IBM Power Systems 57D7/57B4 Adapter Write Cache
Version 1.3 dated May 19, 2016
Ensure the iprutils daemons are enabled to start on the next boot. Please note, that the
iprinit
daemon
must
be enabled and running for this write cache feature to get enabled at boot time.
# chkconfig iprinit on
# chkconfig iprupdate on
# chkconfig iprdump on
3.2
Adapter Firmware Installation Instructions
The required
14511900
version of SAS adapter firmware to enable this feature can be downloaded from IBM
Fix Central at the following URL:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/main/quickorder?parent=
. The
pci.1014034A.51-14511900-1.Linux.noarch.rpm
file should be downloaded. Once downloaded,
install to your Linux system with the rpm command.
# rpm -ivh pci.1014034A.51-14511900-1.Linux.noarch.rpm
To begin the process of installing the new adapter firmware, first login as
root
on the target server, then
run
iprconfig
.
You should see a screen similar to this:
IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility
Select one of the following:
1. Display hardware status
2. Work with disk arrays
3. Work with disk unit recovery
4. Work with configuration options
5. Work with microcode updates
6. Devices Statistics
7. Analyze log
Selection:
e=Exit
Select option
5.
Work with microcode updates
, and press
Enter
.
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