moved to boot kernel old kernel Step 7 Reboot the system to use the new kernel which has the latest driver MegaRAID Device Driver Installation User s Guide 8 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 8 Solaris 10 x86 and Solaris Express x86 Driver Installation This chapter explains how to install the Solaris 10 x86 driver and the Solaris Express x86 driver in RAID configured drives in a new Solaris 10 x86 system or a new Solaris Express x86 system This chapter also explains how to upgrade the driver where the Solaris operating system has been already installed You can proceed with the installation of the operating system and later follow the steps to upgrade the driver This chapter consists of the following sections Section 8 1 Installing the Driver in a New Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express x86 System Section 8 2 Updating the Driver on Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express x86 Operating System 8 1 Installing the Driver in a New Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express x86 System If you use Solaris 10 Update 6 or later the MegaRAID SAS driver is part of the operating system install
9. your system documentation Step 2 At the installation message do one of the following a Press F6 for SLES 9 0 b Press F5 for SLES 10 0 Step 3 Select Installation and press ENTER Note Follow screen instructions to switch between operating system CDs and operating system CD service packs Step 4 Put the driver update diskette in the drive bay and install normally The installation process will pick up the new driver from the floppy diskette Step 5 Press ALT CTRL F4 to see whether the driver is loaded 5 2 Updating the SuSE SLES 9 0 or 10 0 Driver Perform the following procedure to update to the latest version of the SuSE SLES 9 0 or 10 0 driver Step 1 Boot the system Step 2 Go to Console your terminal GUI Step 3 Run Dynamic Kernel Module Support DKMS and follow the update instructions on the screen Note You may need to be download the DKMS package online Step 4 Run RPM package manager and follow the update instructions on the screen MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide 6 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 6 SCO OpenServer 6 and SCO UnixWare 7 Driver Installation This chapter describes the installation of the SCO OpenServer 6 driver and the SCO UnixWare 7 driver and consists of the following sections Section 6 1 Installing the Driver in a New SCO OpenServer 6 or SCO UnixWare 7 System
10. 5 0 4 1 2 Installing from a Driver Update Diskette To install the MegaRAID device driver in a new Red Hat Linux 3 0 4 0 or 5 0 system from a driver update diskette create the diskette using the 4 2 Red Hat Linux 3 0 4 0 and 5 0 Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Linux driver image on the Red Hat Linux installation CD Perform the following steps Step 1 Boot to CD ROM with Disk 1 Step 2 Type linux dd Step 3 Insert the driver diskette The utility locates and loads the driver for your device Step 4 Press ALT CTRL F4 to verify the driver is loaded Step 5 Follow the Red Hat Linux installation procedure to complete the installation 4 2 Adding the Red Hat Linux 4 0 or 5 0 Driver to an Existing Installation Perform the following steps to add the Red Hat Linux 4 0 or 5 0 driver to an existing installation Step 1 Turn on the power to the system The system initializes the hardware The then system detects the controller and invokes Kudzu the Red Hat Linux hardware configuration utility The following RAID controller is added to your system LSI Logic Symbios Logic MegaSAS Step 2 Select one of the following options Configure the device Ignore the device No configuration will be added but you will not be prompted if the device is detected on subsequent reboots Do nothing No configuration will be added and the
11. 6 and Solaris Express x86 Driver Installation 8 1 Installing the Driver in a New Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express x86 System 8 1 8 1 1 Installing the Driver Update Install Time Update from CD or Diskette 8 1 8 1 2 Installing the Driver Update Install Time Update from Floppy Diskette 8 2 8 2 Updating the Driver on Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express x86 System 8 3 Index Customer Feedback Contents ix Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Tables 1 1 MegaRAID Device Driver Files 1 3 3 1 MegaRAID Novell NetWare Driver Files 3 1 x Contents Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide 1 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 1 Overview This chapter provides an overview of the drivers for the MegaRAID SAS RAID controllers It consists of the following sections Section 1 1 Driver Description Section 1 2 Driver Names Subsequent chapters in this manual provide detailed installation instructions for the operating systems Use the latest updates provided by the operating system manufacturer and review the readme file that accompanies the driver for any updated information 1 1 Driver Description You can install the MegaRAID SAS controller in any IBM AT compatible computer that has a PCI Express local bus The RAID controller can run under various o
12. FreeBSD Driver Installation This chapter describes the installation of the FreeBSD driver and consists of the following section Section 7 1 Upgrading the Driver on an Existing FreeBSD System 7 1 Upgrading the Driver on an Existing FreeBSD System When the FreeBSD operating system is already installed the kernel image has to be updated on the new driver module Perform the following steps to install the FreeBSD driver Step 1 Make sure that the kernel source has been installed on the system If the kernel source has been installed the usr src sys directory exists Step 2 Move to the arch conf directory and copy the GENERIC configuration file to a new file The new file will be the kernel configuration file Here is an example cd usr src sys i386 conf cp GENERIC MYKERNEL Step 3 Copy the zip file mfi zip under the path usr src sys dev Before you proceed to the next step make sure that the directory with name mfi does not exist under the path usr src sys dev If a directory with the name mfi already exists move it to a different folder For example type the following command mv usr src sys dev mfi root mfibackup Step 4 Go to the directory usr src sys dev and run the following command to unzip the source tar x f mfi zip 7 2 FreeBSD Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Step 5 To compile the kernel go to the usr
13. Software User s Guide Document No 80 00156 01 Rev E This document explains how to use the MegaRAID Storage Manager WebBIOS and Command Line Interface CLI utilities to configure monitor and maintain MegaRAID SAS RAID controllers and the storage related devices connected to them Conventions Used in This Manual Notation Example Meaning and Use Start Programs Used to indicate a series of selections in a GUI all caps ALT CTRL DEL Key presses display in all capital letters Courier typeface nwk file Names of commands directories filenames and on screen text are shown in Courier typeface bold typeface fd1sp In a command line keywords are shown in bold non italic type face Enter them exactly as shown italics module In command lines and names italics indicate user variables Italicized text must be replaced with appropriate user specified items Enter items of the type called for using lower case initial capital letters Undo Edit Apply Names of menu commands options check buttons text buttons options buttons text boxes list boxes etc are shown in text with initial capital lettering to avoid misreading These elements may appear on your screen in all lower case ellipses option In command formats elements preceding ellipses may be repeated any number of times Do not enter the ellipses In menu items if an ellipsis appears in an item clicking that item brings up a dial
14. _sas ko SCO OpenServer SCO UnixWare driver o Chapter 6 FreeBSD mfi ko Makefile build sh mfi c mfireg h mfivar h mfi_cam c mfi_debug c mfi_disk c mfi_ioctl h mfi_linux c mfi_pci c Chapter 7 Solaris 10 mega_sas 32 bit mega_sas 64 bit mega_sas conf Chapter 8 Table 1 1 MegaRAID Device Driver Files Cont Operating System Device Driver Filenames Installation Reference MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide 2 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 2 Windows Driver Installation This chapter describes the installation of the following Windows operating systems Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP x64 Windows Server 2003 x86 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Vista This chapter consists of the following sections Section 2 1 Installing the Windows System Driver in a New Windows System Section 2 2 Installing or Updating the MegaRAID Driver in an Existing Windows System Note When you connect an Engenio Shea JBOD to a SAS RAID controller and boot up the system to a Windows operating system a message displays asking for a driver for the Shea JBOD You need to install the SES processor in the Shea JBOD by pointing to the same location where the MegaRAID driver package is located the file Nodev inf The Nodev inf file in the driver package has the entries required to install
15. ation DVD CD Note If you use Solaris 10 Update 5 or earlier you need the driver update 8 1 1 Installing the Driver Update Install Time Update from a CD or a Diskette To install the operating system from the Solaris 10 or Solaris Express installation CD on a drive attached to the MegaRAID SAS controller in a new Solaris system perform the following steps Step 1 Create a driver image CD from the iso image file provided 8 2 Solaris 10 x86 and Solaris Express x86 Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Step 2 Boot the server with the Solaris DVD CD Step 3 Select the Solaris installation at grub boot menu After the message Configuring devices appears on the screen a menu appears for you to continue the installation process Step 4 Select the option Apply Driver Updates from the menu This prompts the next menu Step 5 On the menu select the device CD floppy or USB device from which to update the driver Step 6 As the driver update is on CD DVD eject the Solaris installation DVD and insert the driver update CD DVD created in step 1 Step 7 Select the option Driver installation from CD DVD to apply the driver update This updates the driver Step 8 After the driver is updated press E on the keyboard and re insert the Solaris operating system installation CD DVD to continue installing the Solaris operating system 8 1 2 Installing the Drive
16. device will show up as new if it is detected on subsequent reboots Step 3 Highlight the Configure tab and press ENTER The system configures the controller and installs the appropriate driver in the kernel Updating the Red Hat Linux System Driver 4 3 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Step 4 The system boots and displays the devices connected or configured on the controller 4 3 Updating the Red Hat Linux System Driver Perform the following procedure to update to the latest version of the driver Step 1 Boot the system Step 2 Go to Console your terminal GUI Step 3 Run Dynamic Kernel Module Support DKMS and follow the update instructions on the screen Note You might need to be download the DKMS package online Step 4 Run RPM package manager and follow the on screen instructions 4 4 Red Hat Linux 3 0 4 0 and 5 0 Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide 5 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 9 0 and 10 0 Driver Installation This chapter describes how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 9 0 and the SUSE SLES 10 0 driver in the RAID configured drives It consists of the following sections Section 5 1 Installing the Driver in a New SuSE SLES Linux System
17. drivers do the following Support the PCI Express protocol Support multiple RAID Storage Adapters RSAs Provide the ability to see newly configured logical drives in the configuration software utility without rebooting the system Allow random deletion of logical drives created using the MegaRAID Storage Manager see the MegaRAID SAS Software User s Guide for more information Support use of the remaining array capacity by MegaRAID Storage Manager 1 1 2 Driver Updates Because LSI regularly updates device drivers there might be a feature added to your driver that is not included in the most recent manual publication If you have a question about a feature consult the readme file that accompanies the driver or contact your MegaRAID support representative Be sure to use the latest Service Packs provided by the operating system manufacturer Driver Names 1 3 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved You can download the latest drivers and software on the LSI website at http lsi com cm DownloadSearch do Under the Download tab select your product from the pull down menu to display the latest drivers available for download 1 2 Driver Names Table 1 1 lists the device driver files for MegaRAID controllers The driver files are available on the Universal Driver Suite CD that accompanied your MegaRAID controller LSI updates the MegaRAID device drivers frequently To ensure you
18. emarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell and Netware are registered trademarks and SUSE is a trademark of Novell Inc Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Inc Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds SCO and UnixWare are registered trademarks and OpenServer is a trademark of SCO Group Inc FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc All other brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies CD To receive product literature visit us at http www lsi com MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide iii Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Preface This manual is the primary reference for the operating system drivers provided with the LSI MegaRAID devices It describes the drivers for all supported operating systems and explains how to install them Audience This document is intended for people installing an operating system driver for a MegaRAID SAS RAID controller Organization This document has the following chapters Chapter 1 Overview describes the MegaRAID SAS RAID controller and lists the operating systems for which drivers are provided Chapter 2 Windows Driver Installation provides installation instructions for Windows operating systems Chapter 3 Novell NetWare Driver I
19. er Installation 2 1 Installing the Windows System Driver in a New Windows System 2 2 2 2 Installing or Updating the MegaRAID Driver in an Existing Windows System 2 3 Chapter 3 Novell NetWare Driver Installation 3 1 Novell NetWare Driver Files 3 1 3 2 Installing the NetWare Driver in a New NetWare System 3 2 3 3 Installing or Updating the NetWare Driver in an Existing NetWare System 3 3 Chapter 4 Red Hat Linux 3 0 4 0 and 5 0 Driver Installation 4 1 Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat Linux System 4 1 4 1 1 Installing from CD 4 1 4 1 2 Installing from a Driver Update Diskette 4 1 4 2 Adding the Red Hat Linux 4 0 or 5 0 Driver to an Existing Installation 4 2 4 3 Updating the Red Hat Linux System Driver 4 3 viii Contents Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 9 0 and 10 0 Driver Installation 5 1 Installing the Driver in a New SuSE SLES Linux System 5 1 5 1 1 Installing from CD 5 1 5 1 2 Installing from a Driver Update Diskette 5 2 5 2 Updating the SuSE SLES 9 0 or 10 0 Driver 5 2 Chapter 6 SCO OpenServer 6 and SCO UnixWare 7 Driver Installation 6 1 Installing the Driver in a New SCO OpenServer 6 or SCO UnixWare 7 System 6 1 6 2 Upgrading the Driver on an Existing OpenServer 6 or UnixWare 7 System 6 2 Chapter 7 FreeBSD Driver Installation 7 1 Upgrading the Driver on an Existing FreeBSD System 7 1 Chapter 8 Solaris 10 x8
20. ext button In some cases a message displays saying that this driver is not digitally signed This message informs you that a nonsigned driver is being installed If this message displays click Continue Anyway Step 5 Select Floppy only and then click the Next button in the Driver Files Search Results window Step 6 Click the Finish button to complete the driver installation and then repeat this process for all the adapters on your system 2 4 Windows Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide 3 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 3 Novell NetWare Driver Installation This chapter provides installation instructions for the MegaRAID Novell NetWare driver and consists of the following sections Section 3 1 Novell NetWare Driver Files Section 3 2 Installing the NetWare Driver in a New NetWare System Section 3 3 Installing or Updating the NetWare Driver in an Existing NetWare System 3 1 Novell NetWare Driver Files The MegaRAID Novell NetWare driver and utilities support logical drives configured on the MegaRAID controller This driver supports up to 12 MegaRAID controllers Important The logical drives configured on the host adapter are registered with the operating system as separate logical units Table 3 1 describes the MegaRAID Nove
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22. hba Step 2 Download the hba megasas 1 0 iso file to the newly created tmp hba directory on your machine Step 3 Make a megasas HBA CD from the ISO file by using this command cdrecord v dev c b t dao driveropts burnfree speed 99 hba megasas 1 0 iso where c b t is taken from the output of cdrecord scanbus Step 4 Use the megasas HBA CD during system installation 6 2 Upgrading the Driver on an Existing OpenServer 6 or UnixWare 7 System The following procedure updates the megasas device driver in an existing SCO OpenServer or SCO UnixWare system You can use the megasas HBA diskette to upgrade the megasas driver on your system by using the following step Step 1 Insert the HBA driver diskette and type the following command pkgadd d diskette1 all or Upgrading the Driver on an Existing OpenServer 6 or UnixWare 7 System 6 3 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved pkgadd d diskette1 megasas You can use the megasas HBA CD to upgrade the megasas driver on your system using the following step Step 1 Insert the HBA driver CD and type the following command pkgadd d cdrom1 all or pkgadd d cdrom1 megasas 6 4 SCO OpenServer 6 and SCO UnixWare 7 Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved MegaRAID Device Driver Installation User s Guide 7 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 7
23. ll NetWare driver files Table 3 1 MegaRAID Novell NetWare Driver Files Filename Description mega_sas ham This file is the MegaRAID host adapter module HAM This driver supports the NPA Diagnostics option by using the NWDIAG flag which is specified on the command line when the driver loads The driver is a re entrant module It registers one adapter when you issue the Novell NetWare LOAD command to load the driver mega_sas ddi This file is the device driver installation file It is needed to install the MegaRAID HAM driver 3 2 Novell NetWare Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved All utilities and ASPI drivers expect the MegaRAID driver to pass the requests to the adapter 3 2 Installing the NetWare Driver in a New NetWare System Follow the instructions in the Novell NetWare Installation Guide to install Novell NetWare in the server Perform the following steps to install Novell NetWare using the MegaRAID controller as a primary adapter Step 1 Boot from Novell NetWare Step 2 Follow the instructions on the screen until you reach the Device Driver screen which is used to modify drivers Step 3 Select Modify and press ENTER Step 4 Select Storage Adapters on the Storage Driver Support screen and press ENTER Step 5 Delete any existing MegaRAID adapter listings Step 6 Press INSERT to add unlisted drivers Step 7 Press INSERT again A path displays
24. lls it 3 4 Novell NetWare Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide 4 1 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 4 Red Hat Linux 3 0 4 0 and 5 0 Driver Installation This chapter describes the installation of the device driver in new Red Hat Linux 3 0 4 0 and 5 0 systems and the update to the Red Hat Linux driver on an existing Red Hat Linux system It consists of the following sections Section 4 1 Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat Linux System Section 4 2 Adding the Red Hat Linux 4 0 or 5 0 Driver to an Existing Installation Section 4 3 Updating the Red Hat Linux System Driver Refer to the release notes that accompanied the driver for information on an existing Red Hat Linux system 4 1 Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat Linux System You can install the driver in a new Red Hat Linux 5 system from the Red Hat Linux installation CD In addition you can install the driver in a new Red Hat Linux 3 0 4 0 or 5 0 system from a driver update diskette 4 1 1 Installing from CD To install the MegaSAS device driver in a new Red Hat Linux 5 0 system from the Red Hat Linux installation CD perform the following steps Step 1 Insert the Red Hat Linux installation CD in the CD drive Step 2 Follow the installation procedure for Red Hat Linux
25. nd RAID system theory and operation MegaRAID SAS Software User s Guide 2 Install the MegaRAID SAS RAID controller and the related hardware MegaRAID SAS RAID Control lers User s Guide MegaRAID 1078 based SAS RAID Controllers User s Guide 3 Configure the physical arrays and logical devices using either the MegaRAID Configuration Utility CU or the WebBIOS CU MegaRAID SAS Software User s Guide 4 Install the MegaRAID SAS device drivers MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide 5 Use the MegaRAID Storage Manager tool to config ure monitor and maintain storage configurations on LSI SAS controllers The MegaRAID Storage Manager graphical user interface GUI makes it easy for you to create and manage storage configurations This tool runs under an operating system and can manage RAID arrays while the system is operating MegaRAID SAS Software User s Guide Preface v Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved physical specifications jumper definitions and connector locations for the 1068 based SAS RAID controllers MegaRAID 1078 based SAS RAID Controllers User s Guide Document No 80 00157 01 Rev B This document explains how to install your MegaRAID 1078 based SAS RAID controller in a host system In addition it provides the electrical and physical specifications jumper definitions and connector locations for the 1078 based SAS RAID controllers MegaRAID SAS
26. nstallation provides installation instructions for Novell NetWare Chapter 4 Red Hat Linux 3 0 4 0 and 5 0 Driver Installation provides installation instructions for Red Hat Linux Chapter 5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 9 0 and 10 0 Driver Installation provides installation instructions for SLES Linux Chapter 6 SCO OpenServer 6 and SCO UnixWare 7 Driver Installation provides installation instructions for SCO Openserver and SCO UnixWare Chapter 7 FreeBSD Driver Installation provides installation instructions for FreeBSD iv Preface Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Chapter 8 Solaris 10 x86 and Solaris Express x86 Driver Installation provides installation instructions for Solaris MegaRAID System Installation Sequences and Document Organization The following table outlines the installation configuration and management sequences for a MegaRAID SAS RAID system Each sequence consists of a series of steps and operations that the reference manual explains LSI recommends performing the sequences in the order listed when you install and configure your SAS RAID system Related Publications MegaRAID SAS RAID Controllers User s Guide Document No 80 00130 01 Rev B This document explains how to install your MegaRAID 1068 based SAS RAID controller in a host system In addition it provides the electrical and Sequence Task Reference Manual 1 Understa
27. og box vi Preface Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Revision History Technical Support LSI provides technical support for products purchased directly from LSI or from an LSI authorized reseller only For assistance in installing configuring or running your MegaRAID SAS RAID controller contact LSI Technical Support Phone Support 1 800 633 4545 North America Web Site http www lsi com support If the MegaRAID SAS RAID controller was installed as part of a system manufactured by a company other than LSI or if you purchased an LSI product from an unauthorized reseller call the technical support department of the computer manufacturer or the unauthorized reseller LSI does not provide direct technical support in these cases Document Number Date Remarks 80 00163 01 Rev B November 2008 Added installation instructions for the FreeBSD and Solaris 10 operating systems 80 00163 01 Rev A August 2007 Updated the installation procedures for the Windows Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux operating systems to include the latest versions Added a chapter for the SCO operating system DB15 000358 00 February 2006 Initial release of document Contents vii Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 Driver Description 1 1 1 1 1 Driver Functions 1 2 1 1 2 Driver Updates 1 2 1 2 Driver Names 1 3 Chapter 2 Windows Driv
28. orage devices The system prompts for the manufacturer supplied hardware support disk Note If the screen does not display this message after you press F6 then the setup program did not recognize the F6 command Reboot the system and return to step 2 Step 4 Insert the driver diskette containing the Windows device driver and press ENTER Installing or Updating the MegaRAID Driver in an Existing Windows System 2 3 Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Step 5 Select the appropriate MegaRAID adapter from the menu by using the arrow key to highlight it and then press ENTER to proceed Step 6 Press ENTER again to proceed Step 7 Return to the Windows Setup screen Windows displays a Welcome to Setup window Step 8 Press ENTER to continue Step 9 Press C to continue the Microsoft Windows installation procedure Step 10 Follow the Windows installation procedure Step 11 Repeat this process for all the adapters on your system 2 2 Installing or Updating the MegaRAID Driver in an Existing Windows System Perform the following steps to install or update the MegaRAID device driver in an existing Windows system Step 1 Boot the Windows operating system The Found New Hardware Wizard starts Step 2 Click the Next button and insert the driver diskette into the A drive Step 3 Click the Search for a Suitable Driver button and click Next Step 4 Click the N
29. perating systems To use the controller with these operating systems you must install software drivers LSI provides software drivers for the following operating systems Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP x64 Windows Server 2003 x86 Windows Server 2003 x64 and Windows Vista Novell NetWare Red Hat Linux versions 3 0 4 0 and 5 0 SuSE SLES versions 9 and 10 SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare FreeBSD 1 2 Overview Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved Solaris 1 1 1 Driver Functions MegaRAID provides drivers for the MegaRAID SAS RAID Storage Adapters which bring 3 0 Gbit s Serial Attached SCSI and 3 0 Gbit s SATA II performance to host adapter workstation and server designs The controllers support internal and external storage devices which allows you to use a system that supports enterprise class SAS and desktop class SATA II drives The SAS controllers integrate eight high performance SAS SATA II PHYs and a PCI Express bus master DMA core Each of the eight PHYs is capable of 3 0 Gbit s SAS link rates and 3 0 Gbit s SATA II link rates The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as described in the Serial Attached SCSI Standard version 1 1 The controllers also support the Serial ATA II SATA II protocol defined by the Serial ATA specification version 1 0a SATA II is an extension to SATA 1 0a The
30. r Update Install Time Update from Floppy Diskette To install the driver on a drive attached to a MegaRAID SAS controller in a new Solaris system from Solaris 10 or Solaris Express installation CD perform the following steps Step 1 Create a floppy driver image from the img image file provided Step 2 Boot the server with the Solaris DVD CD Step 3 Select the Solaris installation at grub boot menu After you pass the message Configuring devices a menu appears for you to continue the installation process Step 4 Choose the option Apply Driver Updates from the menu The Apply Driver option updates the menu and prompts the next menu where you can select the device CD floppy USB device from which the driver can be updated Updating the Driver on Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express x86 Operating System 8 3 Step 5 As the driver update is on a floppy created in step 1 choose the option installation from floppy to apply the driver update This updates the driver Step 6 After the driver is updated press E and continue the Solaris operating system installation 8 2 Updating the Driver on Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express x86 Operating System A package has been provided to update or install the driver on systems where the Solaris operating system has been already installed You have to use the pkgadd operating system utility to add the package and the pkgrm operating system utility to remove the package Note
31. the processor correctly This file supports the following enclosure IDs EnclosureLSILOGIC_____SYM3600 SAS and EnclosureIBM ESXSEXP3000_________ 2 2 Windows Driver Installation Copyright 2006 2008 by LSI Corporation All rights reserved 2 1 Installing the Windows System Driver in a New Windows System Perform the following steps to install the MegaRAID device driver in a new Windows operating system The Windows operating system automatically adds the driver to the registry and copies the driver to the appropriate directory Step 1 Start the Windows installation by booting from the appropriate Windows CD ROM The system BIOS must support booting from a CD ROM BIOS settings might require changes to allow CD ROM booting See your system documentation Step 2 Press F6 when the following displays at the bottom of the screen unless you are installing Windows Vista Press F6 if you need Note For the system to recognize the new driver for Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 you must press F6 If you are installing Windows Vista you do not need to press F6 For Windows Vista after the first installation screen an option displays to allow you to load the driver from either a floppy diskette or a USB key Otherwise it will load the default driver from the DVD Step 3 Select S to specify an additional device when the screen displays Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass st
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