Altos G540 Installation Configuration Guide
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation
(with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP)
Below information describes how to manually install SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 on Altos G540 with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP
Drivers Required
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation, the
following device drivers are required.
Device
Version
Directory on EasyBUILD
LSI MegaRAID SAS
8300XLP
00.00.03.01 \Disk\G540\RAID\LSI8300XLP\SLES9\
Onboard Intel
5000P Chipset
N/A OS
built-in
Onboard Intel
82563EB Gigabit
Ethernet
7.0.38-NAPI \Disk\G540\NIC\Intel\pro1000.lx
Onboard ATI
ES1000
N/A OS
built-in
Onboard USB 2.0
N/A
OS built-in
IOAT N/A
N/A
Software Required
The management utility of LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP can be found in the
EasyBUILD 7.1 build 200 (or later).
Software
Version
Directory on EasyBUILD
MegaRAID Storage
Manager
1.13-07 \APP\G540\RAID\8300XLP\StorageMana
ger\Linux\
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP
Please refer to the Appendix C. for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP
configuration.
Installation Tips
1.
Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 cannot
recognize the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP, you need to make a driver
diskette from the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 200 first before the installation.
2.
Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack3
bootable CD.
3.
When you see the boot menu on the screen, press F6, select Installation
then press Enter to continue.
4.
Follow the instruction to load the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP driver from
the driver diskette.