IBM SA23-1325-01 manual Verifying Operating System Requirements, Using AIX, Using Linux

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Verifying Operating System Requirements

Verifying Operating System Requirements

Ensure that your operating system will support the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card, use the following appropriate procedure to verify your operating system requirements.

Using AIX

The Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card is supported on the following levels of AIX or higher:

vAIX 5L Version 5.1 with the 5100-04 Recommended Maintenance Package (APAR IY44478)

vAIX 5L Version 5.2 with the 5200-01 Recommended Maintenance Package (APAR IY44479)

To determine which maintenance level is installed on your system, type oslevel -r. Verify that the maintenance level displayed is 5100-04, 5200-01, or higher. If no maintenance level is installed on your system, the following is an example of the data that displays on your screen:

No recommended maintenance level information is available.

If updates are needed, the latest maintenance packages and update instructions can be downloaded from the pSeries and RS/6000 Support Web site. The Web address is: http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/support. Updates can also be ordered by calling IBM Support.

Using Linux

The Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card is supported on the following Linux distributions:

vAny distribution based on United Linux 1.0 Service Pack 3, such as SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 3 or newer

vRed Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or newer

vSuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or newer

To determine which release is installed on your system, refer to your Linux distributor’s documentation. If 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/.

Note: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP3 used the ibmsis device driver to control the PCI-X Dual Channel RAID Enablement Card. This device driver has been replaced by the ipr device driver, which is used on all other supported distributions. Information on using the older ibmsis device driver is contained in “Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card using the ibmsis Device Driver” on page 18. Refer to this section if you are still using this device driver.

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Contents SA23-1325-01 Installation and Using GuideDual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card Page SA23-1325-01 Second Edition August Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card ContentsInstalling the Device Driver Software AIX Setting Up the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card AIXFederal Communications Commission FCC Statement Safety Information DANGERPage Handling Static Sensitive Devices Page References to AIX and Linux Operating Systems About This BookHighlighting Related PublicationsTrademarks Chapter 1. Overview Figure 1. Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement CardVerifying Operating System Requirements Using AIXUsing Linux Chapter 2. Preparing for Installation 4 Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card Installation and Using Guide Chapter 3. Installing the Device Driver Software AIX 6 Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card Installation and Using Guide Chapter 4. Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card 8 Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card Installation and Using Guide Verifying AIX Software Installation Chapter 5. Setting Up the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card AIXVerifying the Installation Verifying Hardware InstallationRAID Adapter Problem DeterminationUpdating Hard Disk Drive and Adapter Microcode Chapter 6. Using Disk Arrays Page Verifying Linux Software Installation Verifying Device Driver Versionstrings filename grep ipr version ipr version=Ver. 1 Rev. 0.3 SMPVerifying Utility Version Installing the Downloaded Device Driver and Utility SoftwareInstalling Device Driver Software etc/init.d/iprupdate restart /etc/init.d/iprdump restart Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement CardInstalling the Utility Software 2. Type iprconfigIf the message on your screen indicates your newly installed card, shown in the example as PCI-X SCSI RAID Adapter, is Not Operational instead of Operational or if it is not listed, shut down your machine. Go to Chapter 4, “Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card,” on page 7 to ensure that the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card is installed correctly. Then return to this section, and repeat this hardware installation procedure iprconfig ibmsis version=Ver. 1 Rev. 19.10 SMP modinfo ibmsisstrings filename grep ibmsis version sisconfig --version sisconfig Ver. 1 Rev2. Type sisconfig 2. Untar the package, type tar -xzvf ibmsis-$ver.tgz 4. Install the microcode. Type make install5. Update the microcode. Type sisupdate Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement United Kingdom Telecommunications Safety RequirementsAppendix A. Communications Statements European Union EU StatementElectromagnetic Interference EMI Statement - Taiwan Canadian Department of Communications Compliance StatementVCCI Statement Radio Protection for GermanyAuszug aus dem EMVG vom 9.Nov.92, Para.3, Abs.4 Hinweis Page Appendix B. Notices Page Readers’ Comments - We’d Like to Hear from You Please do not staple Readers’ Comments - We’d Like to Hear from YouBUSINESS REPLY MAIL Page 1P P/N 80P5514 Part Number 80P5514 Printed in USASA23-1325-01