Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 8308ELP - Manual (Page 11)

MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User’s Guide 1-1
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Chapter 1
Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the drivers for the MegaRAID
®
SAS
RAID controllers. It consists of the following sections:
•
Section 1.1, “Driver Description”
•
Section 1.2, “Driver Names”
Subsequent chapters in this manual provide detailed installation
instructions for the operating systems. Use the latest updates provided
by the operating system manufacturer and review the readme file that
accompanies the driver for any updated information.
1.1 Driver Description
You can install the MegaRAID SAS controller in any IBM AT-compatible
computer that has a PCI Express local bus. The RAID controller can run
under various operating systems.
To use the controller with these operating systems, you must install
software drivers. LSI
®
provides software drivers for the following
operating systems:
•
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000, Windows XP, Windows XP x64,
Windows Server 2003 (x86), Windows Server 2003 (x64), and
Windows Vista
•
Novell
®
NetWare
®
•
Red Hat
®
Linux™ versions 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0
•
SuSE SLES versions 9 and 10
•
SCO™ OpenServer
®
and SCO UnixWare™