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Driver Installation
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Upgrading the Kernel
If you run the up2date utility to upgrade the kernel, you must reinstall the DKMS-enabled driver
packages. Perform the following steps to update the kernel:
1
In a terminal window, type the following:
dkms build -m <module_name> -v <module version> -k <kernel version>
dkms install -m <module_name> -v <module version> -k <kernel version>
2
To check whether the driver is successfully installed in the new kernel, type:
dkms status
You must see a message similar to the following one on the screen to confirm installation:
<driver name>, <driver version>, <new kernel version>: installed
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (Version 9 or 10) Driver
Use the procedures in this section to install the driver for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 9 or
version 10). The driver is updated frequently. To ensure you have the current version of the driver,
download the updated SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 9 or 10) driver from the Dell Support
website at
support.dell.com .
Installing the Driver Using an Update RPM
The following procedure explains the installation procedure for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
(version 9 or 10) operating system and the appropriate RAID driver using an update RPM.
Installing the RPM Package With DKMS Support
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with DKMS support.
1
Uncompress the zipped file of the DKMS-enabled driver package.
2
Install the DKMS package using the command
rpm -Uvh
< DKMS package name >.
3
Install the driver package using the
rpm -Uvh
< Driver package name >.
4
Reboot the system to load the new driver.
File and Directories Needed to Create the Driver Update Diskette (DUD)
The following files are needed before you create the DUD.
NOTE:
The megaraid_sas driver package installs these files. You do not need to do anything at this point.
1
The directory /usr/src/megaraid_sas-<driver_version> contains the driver source code, dkms.conf ,
and specifications file for the driver.
2
In this directory, the subdirectory redhat_driver_disk contains the files needed to create the DUD.
The files needed are disk_info , modinfo , modules.dep , and pcitable .
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