Dell SCSI 6/IR manual Driver Installation, Creating a Driver Diskette

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Driver Installation

The Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 6/iR controller requires software drivers to operate with Microsoft® Windows®, Red Hat® Linux®, and SUSE® Linux operating systems.

This chapter contains the procedures for installing the drivers for the following operating systems:

•Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 Server family.

•Microsoft Windows XP.

•Red Hat Linux Versions 4 and 5.

•SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 10.

•Windows Vista™.

The four methods for installing a driver that are discussed in this chapter are:

•During operating system installation.

•After adding a new SAS 6/iR controller on an existing operating system.

•Updating existing drivers.

•Installing from a Dell Precision™ Workstation Operating System CD or DVD. This media includes the drivers.

NOTE: Operating system installation on an Integrated Mirroring or Integrated Striping virtual disk is supported only when the virtual disk is in an optimal state.

NOTE: Device drivers are frequently updated. To ensure you have the latest version of any driver mentioned in this section, check the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If a newer version exists, you can download the driver to your system.

Creating a Driver Diskette

NOTE: Driver diskette is not needed if you are installing from a Dell Precision™ Workstation Operating System CD or DVD.

1Browse to the download section of the system on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

2Locate and download the latest SAS 6/iR driver for the system. The drivers are packaged on the Dell Support website such that they can be written onto a diskette.

3Follow the instructions on the support site for extracting the driver to the diskette.

Driver Installation

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Contents User’s Guide August JM360 Contents Replacing and Rebuilding a Degraded Virtual Disk Contents Corporate Contact Details Taiwan Only Contents Safety Instructions Safety GeneralSafety Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge SAS 6/iR Adapter Hardware Architecture OverviewIntegrated Striping About RAIDRAID Terminology RAID LevelsExample of Integrated Mirroring RAID Integrated MirroringOverview SAS 6/iR Features RAID 0, RAID Installing the SAS 6/iR Adapter Hardware InstallationInstalling a SAS 6/iR Adapter Connecting the Cable Hardware Installation Creating a Driver Diskette Driver InstallationBoot the system using the Microsoft Windows Installation CD Installing a Windows Driver for a New SAS 6/iR ControllerUpdating an Existing Windows Driver Installing the Red Hat Linux Driver Installing From the Dell Operating System MediaCreating a Driver Diskette Installing the Driver Using an Update RPM Installing the DriverInstalling the Suse Linux Enterprise Server Driver Driver Installation Upgrading the Kernel Bios Fault Code Messages SAS 6/iR BiosPost Messages Starting the Configuration Utility Configuration UtilityFunctions Performed Create New Array Integrated RAID Configuration and Management ScreensNavigating the Configuration Utility Select New Array TypeCreated Manage Array View ArrayExit Screen Creating an Integrated Striping Virtual Disk Performing Configuration TasksCreating a Integrated Mirroring Virtual Disk Synchronizing a Virtual Disk Viewing Virtual Disk PropertiesActivating a Virtual Disk Hot Spare Failover Deleting a Virtual DiskReplacing and Rebuilding a Degraded Virtual Disk SAS 6/iR Bios Bios Boot Order TroubleshootingGeneral Problems Other disk in the virtual disk Physical Disk Related IssuesConfiguration Utility Error Messages Press Ctrl+C to Enable Bios Bios Error MessagesSpinning up the device Bios Updating the Firmware Firmware Update UtilityUpdating the Firmware Getting Help Technical Support and Customer ServiceObtaining Assistance Automated Order-Status Service Online ServicesDell Enterprise Training Problems With Your Order Before You Call Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notice Regulatory Notices Corporate Contact Details Taiwan Only Regulatory Notices Adapter GlossaryDkms Nvdata Post Smart Glossary ESD IndexWindows, 19 drivers, 19 updating drivers