Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide
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Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 with SAS daughter board.
BIOS Required
Altos R5250 BIOS
P06
(or later) is required to support Windows Server 2008.
Drivers Required
For Windows Server 2008 x64 Installation, the following device drivers are
required.
Device Version
EasyBUILD Version
SAS Daughter
Board
1.26.05.00
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
Chipset
Package 9.26
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
Onboard Gigabit
Ethernet
67.80.0.0
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
Onboard VGA
6.14.10.1090
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
ATI FireGL V5600
8.440.0.0
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
Software Required
The management utility for SAS daughter board and NIC can be found in the
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later).
Software
Version
Directory on EasyBUILD
MegaRAID Storage
Manager
2.63
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
ForceWare Network
Access Manager
67.80.0.0
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
Configuring SAS Daughter Board
Please refer to the Appendix B. for the SAS daughter board configuration.
Installation Tips
1.
Though Windows Server can recognize the SAS daughter board controller,
we still need to replace the driver with the one in EasyBUILD. Please make
the driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 first before the
installation.
2.
Please boot the system form the Windows Server 2008 x64 CD/DVD.
Follow the instructions to do the installation.
3.
When you see the “Where do you want to install Windows?” on the
screen, please insert the driver diskette and click on Load Driver.
4.
Click on OK. You will see the supported devices listed.
5.
Select “LSI Adapter,SAS 3000 series, 8-port with 1068E - StorPort
(A:\lsi_sas.inf)” and click on Next.
6.
Please hold the ctrl key to select all of listed driver and click on Next to
