IBM Netfinity ServeRAID-4H Ultra160, User Reference

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You want to add a ServeRAID controller to your server.
Updating device drivers from CD-ROM: To update device drivers from CD-ROM
after installing Linux, do the following:
1. Insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Type:
mount -t iso9660 /dev/ cdromdevicefile /mnt
where cdromdevicefile is the specific device file for the CD-ROM block device.
Typically this is /dev/cdrom.
3. To unpack the device driver, type:
tar -zxvf /mnt/programs/linux/driver/ips-400.tgz -C /tmp
4. To apply the patch, type:
cd /usr/src
patch -p0 < /tmp/kernel-2.2.13-4.00-patch
5. Unmount the CD-ROM:
umount /mnt
6. Reconfigure and recompile your kernel.
Note: See the Linux Kernel-HOWTO for more information on configuring and
recompiling your kernel.
Updating device drivers from diskette: To update device drivers from diskette after
installing Linux, do the following:
1. Insert the IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers diskette into the diskette drive.
2. Type:
mount -t msdos -o conv=auto /dev/ diskettedevicefile /mnt
where diskettedevicefile is the specific device file for the diskette block device.
Typically this is /dev/fd0.
3. To unpack the device driver, type:
tar-zxvf /mnt/linux/ips-400.tgz -C /tmp
4. To apply the patch, type:
cd /usr/src
patch -p0 < /tmp/kernel-2.2.13-4.00-patch
5. Unmount the diskette drive:
umount /mnt
6. Reconfigure and recompile your kernel.
Note: See the Linux Kernel-HOWTO for more information on configuring and
recompiling your kernel.
Updating device drivers from the World Wide Web: To update device drivers
downloaded from the World Wide Web after installing Linux, do the following:
1. Download the file
ips-400.tgz
that is available from the IBM Developer Web
site at the following address:
http://www.developer.ibm.com/welcome/netfinity/serveraid.html
2. To unpack the device driver, type:
tar-zxvf ips-400.tgz -C /tmp
3. To apply the patch, type:
Chapter 2. Installing and configuring ServeRAID controllers
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