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Driver and Software Installation

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Installing the Driver and Software from the 

Command Line

The following steps describe how to install software on OpenSolaris at a 
command line, using a console application. You must be root to run the 
installer.

To install the driver and software on OpenSolaris from the 
command line

1

Download the AMCC 3ware OpenSolaris installation image from
 

http://3ware.com/support/index.asp 

and mount the image or burn it to a 

CD-ROM disc.

2

Navigate to the folder on the mounted image or CD that contains the 
installer.

packages/installers/tools/solaris/opensolaris

3

Type:

./setupSolaris_x86.bin -console

and press 

Enter

.

The application starts in text mode.

4

Respond to each screen as it walks you through the installation process. 

The Console installation screens mirror those that display using the GUI 
installer. For specific information about the screens, see the previous 
section in this document.

To navigate in text mode, type:

1 for Next

2 for Previous

3 to Cancel

5 to Redisplay

0 to Continue Installing

5

After the installation is complete, check that the driver has loaded 
correctly. 

# modinfo | grep 3ware

                                      

Tip:

 If you installed it, you can now access the documentation through the 3ware 

HTML Bookshelf. Open your browser and enter /opt/AMCC/Documentation/
index.html

Summary of Contents for OpenSolaris

Page 1: ...3ware SAS SATA RAID Software User Guide Addendum for OpenSolaris Supports the 9690SA and 9650SE Models PN 720 0190 00 February 2009...

Page 2: ...AMCC PowerPC and the PowerPC logo are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Sun Solaris and OpenSolaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S a...

Page 3: ...laris This document contains these sections Creating RAID Units Driver and Software Installation Partitioning Formatting and Mounting Units Updating the Firmware Uninstalling 3ware Software Under Open...

Page 4: ...he 3ware website at http www 3ware com support userdocs asp Additional support information is available in the 3ware Knowledgebase at this website http www 3ware com KB Creating RAID Units You can cre...

Page 5: ...s below describe how to install the 3ware driver and RAID management software from a graphical window You must be root to run the installer To install the driver and software 1 Download the AMCC 3ware...

Page 6: ...r OpenSolaris 5 On the License Agreement page accept the agreement and click Next Figure 2 License Agreement Screen 6 If you want to change where the components will be installed you can change the pa...

Page 7: ...stalling the driver may require that you restart your computer CLI lets you set up and manage RAID units through a command line interface The 3ware Documentation option installs the 3ware HTML Bookshe...

Page 8: ...lation is complete click Finish Figure 6 Final Installation Screen 10 If you are prompted restart your computer to load the driver You can now use 3BM the 3ware BIOS Manager or the 3ware CLI to create...

Page 9: ...taller packages installers tools solaris opensolaris 3 Type setupSolaris_x86 bin console and press Enter The application starts in text mode 4 Respond to each screen as it walks you through the instal...

Page 10: ...3BM will not be recognized by OpenSolaris until the system is made aware of the changes through system administration commands Enabling Multi LUN Support By default an OpenSolaris host is configured f...

Page 11: ...w 3ware com support userdocs asp Uninstalling 3ware Software Under OpenSolaris The following steps describe how to uninstall software on OpenSolaris from the command line If you do not use the console...

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