Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i - Manual (Page 21)

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MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide
December 2012
Chapter 3: Red Hat Linux Driver Installation
Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6 Driver in an Existing Installation
3.2 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6 Driver in an Existing
Installation
You can install the device driver in an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 system from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
installation CD.
Perform the following steps to add the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6 driver to an existing installation:
1. Turn on the power to the system.
The system initializes the hardware. The system then detects the controller and invokes Kudzu, the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux hardware configuration utility.
The following RAID controller is added to your system:
LSI MegaSAS
2. Select the Configure the device option.
3. Highlight the Configure tab, and press Enter.
The system configures the controller and installs the appropriate driver in the kernel.
The system boots and displays the devices connected or configured on the controller.
3.3 Installing or Updating the Red Hat Linux System Driver
Perform the following steps to install or update to the latest version of the MegaSAS driver:
1. Boot the system.
2. Go to Console (your terminal GUI).
3. Install the Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) driver RPM.
Uninstall the earlier version first, if needed.
4. Install the MegaSAS driver RPM.
Uninstall the earlier version first, if needed.
5. Reboot the system to load the driver.