NOTE: Dell provides the Dell Update Package (DUP) to update drivers on systems running Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 or Window Server 2008/2008 R2 operating systems. DUP is an executable application that updates drivers for specific devices. DUP supports command line interface and silent execution. For more information, see dell.com/support.

Installing Or Updating Linux Drivers For Shared PERC 8

Use the procedures in this section to update the driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5 and SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP3. To ensure that you have the current version of the driver, download the updated Linux driver from dell.com/support.

NOTE: PERC H310/H710/H710P/H810 controllers use the same driver as Shared PERC 8 and do not require separate driver installations.

Installing Or Updating The Driver Package On RHEL Using KMOD Support

NOTE: This procedure is applicable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SP5.

Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMOD support:

1.Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.

2.Install the driver package using the command rpm –ihvkmod-megaraid_ sas- <version>.x86_64.rpm

NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when upgrading an existing package.

3.Reboot the system for the updated driver to take effect.

4.Verify that the driver has been loaded using the command modinfo megaraid_sas

5.View the list of controllers installed on your system using the command lspci grep IOV

Installing Or Updating The Driver Package On SLES Using KMP Support

NOTE: This procedure is applicable for SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP3.

Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMP support:

1.Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.

2.Install the driver package using the command rpm –ihvkmod-megaraid_ sas- <version>.x86_64.rpm

NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when updating an existing package.

3.Reboot the system for the updated driver to take effect.

4.Verify that the driver is loaded using the command modinfo megaraid_sas

5.View the list of controllers installed on your system using the command lspci grep IOV

Installing Or Updating VMware Drivers For Shared PERC 8

For information on how to install drivers on VMware ESXi 5.1 and 5.5, see kb.vmware.com/kb/2005205. For information on VMware ESXi drivers, see the VMware ESXi documentation at dell.com/ virtualizationsolutions.

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