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The

 

Dual

 

Channel

 

SCSI

 

RAID

 

Enablement

 

Card

 

requires

 

Version

 

1.0.3

 

(or

 

later)

 

of

 

the

 

 

utility

 

for

 

2.4

 

based

 

kernels

 

and

 

version

 

2.x.x

 

for

 

2.6

 

based

 

kernels.

 

To

 

verify

 

the

 

version

 

number

 

of

 

the

 

 

utility,

 

do

 

the

 

following:

 

1.

   

If

 

necessary,

 

log

 

in

 

as

 

root

 

user.

 

2.

   

Type:

 

iprconfig

 

--version

 

Press

 

Enter.

 

The

 

following

 

is

 

an

 

example

 

of

 

the

 

data

 

that

 

displays

 

on

 

your

 

screen:

 

iprconfig:

 

Ver.

 

1

 

Rev.

 

0.3

 

iprconfig:

 

2.0.10

 

(May

 

23,

 

2004)

 

  

The

 

version

 

displayed

 

in

 

the

 

example

 

might

 

be

 

different

 

from

 

the

 

output

 

displayed

 

on

 

your

 

screen.

 

If

 

the

 

version

 

displayed

 

is

 

not

 

at

 

the

 

recommended

 

level

 

and

 

updates

 

are

 

needed,

 

obtain

 

them

 

from

 

your

 

Linux

 

distributor

 

or

 

download

 

them

 

from

 

the

 

IBM

 

StorageIO

 

Web

 

site.

 

The

 

Web

 

address

 

is:

 

http://www-124.ibm.com/storageio/ipr/.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

required

 

for

 

the

 

Dual

 

Channel

 

SCSI

 

RAID

 

Enablement

 

Card

 

is

 

usually

 

installed

 

when

 

the

 

Linux

 

operating

 

system

 

is

 

installed.

 

Software

 

installation

 

is

 

not

 

necessary

 

unless

 

verification

 

has

 

failed.

 

If

 

it

 

is

 

necessary

 

to

 

install

 

software,

 

obtain

 

it

 

from

 

one

 

of

 

the

 

following

 

sources

 

in

 

the

 

order

 

listed:

 

1.

   

Your

 

supported

 

Linux

 

operating

 

system

 

CD-ROM

 

2.

   

Your

 

Linux

 

distributor

 

3.

   

Online

 

at

 

the

 

IBM

 

StorageIO

 

Web

 

site:

 

http://www-124.ibm.com/storageio/ipr/

After

 

downloading

 

the

 

needed

 

software

 

package,

 

install

 

the

 

software

 

by

 

continuing

 

with

 

the

 

instructions

 

in

 

this

 

section.

 

Then,

 

return

 

to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

follow

 

the

 

procedure

 

to

 

ensure

 

that

 

the

 

installation

 

was

 

successful.

 

 

 

 

 

The

 

 

device

 

driver

 

is

 

available

 

in

 

the

 

base

 

2.6

 

kernel

 

as

 

of

 

Version

 

2.6.7-rc1.

 

Additional

 

driver

 

updates

 

may

 

be

 

available

 

on

 

the

 

IBM

 

StorageIO

 

Web

 

site

 

as

 

mentioned

 

above.

 

These

 

patches

 

may

 

be

 

downloaded

 

and

 

installed

 

like

 

any

 

other

 

kernel

 

patch.

 

The

 

 

device

 

driver

 

is

 

not

 

in

 

the

 

base

 

2.4

 

kernel

 

and

 

must

 

be

 

downloaded

 

from

 

http://www-124.ibm.com/storageio/ipr/

 

in

 

the

 

form

 

of

 

a

 

kernel

 

patch

 

if

 

not

 

available

 

as

 

part

 

of

 

your

 

distribution.

 

If

 

you

 

downloaded

 

the

 

 

device

 

driver

 

patch,

 

do

 

the

 

following:

 

1.

   

Turn

 

on

 

the

 

power

 

to

 

your

 

system

 

unit.

 

2.

   

At

 

the

 

system

 

prompt,

 

log

 

in

 

as

 

root

 

user.

 

3.

   

Uncompress

 

and

 

apply

 

the

 

patch

 

by

 

typing:

 

cd

 

/usr/src/linux

 

wget

 

http://www-124.ibm.com/storageio/ipr/patch-2.4.26-ipr-1.0.5.gz

 

gunzip

 

patch-2.4.26-ipr-1.0.5.gz

 

patch

 

-p1

 

<

 

patch-2.4.26-ipr-1.0.5

 

4.

   

Compile

 

and

 

install

 

the

 

device

 

driver.

 

If

 

you

 

are

 

compiling

 

a

 

2.4

 

kernel,

 

make

 

sure

 

 

 

 

 

 

is

 

selected.

 

If

 

you

 

are

 

compiling

 

a

 

2.6

 

kernel,

 

make

 

sure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is

 

selected.

 

5.

   

Reboot

 

your

 

system.

  

Chapter

 

7.

 

Installing

 

and

 

Setting

 

Up

 

Software

 

for

 

the

 

Dual

 

Channel

 

SCSI

 

RAID

 

Enablement

 

Card

 

(Linux)