Verifying hardware installation, Installing, Downloaded – IBM Ultra320 User Manual
Page 36: Device, Driver, Utility, Software, Verifying, Hardware, Installation
If
the
version
displayed
is
not
at
the
recommended
level
and
updates
are
needed,
obtain
them
from
your
Linux
distributor
or
download
them
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site.
The
Web
address
is:
http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/linuxsdd/linuxsdd-p.
Installing
the
Downloaded
Device
Driver
and
Utility
Software
Software
required
for
the
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
RAID
Adapter
is
usually
installed
when
the
Linux
operating
system
is
installed.
Software
installation
is
not
necessary
unless
verification
has
failed.
If
it
is
necessary
to
install
software,
obtain
it
from
one
of
the
following
sources
in
the
order
listed:
1.
Your
supported
Linux
operating
system
CD-ROM
2.
Your
Linux
distributor
3.
Online
at
the
IBM
Support
Web
site:
http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/linuxsdd/linuxsdd-p
After
downloading
the
needed
software
package,
install
the
software
by
continuing
with
the
instructions
in
this
section.
Then,
return
to
and
follow
the
procedure
to
ensure
that
the
installation
was
successful.
Installing
Device
Driver
Software:
If
you
downloaded
the
ibmsis
device
driver
package,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
on
the
power
to
your
system
unit.
2.
At
the
system
prompt,
log
in
as
root
user.
3.
If
necessary,
untar
the
device
driver
package.
Type:
tar
-xzvf
ibmsis-$ver.tgz
Press
Enter.
4.
Compile
and
install
the
device
driver.
For
instructions
on
how
to
compile
and
install
the
ibmsis
device
driver,
see
the
Readme
file
located
in
ibmsis/src/
directory.
5.
To
load
the
module,
type:
modprobe
ibmsis
Press
Enter.
Note:
If
you
are
running
a
United
Linux
based
distribution
(such
as
SuSE)
add
the
following
line
to
the
file
/etc/rc.d/boot.local
to
ensure
the
driver
is
loaded
at
boot
time:
modprobe
ibmsis
Installing
the
Utility
Software:
If
you
downloaded
the
sisutils
utility
package,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
on
the
power
to
your
system
unit.
2.
At
the
system
prompt,
log
in
as
root
user.
3.
If
necessary,
untar
the
utility
package.
Type:
tar
-xzvf
sisutils-$ver.tgz
Press
Enter.
4.
Compile
and
install
the
sisutils
utility
package.
For
instructions
on
how
to
compile
and
install
the
utility
package,
see
the
readme
file
located
in
the
sisutils/
directory.
Note:
If
you
are
running
a
United
Linux
based
distribution
(such
as
SuSE),
add
the
following
lines
to
the
file
/etc/rc.d/boot.local
to
ensure
the
driver
is
loaded
at
boot
time:
sisdump
&
sisupdate
These
lines
should
be
added
to
the
/etc/rc.d/boot.localfile
after
the
line
modprobe
ibmsis
.
Verifying
Hardware
Installation
To
verify
that
your
system
unit
recognizes
the
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
RAID
Adapter,
do
the
following:
24
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
RAID
Adapter:
Installation
and
Using
Guide