Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i - Manual (Page 51)

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MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide 
June 2014
Solaris 10 x86, Solaris 11, and Solaris Express x86 Driver Installation
Installing the Driver Package during OS Installation (Solaris11 OS, x86 Only)
8.5 Installing the Driver Package during OS Installation (Solaris11 OS, x86 Only)
Perform the following procedure to install the Solaris 11 OS on any of the supported LSI MegaRAID controllers as a
boot-controller (primary storage).
1. Insert the Solaris 11 text install DVD, and boot into the Solaris installation menu.
2. Select the option [2] Install Additional Drivers.
3. Press F9 (Quit), and return to the installation menu.
4. In the installation menu, select [3] Shell.
5. Copy the driver package components.tgz to the /tmp directory, and type the following commands to extract
the driver:
# tar -zxvf components.tgz
# uncompress mr_sas.Z
# tar -xf mr_sas.tar
6. Install LSI mrsas Driver/ Package by using the following command:
# pkgadd -d .
7. Select [1]Install and continue to complete the Solaris 11 OS installation.
8.6 Installing or Upgrading the Driver Package after OS Installation
Perform the following procedure to install or upgrade the driver or package after the Solaris OS installation.
1. Become a superuser on your system.
2. Change the directory (command cd) to the directory where the Driver Package Update is, and type the
following command:
# pkgadd -d .
3. At the following prompt, enter y.
Do you want to continue with the installation of [y,n,?]
The following message appears after a successful installation:
Installation of was successful.
If the installation is not successful, the following message appears:
Installation of was suspended (administration).
4. If the installation was successful, skip this step, and go to step 5. If the installation was not successful, remove the
previously installed driver package, and then repeat step 3 to apply the drive package.
See Section 8.7, Removing the Driver Package , for instructions on removing the previously installed driver
package. Do not reboot.
5. Run the following commands to reconfigure while rebooting the machine:
# touch /reconfigure
# reboot
6. At the next bootup, enter b -r as a boot option.