Chapter 3. Installing the Device Driver Software (AIX)
The instructions in this chapter pertain to the AIX operating system.
Note: If you are using the Linux operating system, see Chapter 7, “Installing and Setting Up Software for the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card (Linux),” on page 13 for information regarding installing the device driver software and configuring your system. If you have another operating system installed, refer to your operating system documentation.
To install the device driver software, do the following:
1.Turn on the power to your system unit.
2.At the system prompt, log in as root user.
3.Insert the appropriate AIX 5.1 or 5.2 update
4.To start SMIT, type: smitty install_all
Press Enter.
5.The Install Additional Device Software window highlights the INPUT device/directory for software option.
6.Select or type the input device:
v Press F4 to display the input device list. Select the name of the device (example:
OR
v In the Entry Field, type the name of the input device you are using, and press Enter.
7.The INSTALL AND UPDATE FROM ALL AVAILABLE SOFTWARE window appears. Highlight the SOFTWARE to install option.
8.Press F4 to display a list of the device software you can install.
9.To display the Find window, type:
/
10.In the Find window, type: devices.pci.14107802
Press Enter. The system finds and highlights this device software, and displays output similar to the following example:
devices.pci.14107802 All
11.Press F7 to select the device software, and press Enter.
12.The INSTALL AND UPDATE FROM ALL AVAILABLE SOFTWARE window displays. Entry data fields are automatically updated. Highlight the ACCEPT new license agreements? option. Ensure that this option is set to yes. Press Enter to accept the data.
13.The ARE YOU SURE window displays. Press Enter to accept the data.
14.The COMMAND STATUS window displays.
vThe term RUNNING is highlighted to indicate that the install and configure command is in progress.
vWhen RUNNING changes to OK, scroll down to the bottom of the page and locate the Installation Summary.
vAfter a successful installation, SUCCESS appears in the Result column of the summary at the bottom of the page.
15.Remove the installation media from the drive.
16.Press F10 to exit SMIT.
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