Driver Installation 19
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.
1
Browse to the download section of the system on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
.
2
Locate 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.
3
Follow the instructions on the support site for extracting the driver to the diskette.
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