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Software Installation Steps
Linux Driver and Software Installation
The Sonnet RAID controller supports Linux operating systems
RedHat ES 3, 4; Suse Linux 9, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10, 10.1 and the
following architectures: i386 (with or without CONFIG_
REGPARM); x86_64 (AMD64, Intel EM64T).
Note:
The Sonnet
RAID controller is not supported under Linux kernel 2.4.
1.
Power on your system, and log in as root.
2.
Verify that the kernel header files, usually included with the
Linux kernel development package, are installed.
3.
Insert the Installation CD, and mount it to your chosen
mount point such as /mnt/cdrom.
4.
Open your File Browser and browse to
/mnt/cdrom/Linux/
Drivers
.
5.
Click on the driver; the driver filename appears as
lnx_drv_
esasraid_XXX.tgz
where XXX is the driver’s current version
number.
6.
Copy the driver file to a directory such as /usr/src.
7.
Open a Terminal session, and then change to the directory
where you stored the driver.
8.
Extract the driver source tar
xfz lnx_drv_esasraid_XXX.tgz
.
9.
Navigate to the
lnx_drv_esasraid_XXX
directory.
10.
Compile and install the driver using ./install.sh; the driver is
now installed and ready to use.
11.
Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf after installing
the driver:
alias scsi_hostadapterX esasraid
where X is the
next available adapter number.
12.
Shut down your computer, and proceed to Hardware
Installation on page 6.
