Avago Technologies LSI SAS 3041E-R - Manual (Page 41)

Fusion-MPT Device Management User’s Guide 3-1
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Chapter 3
UNIX Operating System
Device Drivers
This chapter describe the Fusion-MPT device driver for various UNIX
operating systems. This chapter contains the following sections:
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Section 3.1, “Installing the Solaris x86 Device Driver”
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Section 3.2, “Installing the Solaris SPARC Driver”
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Section 3.3, “Installing the UnixWare 7 and Open Unix 8 Device
Driver”
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Section 3.4, “SCO OpenServer 5 Device Driver Installation”
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Section 3.5, “Installing the Fusion-MPT Linux Device Drivers”
3.1 Installing the Solaris x86 Device Driver
This section describes version 5.xx.xx of the LSI Fusion-MPT device
driver for Solaris x86. This section includes the following topics:
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Section 3.1.1, “Introducing the Solaris x86 Driver”
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Section 3.1.2, “Driver Features and LSI Device Support”
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Section 3.1.3, “Preparing to Install the Solaris x86 Driver”
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Section 3.1.4, “Installing the Driver on an Existing Solaris x86
System”
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Section 3.1.5, “Installing the Driver on a New Solaris x86 System”
3.1.1 Introducing the Solaris x86 Driver
The LSI Solaris X86 driver, itmpt , allows the Solaris x86 operating
system (for Solaris versions 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0) to interface with the
devices connected to the LSI Ultra320 SCSI, SAS, and Fibre Channel
host adapters. The LSI driver is optimized for low CPU overhead and