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Avago Technologies 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e User Manual

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Appendix B. Driver and Software Installation

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3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.2

packages/drivers/opensolaris/amd64
packages/drivers/opensolaris/i386

to a USB flash drive or other storage media.

5

Insert the OpenSolaris CD into your CD or DVD drive and boot from the
CD.

6

When booting completes, you will be in the OpenSolaris desktop, open a
terminal.

7

Insert the USB flash drive into your system. The drive should be mount
automatically otherwise you can manually mount the drive.

8

From the terminal do the following:

a

Login as root
# su
Passwd: opensolaris

b

Run this command:
# pfexec touch /ADD_DRV_IGNORE_ROOT_BASEDIR

c

Copy 3ware drivers from the USB flash drive or other storage media
# cp

//amd64/tw /kernel/drv/amd64

# cp

//i386/tw /kernel/drv/

d

Load 3ware driver
# add_drv –m “* 0666 root sys” –i

'””pci13c1,1003”” ””pci13c1,1004””

””pci13c1,1005”” ””pci13c1,1010””' –c scsi tw

e

Double-click Install OpenSolaris icon on the OpenSolaris desktop to
start the installation process. You should be able to select the array on
the 3ware controller to install OpenSolaris on it. Follow through to
complete the installation and reboot the system

9

To install the management software insert the 3ware CD you burned in
step 3, after OpenSolaris is rebooted, navigate to the directory on the CD
that contains the installer.
packages/installers/tools/opensolaris

10 Type:

./setupSolaris_x86.bin
and press Enter.

Installing the Driver and Software when LSI 3ware RAID
Controller is used as Secondary Storage

1

The steps below describe how to install the 3ware driver and RAID
management software from a graphical window. You must be root to run