Справочник Пользователя для IBM SA23-1325-01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disk

 

drives

 

attached

 

to

 

this

 

RAID

 

adapter

 

must

 

contain

 

the

 

latest

 

microcode

 

level.

 

Microcode

 

updates

 

for

 

hard

 

disk

 

drives

 

attached

 

to

 

the

 

Dual

 

Channel

 

SCSI

 

RAID

 

Enablement

 

Card

 

are

 

handled

 

automatically

 

by

 

the

 

 

utility,

 

which

 

executes

 

each

 

time

 

the

 

system

 

is

 

booted,

 

or

 

manually

 

by

 

the

 

 

utility.

 

The

 

 

utility

 

will

 

only

 

automatically

 

update

 

microcode

 

to

 

adapters

 

and

 

devices

 

if

 

it

 

is

 

determined

 

that

 

they

 

are

 

not

 

at

 

the

 

 

 

 

of

 

microcode.

 

The

 

latest

 

microcode

 

level

 

for

 

your

 

drive

 

model

 

and

 

Dual

 

Channel

 

SCSI

 

RAID

 

Enablement

 

Card

 

may

 

be

 

shipped

 

as

 

part

 

of

 

the

 

Linux

 

distribution.

 

If

 

an

 

update

 

or

 

replacement

 

is

 

needed,

 

the

 

latest

 

microcode

 

can

 

be

 

obtained

 

from

 

the

 

pSeries

 

microcode

 

Web

 

site:

 

http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload/download.html.

 

If

 

you

 

downloaded

 

new

 

microcode

 

from

 

the

 

Web

 

site,

 

follow

 

the

 

instructions

 

in

 

the

 

Readme

 

on

 

the

 

Web

 

site

 

to

 

install

 

it.

 

If

 

there

 

are

 

no

 

instructions

 

available,

 

install

 

it

 

as

 

follows:

 

1.

   

If

 

necessary,

 

log

 

in

 

as

 

root

 

user.

 

2.

   

Install

 

the

 

 

package

 

by

 

typing:

 

rpm

 

-ivh

 

–-ignoreos

 

sisraid.0047.rpm

 

Press

 

Enter.

 

3.

   

Update

 

the

 

microcode

 

based

 

on

 

your

 

kernel

 

type:

 

If

 

you

 

are

 

using

 

a

 

2.4

 

based

 

kernel,

 

type:

 

iprupdate

 

Press

 

Enter.

 

Once

 

the

 

microcode

 

update

 

has

 

completed,

 

you

 

are

 

finished.

 

If

 

you

 

are

 

using

 

a

 

2.6

 

based

 

kernel,

 

type:

 

iprconfig

 

Press

 

Enter

 

and

 

go

 

to

 

the

 

next

 

step.

 

4.

   

If

 

you

 

are

 

using

 

a

 

2.6

 

based

 

kernel,

 

choose

 

the

 

 

 

menu

 

option

 

and:

 

v

   

Select

 

the

 

adapters

 

and

 

devices

 

you

 

wish

 

to

 

update

 

v

   

For

 

each

 

selected

 

device,

 

select

 

the

 

microcode

 

image

 

you

 

wish

 

to

 

download

 

 

If

 

you

 

encounter

 

any

 

problems

 

with

 

the

 

adapter

 

after

 

the

 

installation,

 

refer

 

to

 

your

 

system

 

unit

 

documentation

 

for

 

information

 

about

 

running

 

diagnostics

 

or

 

other

 

problem-determination

 

procedures.

 

Refer

 

to

 

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

order

 

number

 

SA23-1327.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This

 

chapter

 

provides

 

instructions

 

for

 

installing

 

and

 

verifying

 

software

 

that

 

pertains

 

to

 

the

 

Linux

 

operating

 

system

 

using

 

the

 

ibmsis

 

device

 

driver.

 

If

 

you

 

are

 

using

 

the

 

newer

 

ipr

 

driver,

 

see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

 

required

 

software

 

should

 

be

 

installed

 

before

 

you

 

install

 

the

 

Dual

 

Channel

 

SCSI

 

RAID

 

Enablement

 

Card.

  

If

 

you

 

are

 

using

 

AIX,

 

see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If

 

you

 

have

 

another

 

operating

 

system

 

installed,

 

refer

 

to

 

your

 

operating

 

system

 

documentation

 

for

 

information

 

regarding

 

installing

 

the

 

device

 

driver

 

software

 

and

 

configuring

 

your

 

system.

  

 

Dual

 

Channel

 

SCSI

 

RAID

 

Enablement

 

Card:

 

Installation

 

and

 

Using

 

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