25 Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide
BIOS Required
Altos R5250 BIOS
P06
(or later) is required to support Windows Server 2008.
Drivers Required
For Windows 2008 Installation, the following device drivers are required.
Device
Version
Directory on EasyBUILD
LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP
09.32.0207.20
07
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 s
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 LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 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
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later)
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
Please refer to the Appendix D. for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
configuration.
Installation Tips
1.
Though Windows Server can recognize the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP,
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 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 Logic MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP and 8204ELP (A:\MegaSR.INF)”
and click on Next.
6.
Please hold the ctrl key to select all of listed driver and click on Next to
load the driver.
