Справочник Пользователя для IBM Ultra320
Chapter
7.
Installing
and
Setting
Up
Software
for
the
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
RAID
Adapter
(Linux
)
Previously,
SuSE
Linux
Enterprise
Server
8
SP3
used
the
ibmsis
device
driver
to
control
the
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
RAID
adapter.
This
device
driver
has
been
replaced
by
the
ipr
device
driver,
which
is
used
on
all
other
supported
distributions.
Information
on
using
the
ibmsis
device
driver
has
been
retained
in
this
chapter.
If
you
are
using
the
older
ibmsis
device
driver,
go
to
and
follow
the
procedures
shown
to
install
and
set
up
the
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
RAID
Adapter.
Note:
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.
Installing
the
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
RAID
Adapter
using
the
ipr
Device
Driver
Install
your
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
RAID
Adapter
using
the
instructions
found
in
this
section.
Note:
If
you
are
using
AIX,
follow
the
steps
in
Attention:
Do
not
remove
the
PCI-X
Dual
Channel
Ultra320
SCSI
Adapter
from
its
antistatic
package
at
this
time.
To
install
the
adapter,
do
the
following:
1.
Refer
to
the
option
installation
documentation
that
shipped
with
your
system
unit
to
perform
the
following:
a.
Some
systems
support
the
hot-plugging
of
adapters.
Prepare
your
system
to
hot
plug
this
adapter
while
system
power
is
on.
Shut
down
your
system
unit
if
your
system
does
not
support
hot-plugging.
Note:
The
2.4
Linux
kernel
does
not
support
PCI
hot-plugging
for
SCSI
host
adapters.
b.
To
determine
if
any
placement
restrictions
apply
to
your
adapter,
refer
to
the
PCI
Adapter
Placement
Reference.
Return
here
to
complete
the
installation
procedure.
c.
Install
the
PCI
Adapter
into
your
system
unit.
Attention
Failure
to
install
your
PCI
adapter
into
the
correct
slot
can
cause
your
adapter
or
system
unit
to
function
incorrectly.
Connecting
External
or
Internal
Devices
To
connect
external
or
internal
devices,
use
the
procedures
in
or
Note:
Attachment
cables
are
usually
shipped
with
the
attaching
subsystem
or
device.
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