Dell Perc 5i User Guide

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Driver Installation
The Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 5/iR controller requires software drivers to operate with 
Microsoft® Windows®, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux, and SUSE® Linux operating systems.
This chapter contains the procedures for installi ng the drivers for the following operating systems. 
 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family
 Microsoft Windows Server
® 2003 Server family
 Microsoft Windows XP
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Versions 3, 4, and 5
 SUSE Linux Enterprise...

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Installing the Driver During Windows Operating System 
Installation
 NOTE: You do not need to install the driver on the Windows Vista™ operating sy stem as the driver is native to this 
operating system. 
Perform the following steps to install the d river during Windows operating system installation.
1
Boot the system using the Microsoft® Windows Installation CD. 
2When the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears, 
press  immediately....

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6On the Locate device driver screen, select Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next.
7Provide the appropriate driver package (from your driver diskette) on the Locate Driver Files screen.
8Click Next.
9The wizard detects and installs the appropriate  device drivers for the new SAS 5/iR controller.
10Click Finish to complete the installation.
11Restart the system.
Updating an Existing Windows Driver
Perform the following steps to update the Windows driver for the...

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Installing From the Dell Operating System Media
Use the Operating System  media CD or DVD that came with your  Dell Precision workstation to install 
the driver during the oper ating system installation.
1
Boot to the Dell Precision workstation Operating System CD or DVD. 
2Continue your operating system installation using  the instructions provided in the CD or DVD. 
The driver loads automatically.
Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver
Use the procedures in this section...

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Creating a Driver Update Diskette
The following files are needed before you create the DUD.
 NOTE: The SAS 5/iR driver package installs these files. You do not need to do anything at this point.
 The directory /usr/src/mptlinux- 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.
 To create the...

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Installing the Driver Using an Update RPM
The following steps explain the installation procedure for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, AS (versions 3, 4, 
and 5) operating systems and the approp riate RAID driver using an update RPM.
Installing the RPM Package with DKMS Support
1Uncompress the zipped file of the DKMS-enabled driver package.
2Install the DKMS package using the command: rpm -Uvh .
3Install the driver package using the command: rpm -Uvh .
4Restart the system to load the...

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Perform the following steps to create the DUD using the DKMS tool.
1
Install the DKMS-enabled SAS 5/iR driver rp m package on a system running a SUSE Linux 
operating system.
2Type the following command in any directory:
dkms mkdriverdisk -d  redhat -m mptlinux -v  
-k  
This starts the process to create the SAS 5/iR DUD image.
3If you want to build the DUD image for multipl e kernel versions, use the following command:
dkms mkdriverdisk -d redhat -m mptlinux -v  
-k  -k   ... 
4...

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Upgrading the Kernel
If you run the up2date utility to upgrade the kernel, the DK MS enabled driver packages must be 
reinstalled. To do so, type the follow ing in the same order in a terminal window.:
dkms build -m   -v  -k 
dkms install -m  -v   -k 
Check whether the driver is successfully  installed in the new kernel by typing:
dkms status
You must see a message similar to the following one on the screen:
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SAS 5/iR BIOS
The BIOS of the Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 5/iR controller (also known as CTRL-C) offers 
the following features:
 Support for multiple SAS 5 adapters
 POST Memory Management (PMM) support 
 RAID configuration tool
 Read-only memory (ROM) BIOS recovery image 
 POST status error messaging 
 Compatibility with Console Redirection 
 POST accessible, text-based  configuration utility (CTRL-C)
POST Messages
During POST, the BIOS displays messages that pr ovide the...

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Configuration Utility
Starting the Configuration Utility
1Boot the system.
2Press  during POST when prompted.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until the operating system 
completes bootup. Then restart your system and try again.
The Configuration Utilit y menu screen displays.
Functions Performed
 NOTE: The screens are organized in a hi erarchical fashion and navigation hints are displayed at the bottom of 
each screen. See the  online help for...