Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i - Manual (Page 22)

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MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide Chapter 8: Solaris 10 x86 and Solaris Express x86 Driver Installation | Installing the Driver in
a New Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris Express x86
8.2 Installing the Driver in a
New Solaris 10 x86 or Solaris
Express x86
If you use Solaris 10 Update 6 or later, the MegaRAID SAS driver is part of the operating
system installation DVD/CD.
NOTE: If you use Solaris 10 Update 5 or earlier, you need the driver update.
8.2.1 Installing the Driver Update
(Install-Time-Update) from a CD or a
Diskette
To install the operating system from the Solaris 10 or Solaris Express installation CD on
a drive attached to the MegaRAID SAS controller, in a new Solaris system, perform the
following steps.
1. Create a driver image CD from the .iso image file provided.
2. Boot the server with the Solaris DVD/CD.
3. Select the Solaris installation at grub boot menu.
After the message Configuring devices appears on the screen, a menu
appears for you to continue the installation process.
4. Select the option Apply Driver Updates from the menu.
This prompts the next menu.
5. On the menu, select the device (CD, floppy, or USB device) from which to update the
driver.
6. As the driver update is on CD/DVD, eject the Solaris installation DVD and insert the
driver update CD/DVD created in step 1 .
7. Select the option Driver installation from CD/DVD to apply the driver
update.
This updates the driver.
8. After the driver is updated, press E on the keyboard and re-insert the Solaris
operating system installation CD/DVD to continue installing the Solaris operating
system.
8.2.2 Installing the Driver Update
(Install-Time-Update) from Floppy
Diskette
To install the driver on a drive attached to a MegaRAID SAS controller, in a new Solaris
system from Solaris 10 or Solaris Express installation CD, perform the following steps.
1. Create a floppy driver image from the .img image file provided.
2. Boot the server with the Solaris DVD/CD.
3. Select the Solaris installation at grub boot menu.
After you pass the message Configuring devices, a menu appears for you to
continue the installation process.
4. Choose the option Apply Driver Updates from the menu.
The Apply Driver option updates the menu and prompts the next menu where
you can select the device (CD, floppy, USB device) from which the driver can be
updated.
5. As the driver update is on a floppy created in step 1 , choose the option installation
from floppy to apply the driver update.
This updates the driver.