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Linux Driver Support

Next, use the “mkfs /dev/sda1” command to setup a file system on this partition.

Use the command “mkdir xxxx” to create a mount point for the RAID array.

Then, mount /dev/sda1 /xxxx in order to access it.

Note: xxxx represents the desired name of the mount point.

Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver

To avoid typing in “insmod hptiop_00.ko” each time the operating system is booted,

the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup. To

install the module, type in the following commands (first change to the directory

where the proper hptiop_00.ko file is located):

# install -d /lib/modules/‘uname –r‘/kernel/drivers/scsi

# install -c hptiop_00.ko /lib/modules/‘uname –r‘/kernel/drivers/scsi

Then, instruct the system to load the module when booting. Use the following

commands:

#echo “modprobe hptiop_00” > /etc/init.d/hptdriver

#chmod 755 /etc/init.d/hptdriver

#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S01hptdriver

#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S01hptdriver

#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S01hptdriver

Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup

The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array(s) during startup by

modifying the file”/etc/fstab”.

For example, add the following line to tell the system to mount /dev/sda1 to location /

mnt/raid after startup:

/dev/sda1 /mnt/raid ext2 defaults 0 0

4 - Updating the Driver

If you are not booting from disks attached to RocketRAID host adapter, you can

update the driver just by reinstalling it following the procedure outlined in the

previous section, “Installing the RocketRAID driver for an Existing System”.

If you are running the system installed to a disk or array attached to the RocketRAID

host adapter:

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