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Driver and Utility
PCIe Flash Drive FlashMAX2&3 User’s Guide
Installing Flash Drive Driver and Utility (RHEL 6)
This section describes how to install the driver and utility for the Flash Drive
on RHEL 6.
Installing driver and utility
If an older version of the driver and utility are installed, see
If you have used the “Driver & Utility CD” to install an OS with the Flash Drive
installed, then the driver and utility for the Flash Drive have also been installed.
In this case, skip to
To install the driver and utility for the Flash Drive on RHEL 6, perform the
following procedure as a root user.
1. Copy the driver and utility package
Insert the PCIe Flash Drive FlashMax2&3 Driver and Utility Install Kit CD in the
DVD or CD drive. From the RHEL6 directory, copy the following files to any
directory you like.
(1) kmod-vgc-redhat6.1*****************.x86_64.rpm
(2) vgc-utils-redhat6-*******************.x86_64.rpm
2. Install the driver
From the directory of the copied files, enter "rpm -ivh <DriverName.rpm>".
The driver is installed in the
/lib/modules/2.6.32-xxx.el6.x86_64/weak-updates/vgc-redhat6.1+/ directory.
Example: rpm -ivh kmod-vgc-redhat6.1*******************.x86_64.rpm
3. Install the utility
(1) From the directory of the copied files, enter "rpm -ivh
<UtilityName.rpm>". The utility is installed.
Example: rpm -ivh vgc-utils-redhat6-*******************.x86_64.rpm
(2) When you enter "service vgcd start", the service of the Flash Drive starts.