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MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide

June 2014

XenServer Driver Installation

Installing the XenServer 6.x OS on Storage Managed by a MegaRAID Controller (Primary

Storage)

Perform the following steps to install the XenServer 6.0, 6.1 or 6.2 OS driver at boot time on storage managed by a
MegaRAID controller. This procedure contains additional actions for the XenServer 5.5.0 OS and the
XenServer 5.6.0 OS in step

20

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1.

Download the ISO image for installing the Citrix Xenserver OS.

2.

Using the ISO image, perform the following steps to make a pen drive as a driver update disk (DUD).

a.

Copy the iso image.

b.

Using the Linux command, type the following command in text mode:

dd if=image of=target

For example, dd if=megaraid_sas-08.255.02.00-2.6.27.42-
0.1.1.xs5.6.0.44.111158.iso of =/dev/sdb

Where /dev/sdb= pendrive location.

3.

Boot the computer from the main installation CD.

4.

For the DUD installation, select F9 from the initial boot screen.

5.

Accept the End User License Agreement (EULA), then proceed.

The installer reads from the boot disk, and then loads several screens showing the megaraid_sas driver.

6.

After you return to the initial boot screen, remove the pen drive, then proceed as normal.

After the initial boot messages, the installer does some hardware detection and initialization, then a screen
appears that prompts you to select which keyboard key map you want to use for the installation.

7.

Select the desired key map and choose OK to proceed.

8.

Select the option to install or upgrade the XenServer OS, and choose OK to proceed.

The next screen displays a message stating that the setup program will install XenServer on the computer, and
warning that the installation will overwrite data on any hard drives that you select to use for the installation.

9.

Click OK.

The XenServer End User License Agreement (EULA) appears.

10. Click Accept EULA.

If you have multiple local hard disks, you are prompted to choose the primary disk for the installation.

11. Select the desired disk and click OK to proceed.

After you select the primary disk, you are prompted to choose whether you want any of the other drives to be
formatted for use by the XenServer OS for VM storage.

12. Click OK to proceed.

The next screen prompts you to specify the source of the installation packages.

13. If you are installing from CD, select Local media (CD-ROM).

The next screen prompts you to choose whether to verify the integrity of the installation media.

14. Click Skip verification to bypass verification of the installation media.

Verifying installation can take some time.

15. Click OK to proceed.

You are prompted to set a root password.

16. For network configuration, use the default setting and continue to press OK.

You are prompted to select the general geographical area for the time zone.