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Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (SAS RAID
daughter board with i-Button)

Drivers Required

Software Required

Configuring SAS RAID daughter board

Installation Tips

Chipset Driver Installation

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation

VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s)

VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200)

RAID Utility Installation

Network Utility Installation

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (with
onboard SATA RAID)

Drivers Required

Software Required

Configuring onboard SATA RAID

Installation Tips

Chipset Driver Installation

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation

VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s)

VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200)

RAID Utility Installation

Network Utility Installation

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP)

Drivers Required

Software Required

Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP

Installation Tips

Chipset Driver Installation

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation

VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s)

VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200)

RAID Utility Installation

Network Utility Installation

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (SAS Daughter
Board) 37

Drivers Required

Software Required

Configuring SAS Daughter Board

Installation Tips

Chipset Driver Installation

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation

VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s)

VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200)

Summary of Contents for R5250-Q2000 - Altos - 2 GB RAM

Page 1: ...tion guide on Altos R5250 including Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition Windows 2000 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 32 bit 64 bit and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 bit 64 bit Windows XP and Windows Vista Version 1 2 May 2008 ...

Page 2: ... informational purposes only ACER MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED IN THIS DOCUMENT Acer Acer Altos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Acer Incorporation Other product or company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ...hipset Driver Package Installation 9 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 10 VGA Driver Installation onboard VGA 10 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5600 10 RAID Utility Installation 12 Network Utility Installation 12 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation SAS RAID Daughter Board 12 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation with onboard SATA RAID 13 BIOS Required ...

Page 4: ...llation 17 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 17 VGA Driver Installation onboard VGA 17 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5600 18 RAID Utility Installation 18 Network Utility Installation 18 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation SAS Daughter Board 18 BIOS Required 18 Drivers Required 18 Software Required 18 Configuring SAS Daughter Board 18 Installation Tips 19 Chipset Driver Pac...

Page 5: ...nstallation 26 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 26 BIOS Required 26 Drivers Required 26 Software Required 27 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 27 Installation Tips 27 Chipset Driver Installation 27 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 28 VGA Driver Installation onboard VGA 28 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5600 28 RAID Utility Installation 2...

Page 6: ...r Installation onboard XGI Z9s 35 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 35 RAID Utility Installation 35 Network Utility Installation 35 Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 35 Drivers Required 35 Software Required 36 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 36 Installation Tips 36 Chipset Driver Installation 36 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installa...

Page 7: ...tion 43 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 43 VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s 43 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 43 RAID Utility Installation 44 Network Utility Installation 44 Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 44 Drivers Required 44 Software Required 44 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 44 Installation Tips 45 Chipset Dr...

Page 8: ...pset Driver Installation 52 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 52 VGA Driver Installation onboard ZGI Z9s 52 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 52 RAID Utility Installation 53 Network Utility Installation 53 Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 53 Drivers Required 53 Software Required 53 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 53 Installation Tips 54 Chi...

Page 9: ...red 59 Configuring SAS Daughter Board 60 Installation Tips 60 Chipset Driver Installation 60 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 60 RAID Utility Installation 60 Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation SAS RAID Daughter Board 61 Drivers Required 61 Software Required 61 Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 61 Installation Tips 61 Chipset Driver Installation 62 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installat...

Page 10: ... x64 Edition SP2 Installation with onboard SATA RAID 69 Drivers Required 69 Software Required 69 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 70 Installation Tips 70 Chipset Driver Package Installation 70 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 70 VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s 70 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 70 RAID Utility Installation 70 Network Utility Installation 70 Windows XP Professiona...

Page 11: ...nux 5 0 EM64T Installation SAS Daughter Board 78 Drivers Required 78 Software Required 78 Configuring SAS Daughter Board 78 Installation Tips 78 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 79 VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s 79 VGA Driver Installation onboard ATI FrireGL V5200 79 RAID Utility Installation 79 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 EM64T Installation SAS RAID daughter board with i Button 80 D...

Page 12: ...ID Utility Installation 87 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 Installation SAS RAID daughter board with i Button 88 Drivers Required 88 Software Required 88 Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board 88 Installation Tips 88 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 89 VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s 89 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 89 RAID Utility Installation 89 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 Inst...

Page 13: ...98 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation with onboard SATA RAID 99 Drivers Required 99 Software Required 99 Configuring onboard SATA RAID Utility 99 Installation Tips 99 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 100 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 100 RAID Utility Installation 100 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 101 Drivers Required...

Page 14: ...llation with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 111 Drivers Required 112 Software Required 112 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 112 Installation Tips 112 VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 114 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 114 MeagRAID Storage Manager Installation 114 APPENDIX A ONBOARD SATA RAID CONFIGURATION UTILITY 115 Configuring Onboard SATA RAID 115 Enabling onboard SATA RAID 115 Ente...

Page 15: ...Configuration Utility 119 Loading Factory default setting 119 Creating a RAID volume 119 Initial RAID Volume 119 Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 120 Save and Exit Embedded RAID Configuration Utility 120 APPENDIX E LSI MEGARAID SAS 8708ELP RAID CREATION 121 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 121 Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility 121 Loading Factory Default Setting 121 Creating and I...

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Page 17: ...ou a briefly and quick hardware information about Altos R5250 The operating system installation tips Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide 1 The Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide would be updated on a monthly basis Please download the latest release from the Acer support website INTRODUCTION ...

Page 18: ...e Embedded six SATA2 ports Optional SAS SAS RAID daughter card or SAS RAID add on card Expansion Slots Total 2 slots Defaulted with PCI E x16 slot w x16 throughput or optional PCI X riser card support PCI E X8 dedicated to SAS or SAS RAID daughter card VGA Onboard XGI Z9s video controller w 16MB SDRAM Optional add on ATI FireGL V5200 graphic card support SATA Controller Six SATA ports with Softwar...

Page 19: ...3 Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide Storage Subsystem Drive Bays One slim optical bay Up to three hot swap SAS SATA2 HDDs Hard Disks Up to 3 SAS SATA HDDs support ...

Page 20: ...Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide 4 System Block Diagram BOARD LAYOUT ...

Page 21: ...2GB 2 x 2GB 16 GB Dual Processor CPU1 CPU1 DIMM A1 B1 DIMM A2 B2 DIMM A3 B3 DIMM A4 B4 DIMM C1 D1 DIMM C2 D2 DIMM C3 D3 DIMM C4 D4 Total Memory 1 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 GB 2 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 4 GB 3 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 6 GB 4 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 2 x 512MB 8 GB 5 2 x 1GB 2 x 1GB 4 GB 6 2 x...

Page 22: ...2 D2 DIMM C3 D3 DIMM C4 D4 Physical Memory Detected by OS 1 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank Spare 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank Spare 6 GB 4 GB 2 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank Spare 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank 2 x 512MB Single Rank Sp...

Page 23: ...50 BIOS P06 or later is required to support Windows Server 2008 NOTE 2 This Windows Server 2008 certification also applies to Standard Edition and Web Server 2008 NOTE 3 EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 or later can support Windows Server 2008 The drivers required for the OS installation can be found on the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 or later We suggest that you use the drivers contained in the EasyBUILD 8 0 ...

Page 24: ...ctory 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 ...

Page 25: ...ognize the onboard gigabit Ethernet controller we still need to replace the driver with the one in EasyBUILD 2 After the installation completes you would see the following devices in Device Manager without any yellow mark 3 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 into the optical drive 4 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Chipset select Windows Server 2008 x64 and click on Setup 5 Follow the instruction...

Page 26: ...uction to install the VGA driver 4 Please reboot the server after the driver is installed 5 After the system rebooted you would see XGI Z7 Z9 Z9s Z11 v1 09 10 listed in Display adapters in Device Manager VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5600 NOTE With ATI FireGL V5600 installed you need to disable onboard VGA controller first from BIOS before you install the ATI FireGL V5600 driver 1 Press F2 d...

Page 27: ... into the optical drive 4 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Graphics adapters ATI FireGL V5600 select Windows Server 2008 x64 and click on Setup 5 Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver 6 At Select Components please click on Express 7 Please reboot the server after the driver is installed You would see ATI FireGL V5600 in Display adapters in Device Manager ...

Page 28: ... the license agreement and use the default setting to the Setup Type 4 At the Setup Type please select StandAlone 5 Follow the instruction again to complete the installation Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package Wi...

Page 29: ...ity for onboard SATA RAID and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA RAID Utility 10 3 51 1 EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 or later ForceWare Network Access Manager 67 80 0 0 EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 or later Configuring onboard SATA RAID Please refer to the Appendix A for the onboard SATA RAID configuration Installation Tips 1 Though ...

Page 30: ...VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5600 Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition SAS Daughter Board ATI FireGL V5600 Driver Installation section RAID Utility Installation The onboard SATA RAID utility is included in the chipset driver package The onboard SATA RAID utility will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package Network Utility Installat...

Page 31: ...tion 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 x64 CD DVD Follow the instructions to do the installation 3 When you see the Where do you want to install Window...

Page 32: ...ork Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708E...

Page 33: ...een 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 8708ELP RAID Controller A oemsetup 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 7 After the driver is loaded and returned to Where do you want to install Windows page click on N...

Page 34: ...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 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 Ea...

Page 35: ... 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 load the driver 7 After the driver is loaded and returned to Where do you want to install Windows page click on Next to continue the installation 8 Follow the instructions to finish the ...

Page 36: ...thernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package VGA Driver Installation onboard VGA 1 Windows will treat onboard VGA as Standard VGA device You can find the XGI Z9s driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 i...

Page 37: ...OS After you entering the BIOS select Advanced PCI Configuration Onboard VGA Control press Enter and change the setting from Enabled to Disabled press And then press F10 to save configuration changes and reboot system 2 After you reboot and entering the OS you will see Standard VGA Graphics Adapter and one Video Controller under Other Device in Windows Server 2008 Device Manager for ATI FireGL V56...

Page 38: ...LD 8 0 build 200 into the optical drive 2 Expand Utilities Altos R5250 SAS Daughter Board select MegaRAID Storage Manager Windows Server 2008 and click on Setup 3 Follow the instruction accept the license agreement and use the default setting to the Setup Type 4 At the Setup Type please select StandAlone 5 Follow the instruction again to complete the installation Network Utility Installation The F...

Page 39: ...rd 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 onboard SATA RAID and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 200 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA RAID Utility 10 3 51 1 EasyBUILD 8 0 build...

Page 40: ...kage The Gigabit Ethernet driver will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package VGA Driver Installation onboard VGA Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SAS Daughter Board XGI Z9s Driver Installation section VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5600 Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SAS Daughter Board ATI FireGL V5600 Dr...

Page 41: ...AID 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 m...

Page 42: ...ease refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SAS Daughter Board ATI FireGL V5600 Driver Installation section RAID Utility Installation Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SAS Daughter Board RAID Utility Installation section Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package The ForceWare Network Access Mana...

Page 43: ...gaRAID SAS 8708ELP 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...

Page 44: ...ver package The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation SAS Daughter Board Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 with SAS daughter board installed Drivers Required For Windows 2003 x64 Insta...

Page 45: ...EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 first before the installation 2 Press F6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the SAS daughter board 3 Select LSI Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 x64 as target driver 4 After loading the RAID driver from diskette follow the normal procedure to finish the installation Chipset Driver Package Installation 1 After the installation completes y...

Page 46: ...ct Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 and click on Setup 3 Click on Display Driver and follow the instruction to install the VGA driver 4 Please reboot the server after the driver is installed 5 After the system rebooted you would see XGI Z7 Z9 Z9s Z11 v1 09 03 listed in Display adapters in Device Manager VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 NOTE With ATI FireGL V5200 installed you need to disable onb...

Page 47: ...click on Express 7 Please reboot the server after the driver is installed You would see ATI FireGL V5200 and ATI FireGL V5200 Secondary listed in Display adapters in Device Manager 8 After the system rebooted if you see the following message on the screen 9 Please right click on desktop and select Properties 10 Select Setting tab Change the setting of Display to 1 Plug and Play Monitor and ATI Fir...

Page 48: ...he chipset driver package The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Installation SAS RAID daughter board with i Button Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos R5250 SAS RAID daughter board with i Button Driver...

Page 49: ...installed Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SAS Daughter Board Chipset Driver Installation section Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s The XGI Z9s dr...

Page 50: ...Including in chipset driver package 9 18 Onboard XGI Z9s 6 14 10 900 Disk r5250 onboard xgiz9s x64 ws03 ATI FireGL V5200 8 323 1 0 Disk R5250 graphic V5200 x64 ws03 Software Required The management utility for onboard SATA RAID and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA RAID Utility 5 10 2600 68 1 Including in chipset driver pa...

Page 51: ... the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SAS Daughter Board ATI FireGL V5200 Driver Installation section RAID Utility Installation The onboard SATA RAID utility is included in the chipset driver package The onboard SATA RAID utility will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package Network Utility Insta...

Page 52: ... from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 first before the installation 2 Press F6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 3 Select LSI Embedded MegaRAID Windows XP 2003 64 bit as target driver 4 After loading the RAID driver from diskette follow the normal procedure to finish the installation Chipset Driver Installation The chipset driver instal...

Page 53: ...hter Board Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition on Altos R5250 with SAS daughter board installed Drivers Required For Windows 2003 Installation the following device drivers are required Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD SAS Daughter Board 1 25 10 00 Disk r5250 sas sas1068 x64 ws03 Onboard NVIDIA NFP3600 Chipset Package 9 21 Disk R5250 on...

Page 54: ...e installation Chipset Driver Installation 1 After the installation completes you would see the following devices with yellow mark in Device Manager 2 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the optical drive 3 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Chipset select Windows Server 2003 and click on Setup 4 Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in t...

Page 55: ... Z11 v1 09 03 listed in Display adapters in Device Manager VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 NOTE With ATI FireGL V5200 installed you need to disable onboard VGA controller first from BIOS before you install the ATI FireGL V5200 driver 1 Press F2 during the POST to enter the BIOS After you entering the BIOS select Advanced PCI Configuration Onboard VGA Control press Enter and change the set...

Page 56: ...tab change the setting of the Hardware acceleration to Full and apply the setting You will not see the message again 12 Checking the Device Manager you would see ATI FireGL V5200 and ATI FireGL V5200 Secondary listed in Display adapters in Device Manager RAID Utility Installation 1 For installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for SAS daughter board please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the opt...

Page 57: ...V5200 8 323 1 0 Disk R5250 graphic V5200 ws03 Software Required The management utility for SAS RAID daughter board and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app r5250 raid lsi1068 Windows ForceWare Network Access Manager 65 31 Including in chipset driver package 9 21 Configuring SAS RAID Daughter Board Please ...

Page 58: ...n SAS Daughter Board ATI FireGL V5200 Driver Installation section RAID Utility Installation The MegaRAID Storage Manager installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SAS Daughter Board MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation section Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset dr...

Page 59: ...NVIDA RAID CLASS Driver required and NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required listed Please select both of them to install 4 After loading the onboard SATA RAID driver from diskette follow the normal procedure to finish the installation Chipset Driver Installation The chipset driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edit...

Page 60: ...0 with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Drivers Required For Windows 2003 Installation the following device drivers are required Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 09 25 1029 20 07 Disk R5250 sas 8204elp w2k3 Onboard NVIDIA NFP3600 Chipset Package 9 21 Disk R5250 onboard Chipset ws03 Onboard NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller 65 3 1 0 Including in chipset driver package 9 21 O...

Page 61: ...r Installation onboard XGI Z9s The XGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SAS Daughter Board XGI Z9x Driver Installation section VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 The ATI FireGL V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 R2 En...

Page 62: ...Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app R5250 sas lsi1068 Windows ForceWare Network Access Manager 65 31 Including in chipset driver package 9 21 Configuring SAS Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix B for the SAS daughter board configuration Installation Tips 1 As Windows 2000 can t recognize the SAS daughter board you need to make a driver diskette from th...

Page 63: ...hen you installing the chipset driver package VGA Driver Installation onboard ZGI Z9s 1 Windows 2000 cannot recognize the onboard VGA You can find the XGI Z9s driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the optical drive 2 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Graphics adapters XGI Z9s select Windows 2000 and click on Setup 3 Follow the instruction to install the VGA driv...

Page 64: ...e in Windows Server 2000 Device Manager for ATI FireGL V5200 3 You can find the ATI FireGL V5200 driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the optical drive 4 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Graphics adapters ATI FireGL V5200 select Windows XP x64 and click on Setup 5 Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver 6 At Select Components please click on Express 7...

Page 65: ...p 3 Follow the instruction accept the license agreement and use the default setting to the Setup Type 4 At Setup Type please select StandAlone 5 Follow the instruction again to complete the installation Network Utility Installation NOTE ForceWare Network Access Manager only supports Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or later If you want to use the ForceWare Network Access Manager with Window...

Page 66: ...ID Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix C for the SAS RAID Daughter Board Configuration Installation Tips 6 As Windows 2000 can t recognize the SAS RAID daughter board you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 first before the installation 7 Press F6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the SAS RAID daughter board 8 Select LSI Logi...

Page 67: ...supports Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or later If you want to use the ForceWare Network Access Manager with Windows 2000 you need to update the Microsoft Internet Explorer to version 6 0 or later The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver packag...

Page 68: ...th of them to install 4 After loading the onboard SATA RAID driver from diskette follow the normal procedure to finish the installation Chipset Driver Installation The chipset driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation SAS Daughter Board Chipset Driver Installation section Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation Th...

Page 69: ... information describes how to manually install Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 on Altos R5250 with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Drivers Required For Windows 2000 Installation the following device drivers are required Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 09 25 1029 20 07 Disk R5250 sas 8204elp w2k Onboard NVIDIA NFP 3600 Chipset Package 9 21 Disk R5250 onboard Chipset ws2k On...

Page 70: ...er package VGA Driver Installation onboard ZGI Z9s The ZGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation SAS Daughter Board XGI Z9s Driver Installation section VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 The ATI FireGL V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Window...

Page 71: ...4 vista Software Required The management utility for SAS Daughter Board can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app R5250 sas lsi1068 Windows Configuring SAS Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix B for the SAS Daughter Board Configuration Installation Tips 1 Though Windows Vista x64 can recognize the SAS daugh...

Page 72: ...anager for the SAS daughter board please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later into the optical drive 2 Expand Utilities Altos R5250 SAS DAUGHTER BOARD select MegaRAID Storage Manger Windows Vista x64 and click on Setup 3 Follow the instruction accept the license agreement and use the default setting to the Setup Type 4 At Setup Type please select StandAlone 5 Follow the instruction again to...

Page 73: ...he 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 After the driver is loaded and returned to Where do you want to install Windows page click ...

Page 74: ... x64 vista ATI FireGL V5200 8 362 0 0 Disk R5250 graphic V5200 x64 vista Software Required The management utility for onboard SATA RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA RAID Utility 1 4 6 08 Including in chipset driver package 1502 Configuring onboard SATA RAID Please refer to the Appendix A for the onboard SATA RAID configur...

Page 75: ...nboard SATA RAID utility is included in the chipset driver package The onboard SATA RAID utility would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation SAS Daughter Board Below information describes how to manually install Windows Vista Enterprise Edition on Altos R5250 SAS daughter board installed Drivers Required For Windows ...

Page 76: ... driver is loaded and returned to Where do you want to install Windows page click on Next to continue the installation 7 Follow the instructions to finish the installation Chipset Driver Installation 1 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later into the optical drive 2 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Chipset and double click on Windows Vista 3 Follow the instruction and use the default setting ...

Page 77: ... 65 7 4 0 Including in chipset driver package 1502 Onboard XGI Z9s 6 14 10 900 Disk r5250 onboard xgiz9s vista ATI FireGL V5200 8 362 0 0 Disk R5250 graphic V5200 vista Software Required The management utility for SAS RAID daughter board can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app r5250 raid lsi1068 Windows Configur...

Page 78: ...lity Installation The MegaRAID Storage Manager installation for SAS RAID daughter board is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation SAS Daughter Board RAID Utility Installation section Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation with onboard SATA RAID Below information describes how to manually install Windows Vista Enterprise Edi...

Page 79: ...DIA nForce RAID Device A nvrd32 inf and NVIDIA nForce Serial A ㄝ TA Controller A nvrd32 inf listed 5 Please hold the Ctrl key to select all of listed driver and click on Next to load the driver 6 After the driver is loaded and returned to Where do you want to install Windows page click on Next to continue the installation 7 Follow the instructions to finish the installation Chipset Driver Installa...

Page 80: ...management utility for SAS daughter board and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app R5250 sas lsi1068 Windows ForceWare Network Access Manager 65 31 Including in chipset driver package 9 21 Configuring SAS Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix B for the SAS Daughter Board Configuration Installation T...

Page 81: ...ipset driver package The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s 1 Windows XP x64 will treat onboard VGA as Standard VGA device You can find the XGI Z9s driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the optical drive 2 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Graphics adapte...

Page 82: ... the OS you will see one Standard VGA Graphics Adapter and one Video Controller under Other Device in Windows XP Device Manager for ATI FireGL V5200 3 You can find the ATI FireGL V5200 driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the optical drive 4 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Graphics adapters ATI FireGL V5200 select Windows XP x64 and click on Setup 5 Follow th...

Page 83: ... click on Setup 3 Follow the instruction accept the license agreement and use the default setting to the Setup Type 4 At the Setup Type please select StandAlone 5 Follow the instruction again to complete the installation Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically wh...

Page 84: ...D 8 0 build 100 first before the installation 2 Press F6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the onboard SATA RAID 3 Select LSI Embedded MegaRAID Windows XP 2003 64 bit as target driver 4 After loading the SATA RAID driver from the diskette follow the normal procedure to finish the installation Chipset Driver Package Installation The chipset driver installation i...

Page 85: ...essional x64 Edition SP2 Installation with onboard SATA RAID Below information describes how to manually install Windows XP Professional x64 Edition on Altos R5250 with onboard SATA RAID enabled Drivers Required For Windows XP x64 Installation the following device drivers are required Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA RAID 5 10 2600 687 Disk R5250 onboard sataraid x64 wsx p Onboar...

Page 86: ...net Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s The XGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Installation SAS Daugh...

Page 87: ...gement utility for SAS daughter board can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app R5250 sas lsi1068 Windows ForceWare Network Access Manager 65 31 Including in chipset driver package 9 21 Configuring SAS Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix B for the SAS daughter board configuration Installation Tips 1 As Win...

Page 88: ...er will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s 1 Windows XP cannot recognize the onboard VGA You can find the XGI Z9s driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the optical drive 2 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Graphics adapters XGI Z9s select Windows XP and click on Setup 3 Follow the ins...

Page 89: ...and one Video Controller under Other Device in Windows XP Device Manager for ATI FireGL V5200 3 You can find the ATI FireGL V5200 driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the optical drive 4 Expand Drivers Altos R5250 Graphics adapters ATI FireGL V5200 select Windows XP x64 and click on Setup 5 Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver 6 At Select Com...

Page 90: ...ows XP and click on Setup 3 Follow the instruction accept the license agreement and use the default setting to the Setup Type 4 At Setup Type please select StandAlone 5 Follow the instruction again to complete the installation Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatica...

Page 91: ... 8 0 build 100 first before the installation 2 Press F6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the onboard SATA RAID 3 Select LSI Embedded MegaRAID Windows XP 2003 as target driver 4 After loading the SATA RAID driver from the diskette follow the normal procedure to finish the installation Chipset Driver Package Installation The chipset driver installation is the sa...

Page 92: ...ws XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation with onboard SATA RAID Below information describes how to manually install Windows XP Professional Edition on Altos R5250 with onboard SATA RAID enabled Drivers Required For Windows XP Installation the following device drivers are required Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA RAID 5 10 2600 687 Disk R5250 onboard sataraid wsxp Onboard NVIDI...

Page 93: ...net Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package The Gigabit Ethernet driver would be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s The XGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation SAS Daughter ...

Page 94: ...n the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app R5250 sas lsi1068 Linux Configuring SAS Daughter Board Please refer to the Appendix B for the SAS Daughter Board Configuration Installation Tips 1 Since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 EM64T cannot recognize the SAS daughter board you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8 0 b...

Page 95: ...edia cdrom cp media cdrom Disk R5250 nicNvidia x64rhel5 nvlan rhel5 0 62 1 24 i686 rpm tmp 2 Install the driver cd tmp rpm ivh nvlan rhel5 0 62 1 24 i686 rpm VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s 1 You can find the onboard XGI Z9s VGA driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please refer to Directory on EasyBUILD in Driver Required section and copy the driver from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 to HDD fir...

Page 96: ...ers are required Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD SAS RAID Daughter Board 09 25 1029 20 07 Disk r5250 raid sas1068 x64 rhel5 Onboard NVIDIA NFP3600 Chipset N A OS built in Onboard NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller 0 62 Disk R5250 nic Nvidia x64 rhel5 Onboard XGI Z9s 1 12 03 Disk R5250 onboard xgiz9s x64 rhel5 ATI FireGL V5200 8 35 5 Disk R5250 graphic V5200 x64 rhel5 Software Required The m...

Page 97: ...k Select all optional packages 8 After selecting the entire package under Development click Next to follow the normal procedure to finish the installation Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 EM64T Installation SAS Daughter Board Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation...

Page 98: ...DIA nForce Networking Controller 0 62 Disk R5250 nic Nvidia x64 rhel5 Onboard XGI Z9s 1 12 03 Disk R5250 onboard xgiz9s x64 rhl5 ATI FireGL V5200 8 35 5 Disk R5250 graphic V5200 x64 rhel5 Software Required The management utility for onboard SATA RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA RAID utility 9 44 app R5250 onboard satarai...

Page 99: ...net Driver Installation section VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s The XGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 EM64T Installation SAS Daughter Board XGI Z9s Driver Installation section VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 TBD RAID Utility Installation NOTE You need the firefox to use the onboard SATA RAID uti...

Page 100: ... for LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app R5250 sas 8204ELP Linux Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Please refer to the Appendix D for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP configuration Installation Tips 1 Since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 EM64T cannot recognize the MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP y...

Page 101: ...GI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 EM64T Installation SAS Daughter Board XGI Z9s Driver Installation section VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 TBD RAID Utility Installation 1 You can find the MegaRAID Storage Manager for MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please refer to Directory on EasyBUILD ...

Page 102: ...d Configuration Installation Tips 1 Since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 cannot recognize the SAS daughter board you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later first before the installation 2 Type linux dd when the prompt boot appears at the start 3 Please select the sda as the Driver Disk Source 4 Follow the instruction to load the driver for SAS daughter board from the ...

Page 103: ... Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s 1 You can find the onboard XGI Z9s VGA driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please refer to Directory on EasyBUILD in Driver Required section and copy the driver from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 to HDD first mount media cdrom cp media cdrom Disk r5250 onboard xgiz9s rhel5 xgi_xg27_x86_xorg7_1_12_03 run tmp 2 Install the driver cd tmp xgi_xg27_x86_xorg7_1_12_03 run...

Page 104: ...A OS built in Onboard NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller 0 62 Disk R5250 nic Nvidia rhel5 Onboard XGI Z9s 1 12 03 Disk R5250 onboard xgiz9s rhel5 ATI FireGL V5200 8 35 5 Disk R5250 graphic V5200 rhel5 Software Required The management utility for SAS RAID daughter board can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app r5...

Page 105: ...ame as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 Installation SAS Daughter Board Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section VGA Driver Installation onboard XGI Z9s The XGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 Installation SAS Daughter Board XGI Z9s Driver Installation section VGA D...

Page 106: ...asyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later first before the installation 2 Type linux dd when the prompt boot appears at the start 3 Please select the sda as the Driver Disk Source 4 Follow the instruction to load the onboard SATA RAID driver from the driver diskette 5 At the Package Installation Defaults select Customize software packages to be installed 6 At the Package Group Selection step select Graphic ...

Page 107: ...py it from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 to HDD first mount media cdrom cp R media cdrom app R5250 onboard sataraid Linux rhel5 NvRaid UI 9 44 i686 rpm tmp 2 Install onboard SATA RAID utility cd tmp rpm ivh NvRaid UI 9 44 i686 rpm 3 To start onboard SATA RAID utility please double click on nvRaid icon on the desktop Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 Installation with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Below inform...

Page 108: ...aRAID SAS 8204ELP after installation complted OR if you have installed the ATI FireGL V5200 in the system you are required to manually to select install additional package at the Package Installation Defaults 6 At the Package Installation Defaults select Customize software packages to be installed and click Next 7 At the Package Group Selection step hold the shift key to select all the listed pack...

Page 109: ...anager click on Applications and select System Tools MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation SAS Daughter Board Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T on Altos R5250 SAS daughter board Drivers Required For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation the following device drivers are required Devi...

Page 110: ...f you have installed the ATI FireGL V5200 in the system you need to install addition packages during the OS installation If you are using onboard XGI Z9s please go to step 13 directly 8 At Installation Setting select the Software 9 Check C C Compiler and Tools under Development to add C C compiler tools 10 Click on Details change the Filter from Patterns to Package Groups 11 Select the Source unde...

Page 111: ...he default settings to install the driver 6 After the driver is installed run aticonfig initial to configure the driver aticonfig initial Uninitialised file found Configuring Using etc X11 xorg conf Save back up to etc X11 xorg conf original 0 7 Please reboot the system 8 If you want to change the display setting please DO NOT use the OS built in utility Please use the ATI Catalyst Control Center ...

Page 112: ...k on Computer More Applications MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation SAS RAID daughter board with i Button Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T on Altos R5250 SAS RAID daughter board with i Button Drivers Required For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation the following device drivers ...

Page 113: ...three partitions boot swap and a root partitions during installation You will also need to convert Device Name to Device ID with its associate mount point while creating each partition The Step 8 step16 below will instruct you on how to create these three required partitions and how to convert Device Name into Device ID NOTE Normally a file system to mount is identified in etc fstab by the Device ...

Page 114: ...the right window to add the kernel source 22 Click on Accept and continue the installation 23 Follow the instruction to complete the installation 24 If you have installed the ATI FireGL V5200 in the system the system CANNOT boot into X window after OS installation completed You need reboot the system into text and install the driver for ATI FireGL V5200 first Please refer to VGA driver installatio...

Page 115: ... the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Onboard SATA RAID Utility 9 44 app R5250 onboard sataraid Linux x64 sles10 Configuring onboard SATA RAID Utility Please refer to the Appendix A for the Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Installation Tips 1 Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T cannot recognize the onboard SATA RAID you need to make a driver diskette ...

Page 116: ...L V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS DAUGHTER BOARD installed Please refer to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation SAS Daughter Board VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 section Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver installation is the same as SAS DAUGHTER BOARD installed Please refer to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installat...

Page 117: ...nt utility of LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP can be found in the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 or later Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 30 app R5250 sas 8204ELP Linux Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Please refer to the Appendix D for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP configuration Installation Tips 1 Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T cannot recognize the LSI MegaRA...

Page 118: ... the size of the partition Set it to 1GB which is plenty Then click the tab Fstab Option 13 You will see Device Name is the default option in the section labeled Mount in etc fstab by Then change the Fstab options to Device ID and click OK at the bottom 14 In creating the swap partition please follow step described in step11 step13 In addition you need to change File system from Reiser to Swap in ...

Page 119: ...llation is the same as SAS daughter baord installed Please refer to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation SAS Daughter Board Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section RAID Utility Installation 1 You can find the MegaRAID Storage Manager for MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please refer to Directory on EasyBUILD in Software Required section 2 After you insert the ...

Page 120: ... the Appendix B for the SAS Daughter Board Configuration Installation Tips 1 Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 cannot recognize the SAS daughter board controller you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 first before the installation 2 Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 disk1 bootable CD 3 When you see the boot menu on the screen press F5 and select ...

Page 121: ...first mount media cdrom cp media cdrom Disk r5250 onboard xgiz9s sles10 xgi_xg27_x86_xorg7_1_12_03 run tmp 2 Install the driver cd tmp xgi_xg27_x86_xorg7_1_12_03 run VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 NOTE With ATI FireGL V5200 installed the system CANNOT boot into X window after the SLES 10 installation completed You need to reboot the system into text mode and install the driver for ATI Fi...

Page 122: ...dcccle amdcccle Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 1 You can find the onboard NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller driver in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please refer to Directory on EasyBUILD in Driver Required section 2 After you insert the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 into the optical drive it will be mounted automatically Please copy the driver from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 to HDD first cp R media E...

Page 123: ...D SAS RAID Daughter Board 09 25 1029 20 07 Disk r5250 raid sas1068 sles10 Onboard NVIDIA NFP3600 Chipset N A OS built in Onboard NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller 0 62 Disk R5250 nic Nvidia sles10 Onboard XGI Z9s 1 12 03 Disk r5250 onboard xgiz9s sles10 ATI FireGL V5200 8 35 5 Disk R5250 graphic V5200 sles10 Software Required The management utility of SAS RAID daughter board can be found in the ...

Page 124: ...tallation Setting Click Partitioning 9 Select Create Custom Partition Setup option box and click Next 10 Select Custom Partitioning for experts option box and then click Next 11 To create a partition click Create at the bottom and then select Primary Partition option box 12 In creating the boot partition you need to fill in the Mount Point with boot In addition you will need to enter the size of t...

Page 125: ...9s The XGI Z9s driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation SAS Daughter Board XGI Z9s Driver Installation section VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 The ATI FireGL V5200 driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation SAS Daughter ...

Page 126: ...ou need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 first before the installation 2 Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 disk1 bootable CD 3 When you see the boot menu on the screen press F5 and select Yes 4 Press Enter to continue the installation 5 Insert the driver disk to the floppy select sda Floppy and OK to load the onboard SATA RAID driver from the driver dis...

Page 127: ... Board VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 section Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The NIC driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the SuSE Linux Enterprise Linux 10 Installation SAS Daughter Board Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section RAID Utility Installation 1 You can find the onboard SATA RAID utility in EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 Please re...

Page 128: ... D for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP configuration Installation Tips 1 Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 cannot recognize the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8 0 build 100 first before the installation 2 Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 disk1 bootable CD 3 When you see the boot menu on the screen press F5 and select Yes 4 Press ...

Page 129: ...d in step11 step13 For the swap partition you need to change File system from Reiser to Swap in the combo box And don t forget to fill in the Mount Point with swap The typical size of the partition is 1GB 15 In creating a root partition please follow step described in step11 step13 and to fill in the Mount Point with Typitically assign rest of available driver space for the root partition 16 Once ...

Page 130: ...prise Server 10 Installation SAS Daughter Board VGA Driver Installation ATI FireGL V5200 section Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The NIC driver installation is the same as SAS daughter board installed Please refer to the SuSE Linux Enterprise Linux 10 Installation SAS Daughter Board Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section MeagRAID Storage Manager Installation The MegaRAID Storage Manager...

Page 131: ...ility To enter the onboard SATA RAID configuration utility press F10 when you see MediaShield ROM BIOS 6 77 during POST Note You have to install at least one SATA HDD to the onboard SATA controller in the system or you cannot see the MediaShield ROM BIOS 6 77 during POST Creating a RAID1 Volume 1 After you entering the configuration utility Use the arrow key to change the RAID Mode to Mirroring 2 ...

Page 132: ...SAS1068E and press Enter 2 Select RAID Properties and press Enter 3 Select Create IM Volume and press Enter 4 Move the cursor to the RAID Disk column 5 Press Space bar and D to change the setting form No to Yes The Drive Status will be marked as Primary 6 Move the cursor to another disk 7 Press Space bar to change the setting from No to Yes The Drive Status will be marked as Secondary 8 Move the c...

Page 133: ...ings 5 Exit the configuration utility and press Ctrl Alt Del to reboot the server Creating a RAID volume 1 Select Configuration from Management Menu 2 Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller 3 Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press spacebar to associate the selected drive with...

Page 134: ...nagement Menu Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 1 Select Objects from Management menu 2 Select Physical Drive from Objects All of the HDDs will be listed 3 Select a drive marked as READY and press Enter 4 Select Make Hot Spare and press Enter 5 Select Yes then you will see the HDD is changed from READY to HOTSP 6 Press ESC to return to the Management Menu Save and Exit Embedded RAID Configuration Utility...

Page 135: ...ng a RAID volume 1 Select Configuration from Management Menu 2 Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller 3 Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press spacebar to associate the selected drive with the current array The indicator for selected drive change from READY to ONLINE 4 After ...

Page 136: ...rom Management menu 2 Select Physical Drive from Objects All of the HDDs will be listed 3 Select a drive marked as READY and press Enter 4 Select Make Hot Spare and press Enter 5 Select Yes then you will see the HDD is changed from READY to HOTSP 6 Press ESC to return to the Management Menu Save and Exit Embedded RAID Configuration Utility 1 When RAID configuration initialization and assigning hot...

Page 137: ...rd 3 Select Add Configuration default and click on Next 4 Select Custom Configuration default and click on Next 5 Hold the Ctrl key and select the drives that you want to add into the array After you selecting the drives click on AddtoArray 6 Click on Accept DG then Next 7 Select the array you just created click on Add to SPAN and Next 8 Select the RAID Level you want to use create the logical vol...

Page 138: ...uration Guide 122 Drives 3 Select Make Global Dedicated HSP or Make Dedicated HSP and click on Go 4 Click on Home to go back to the configuration menu You will see the disk marked as Hotsapare in pink and listed under Physical Drives ...

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