Before You Begin
Before you install this driver on the sSATA embedded controller, you must configure a RAID drive group.
To access the configuration utility, open the BIOS Setup Utility, go to the
Advanced
tab, and then choose
the utility instance for the sSATA embedded controller:
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility (sSATA)
.
Procedure
Step 1
Prepare the
dud.img
file using one of the following methods:
•
To install from physical disk, use the procedure in
Preparing Physical Thumb Drive for Linux, on page
21
, then continue with step 4.
•
To install from
virtual
disk, download the Cisco UCS B-Series drivers
’
ISO, as described in
the MegaSR Drivers, on page 18
, then continue with the next step.
Step 2
Extract the
dud.img
(or .iso) file:
a) Burn the ISO image to a disk.
b) Browse the contents of the drivers folders to the location of the embedded MegaRAID drivers:
/<OS>/Storage/Intel/B600/
c) Copy the
dud-<
driver version
>.img
(or .iso) file to a temporary location on your workstation.
Step 3
Start the Linux driver installation using one of the following methods:
•
To install from local media, connect an external USB DVD drive to the server (if the server does not
have a DVD drive installed) and then insert the first RHEL installation disk into the drive. Then continue
with Step 6.
•
To install from remote ISO, log in to the server
’
s Cisco IMC interface. Then continue with the next step.
Step 4
Launch a Virtual KVM console window and click the
Virtual Media
tab.
a) Click
Add Image
and browse to select your remote RHEL installation ISO file.
b) Click
Add Image
again and browse to select your
dud.img
(or .iso) file.
c) Check the boxes in the
Mapped
column for the media that you just added, then wait for mapping to
complete.
Step 5
Power-cycle the target server.
Step 6
Press
F6
when you see the F6 prompt during bootup. The Boot Menu window opens.
Step 7
On the Boot Manager window, select the physical disk or virtual disk and press
Enter
.
The RHEL installation begins when the image is booted.
Step 8
Enter one of the following commands at the boot prompt:
•
For RHEL 6.x (32- and 64-bit), enter:
linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid noprobe=<ata
drive number
>
•
For RHEL 7.x (32- and 64-bit), enter:
linux dd modprobe.blacklist=ahci nodmraid
Cisco UCS B200 M5 Blade Server Installation and Service Note
22
Servicing a Blade Server
Installing LSI MegaSR Drivers For Windows and Linux
