AMCC 9000 User Manual
Driver Installation Under Linux
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3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
Determining the Current Version of
your 3ware Driver
If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can check the
current driver version.
current driver version.
If you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier, type the following command:
cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/*
where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and “9xxx”
represents the family of the controller. For example:
represents the family of the controller. For example:
cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0
If you have a 2.6 kernels with sysfs, type the following command:
cat /sys/class/scsi_host/
<hostid>
/stats
where <hostid> is usually host0, unless other SCSI devices are
available, in which case it may be host1 or higher.
available, in which case it may be host1 or higher.
If you have a 2.6 kernel without sysfs, type the following
command:
command:
dmesg
| grep 3w
(dmesg can also be used with earlier kernel versions.)
Driver Installation Under Red Hat
Linux
Materials Required
3ware software CD-ROM
Floppy diskette, if you need to create a driver diskette.
Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM and boot disk. (Not
required if Red Hat Linux is already installed on another drive.)
required if Red Hat Linux is already installed on another drive.)