Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.6

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS:

1.Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD.

2.At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then press <Enter>.

The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set. For example, if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives, type command line: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2 noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4 noprobe=ata5 noprobe=ata6.

-To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key.

-To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text <ENTER>.

-Use the function keys listed below for more information.

[F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue] boot: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2

3.Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>.

Main Menu

Do you have a driver disk?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press <Enter>.

Insert Driver Disk

Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press “OK” to continue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

 

 

 

Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.

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