MS-9246 1U Rackmount Server

4. Installing SuSE Linux 8.0 or 8.1

Installing the Driver in a New Linux System

In this scenario, you are installing the driver in a new Linux system. To install the driver:

1.Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD.

2.Restart the computer.

3.If creating an array, press Ctrl-Awhen prompted to enter the ARC utility. For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS, see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. For a simple volume, skip to Step 4.

4.When the array is finished building, or if you are continuing from Step 3, insert the SuSE CD Disk 1 in the CD-ROM drive and restart the system.

5.When the SuSE Installation menu appears, press the Alt key, then select one option from the Menu and press Enter.

6.When prompted, insert the driver disk you created (see Step 1) and press any key to continue.

7.Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.

8.Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE documentation.

9.When the SuSE Menu appears:

For SuSE 8.0 — type acpi=off at the boot options, then press Enter. For SuSE 8.1 — type noapic at the boot options, then press Enter.

10.When the Linux installation is complete:

For SuSE 8.0 — edit the /etc/lilo.conf file by removing: append=”acpismp=force”

Run the /sbin/lilo command to update the LILO. For SuSE 8.1 — go to the scrip file by typing: edit/boot/grub/menu.lst

Type noapic after vga=xxx as in this example: Kernel(hd0,0)/vmlinux root=/dev/hdc3 vga=791 noapic

Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System

To install the driver in an existing Linux system, type: rpm -Uvh xxx.yyy.rpm

To update the driver in an existing Linux system, type: rpm -Uvh —force xxx.yyy.rpm

where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type.

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