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7 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host Adapter Installation and Operation Manual

Note

1

Power on your system. 

2

Log in as root. 

3

Verify that the kernel header files, usually 
included with the Linux kernel development 
package, are installed.

4

Insert the Installation CD.

5

Mount the CD to your chosen mount point such 
as /mnt/cdrom.

6

Open your File Browser and browse to 
/mnt/cdrom/Linux/Drivers.

7

Click on the driver:
•  for the ExpressSAS adapters, the driver 

filename appears as 
lnx_drv_esashba_XXX.tgz where XXX is 
the driver’s current version number.

• for 

ExpressSAS 

RAID 

adapters, the driver 

filename appears as 
lnx_drv_esasraid_XXX.tgz where XXX is 
the driver’s current version number.

8

Copy the driver file to a directory such as 
/usr/src.

9

Open a Terminal session. 

10 Change to the directory where you stored the 

driver. 

11 Extract the driver source:

• for 

ExpressSAS 

adapters: 

lnx_drv_esashba_XXX.tgz. 

•  for ExpressSAS RAID adapters: tar xfz 

lnx_drv_esasraid_XXX.tgz. 

12 The driver files are extracted to a directory 

called lnx_drv_esashba_XXX or 
lnx_drv_esasraid_XXX.
Navigate to that directory.

13 Compile and install the driver using ./install.sh. 

The driver is now installed and ready to use. 

14 Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf 

after installing the driver:
• for 

ExpressSAS 

adapters: 

scsi_hostadapterX esashba where X is the 
next available adapter number.

•  for ExpressSAS RAID adapters: alias 

scsi_hostadapterX esasraid where X is 
the next available adapter number.

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