HighPoint RocketRAID 1720 - Manual (Page 50)

Linux Driver Support
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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 rr172x.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 rr172x.ko file is located):
#cp rr172x.ko /lib/modules/‘uname –r‘/kernel/drivers/scsi
#depmod
Then, instruct the system to load the module when booting. Use the following
commands:
#echo “modprobe rr172x” > /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 ext3 defaults 0 0
4 - Updating the Driver
1. If the original driver is installed in the system’s initrd (Initial RAM Disk) file
(when using a system installed to the RocketRAID 1720 controller, for example),
the driver module in the initrd file should be updated using the mkinitrd com-
mand (or extract the initrd file and replace the driver module manually).
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