Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 8308ELP - Manual (Page 3)

MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User’s Guide iii
Copyright © 2006-2007 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.
Preface
This manual is the primary reference for the operating system drivers
provided with the LSI
®
MegaRAID
®
devices. It describes the drivers for
all supported operating systems and explains how to install them.
Audience
This document is intended for people installing an operating system
driver for a MegaRAID SAS RAID controller.
Organization
This document has the following chapters:
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Chapter 1, Overview , describes the MegaRAID SAS RAID controller
and lists the operating systems for which drivers are provided.
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Chapter 2, Windows Driver Installation , provides installation
instructions for Windows operating systems.
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Chapter 3, Novell NetWare Driver Installation , provides installation
instructions for Novell NetWare.
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Chapter 4, Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 Driver Installation ,
provides installation instructions for Red Hat Linux.
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Chapter 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9.0 and 10.0
Driver Installation
, provides installation instructions for SLES Linux.
MegaRAID System Installation Sequences and Document Organization
The following table outlines the installation, configuration, and
management sequences for a MegaRAID SAS RAID system. Each
sequence consists of a series of steps and operations that the reference