24 Driver Installation
Installing the RPM Package with DKMS Support
1
Uncompress the zipped file of the DKMS-enabled driver package.
2
Install the DKMS package using the command:
rpm -Uvh <DKMS package name>
.
NOTE: The switch -Uvh is intended for the rpm update only. When installing the rmp package for the first
time, use -Ivh.
3
Install the driver package using the command:
rpm -Uvh <Driver package name>
.
4
Restart the system to load the new driver.
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Driver
Use the procedures in this section to install the driver for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 10.
NOTE: The device driver for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 10 is native. To ensure you have the latest
version of this driver, check the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If a newer version exists, you can
download the driver to your system.

Installing the Driver Using an Update RPM

The following process explains the installation procedure for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 10.
operating system and the appropriate RAID driver using an update RPM.
Installing the RPM Package with DKMS Support
1
Uncompress the zipped file of the DKMS-enabled driver package.
2
Install the DKMS package using the command:
rpm -Uvh <DKMS package name>
.
NOTE: The switch -Uvh is intended for the rpm update only. When installing the rmp package for the first
time, use -Ivh.
3
Install the driver package using the command:
rpm -Uvh <Driver package name>
.
4
Restart the system to load the new driver.
Creating the Driver Update Diskette
The following files are needed before you create the DUD:
NOTE: The SAS 6/iR driver package installs these files. You do not need to do anything at this point.
• The directory
/usr/src/mptlinux -<driver_version>
contains the driver source code,
dkms.conf
, and
specifications file for the driver.
• The subdirectory
redhat_driver_disk
contains the files needed to create the DUD. The files needed are
disk_info
,
modinfo
,
modules.dep
, and
pcitable
.
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