3D Connexion DB15-000358-00 User Manual

User’s Guide

LSI Logic MegaRAID®

SAS Device Driver

Installation

English

USER’S

GUIDE

MegaRAID® SAS Device Driver Installation

May 2006

Version 1.0

DB15-000358-00

This document contains proprietary information of LSI Logic Corporation. The information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of an officer of LSI Logic Corporation.

LSI Logic products are not intended for use in life-support appliances, devices, or systems. Use of any LSI Logic product in such applications without written consent of the appropriate LSI Logic officer is prohibited.

Document DB15-000358-00, May 2006 This document describes revision/release 1.2 of LSI Logic Corporation’s MegaRAID Device Driver and will remain the official reference source for all revisions/releases of this product until rescinded by an update.

LSI Logic Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products herein at any time without notice. LSI Logic does not assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product described herein, except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI Logic; nor does the purchase or use of a product from LSI Logic convey a license under any patent rights, copyrights, trademark rights, or any other of the intellectual property rights of LSI Logic or third parties.

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Preface

Audience

Organization

This manual is the primary reference for the operating system drivers provided with the LSI Logic MegaRAID for all supported operating systems and explains how to install them.

This document is intended for people installing an operating system driver for a MegaRAID SAS controller.

devices. It describes the drivers

This document has the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Overview, describes the MegaRAID SAS controller and

lists the operating systems for which drivers are provided.

• Chapter 2, Windows Driver Installation, provides installation

instructions for Windows operating systems.

• Chapter 3, Red Hat Linux 3.0 and 4.0 Driver Installation, provides

installation instructions for Red Hat Linux.

• Chapter 4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 Driver

Installation, provides installation instructions for SLES Linux.

MegaRAID System Installation Sequences and Document Organization

The following table outlines the installation, configuration, and management sequences for a MegaRAID SAS system. Each sequence consists of a series of steps and operations that the reference manual explains. LSI Logic recommends performing the sequences in the order listed when you install and configure your SAS system.

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Sequence Task Reference Manual

1 Understand RAID system theory and operation. MegaRAID Configuration

2 Install the MegaRAID SAS storage adapter and the

related hardware.

3 Configure the physical arrays and logical devices

4 Install the MegaRAID SAS device drivers. MegaRAID SAS Device Driver

5 Use the MegaRAID software tools to configure, moni-

Related Publications

using either the MegaRAID Configuration Utility (CU) or the WebBIOS CU.

tor, and maintain storage configurations on LSI Logic SAS controllers. These tools make it easy for you to create and manage storage configurations.

MegaRAID SAS Storage Adapters User’s Guide,

Document No. DB15-000336-01

This document explains how to install your MegaRAID SAS storage adapter in the host system. In addition, it provides the electrical and physical specifications, jumper definitions, and connector locations for the SAS storage adapters.

Software User’s Guide

MegaRAID SAS Storage Adapters User’s Guide

MegaRAID SAS Software User’s Guide

Installation User’s Guide

MegaRAID SAS Software User’s Guide

MegaRAID SAS Software User’s Guide, Document No. DB15-000339-00

This document explains how to use the MegaRAID WebBIOS and Command Line Interface (CLI) utilities to configure, monitor, and maintain MegaRAID SAS RAID controllers and the storage-related devices connected to them.

Conventions Used in This Manual

Notation Example Meaning and Use

→ Start → Programs. Used to indicate a series of selections in a GUI.

all caps ALT+CTRL+DEL Key presses display in all capital letters.

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Notation Example Meaning and Use

Courier typeface

bold typeface

italics module In command lines and names, italics indicate user variables.

initial capital letters

ellipses option... In command formats, elements preceding ellipses may be

.nwk file Names of commands, directories, filenames, and on-screen text

fd1sp In a command line, keywords are shown in bold, non-italic type-

Undo Edit Apply

are shown in Courier typeface.

face. Enter them exactly as shown.

Italicized text must be replaced with appropriate user-specified items. Enter items of the type called for, using lower case.

Names of menu commands, options, check buttons, text buttons, options buttons, text boxes, list boxes, etc., are shown in text with initial capital lettering to avoid misreading. These elements may appear on your screen in all lower case.

repeated any number of times. Do not enter the ellipses. In menu items, if an ellipsis appears in an item, clicking that item brings up a dialog box.

Revision History

Document Number Version/Date Remarks

DB15-000358-00 Version 1.0

February 2006

Initial release of document.

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Technical Support

LSI Logic provides technical support only for LSI Logic products purchased directly from LSI Logic or from an LSI Logic-authorized reseller. If you need help installing, configuring, or running your MegaRAID SAS controller, contact LSI Logic Technical Support at:

E-mail:

support@lsil.com

eurosupport@lsil.com (Europe)

Phone Support:

1-800-633-4545 (North America)

+44 1344 413 441 (Europe)

Web Site:

http://www.lsilogic.com/support/

If the MegaRAID SAS controller was installed as part of a system manufactured by a company other than LSI Logic, or if you purchased an LSI Logic product from an unauthorized reseller, call the technical support department of the computer manufacturer or the unauthorized reseller. LSI Logic does not provide direct technical support in these cases.

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Chapter 1 Overview

1.1 Driver Description 1-1

1.1.1 Driver Functions 1-2

1.1.2 Driver Updates 1-2

1.2 Driver Names 1-3

Chapter 2 Windows Driver Installation

2.1 Installing the Windows System Driver in a New Windows System 2-1

2.2 Installing or Updating the MegaRAID Driver in an Existing Windows System 2-3

2.3 Installing the Windows System Driver in a New Windows System 2-3

Chapter 3 Red Hat Linux 3.0 and 4.0 Driver Installation

3.1 Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat Linux System 3-1

3.2 Adding the Red Hat Linux Driver to an Existing Installation 3-2

3.3 Updating the Red Hat Linux System Driver 3-3

Chapter 4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 Driver Installation

4.1 Installing the Driver in a New SuSE SLES Linux System 4-1

4.2 Updating the SuSE SLES 9 Driver 4-2

Index

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