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Linux Driver Support

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

commands:

#echo “modprobe rr2310_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:

First, obtain the new driver module “rr2310_00.ko”. Refer to the previous section

“Obtain the Driver Module”. In following steps, we assume it has been

copied to “/tmp/rr2310_00.ko”.

Replace rr2310_00.ko in the boot RAM disk image, /boot/initrd-xxx.img (where xxx

is the kernel version).

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