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Installing the Driver
Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System
To install the module in an existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux system:
1
Insert and mount the controller installation CD.
2
Install the module RPM by typing:
rpm -Uvh mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm
where
mount-point
is the specific mount point on the Linux
system,
xxx
is the driver path, and
yyy.rpm
is the rpm file.
3
Run
fdisk
,
mkfs
, and create mount points for any new drives.
Installing the Unix Driver
This section discusses the following systems:
■
■
OpenServer
This section contains procedures for installing the driver in
OpenServer systems.
Installing the Driver When You Install OpenServer
To install the driver when installing OpenServer:
1
Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives, as
described in
2
Create the bootable array, as described on
3
Create the driver disk, as described on
remove the driver disk.
4
Insert the OpenServer installation CD and restart the computer.
The system starts loading from the CD and displays a
Boot:
prompt.
5
When you see the
Boot:
prompt, insert the driver disk and type
defbootstr link=aacraid
.
6
Follow the OpenServer instructions to complete the installation.