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Installing the HostRAID Driver for Linux
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If you intend to install other third-party devices, proceed with
the installation of those devices. Otherwise, select Done.
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Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat
documentation.
Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System
To update the Red Hat 8.0, 9.0, or AS 2.1 driver in an existing Linux
system, type:
rpm -Uvh <mount-point>/packages/HostRAID/Linux/
driver_package/a320raid-*-<your-version-of-
RedHat>*.rpm
The
<mount-point>
differs among distributions, but
/mnt/cdrom
,
/media/cdrom,
or
cdrom
are common
CD-ROM mount points.
Installing SuSE Linux
Installing the Driver in a New Linux System
To install the SuSE 8.1, 8.2, or Enterprise 8 driver in a new Linux
system:
1
Create a driver disk. See
Appendix D, Creating Driver Floppy
for information on creating a driver disk.
2
Restart the computer.
3
Press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter SCSISelect. You need to
enable and use HostRAID to create the array and logical drive
that you will use to install Linux.
4
From the device menu that appears, select a channel and press
Enter
.
5
From the Options menu, select Configure/View SCSI
Controller Settings
and press Enter.
6
From the Configuration menu, select HostRAID and press
Enter
.
7
From the HostRAID Pop-Up menu, select Enabled.
8
If creating an array, proceed to
. If you are not creating an
array at this time, skip to
.
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