IBM 5710, Installation And Using Manual

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Verifying the Installation
Verify the initial installation by using the following procedures:
v Verifying Linux Software Installation
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Verifying Hardware Installation
Verifying Linux Software Installation
Software for the PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter consists of a device driver and a set of
utilities. This software is provided with the supported Linux distribution, and should have been installed
along with the operating system.
Verify the initial software installation by using the following procedures:
v Verifying Device Driver Version (ipr)
v Verifying Utility Version (iprconfig)
Verifying Device Driver Version
The PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter requires Version 1.0.3 (or later) of the ipr device driver
for 2.4 based kernels and Version 2.0.9 (or later) for 2.6 based kernels. To verify the version number of
ipr , do the following:
For 2.6 Linux kernels:
1. If necessary, log in as root user.
2. Type:
modinfo ipr | grep version
Press Enter.
The following is an example of the data that displays on your screen:
version: 2.0.9 DA9C6A0AA78C5D2B9D947A1
For 2.4 Linux kernels:
1. If necessary, log in as root user.
2. Type:
modinfo ipr
Press Enter.
3. Type:
strings filename | grep "ipr version"
where filename is the file name displayed after the modinfo command was typed in the previous step.
Press Enter.
The following is an example of the data that displays on your screen:
ipr version=Ver. 1 Rev. 0.3 SMP
Note: The version displayed in the example might be different from the output displayed on your screen.
If the version displayed is not at the recommended level and updates are needed, obtain them from your
Linux distributor or download them from the IBM StorageIO Web site. The Web address is:
http://www-124.ibm.com/storageio/ipr/.
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PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter Installation and Using Guide