3Ware 9550SXU-16ML User Guide - Page 50
Determining the Current Version of your 3ware Driver
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Chapter 4. Driver Installation Determining the Current Version of your 3ware Driver If you already have a 3ware controller installed, you can check the current driver version, using either 3DM 2, 3BM 2, or the CLI. (For details, see "Viewing Information About Individual Controllers" on page 115.) You can also check it using the following method: If you have a 2.4 kernel or earlier, type the following command: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/* where the asterisk (*) represents SCSI host ID and 9xxx represents the family of the controller. For example: cat /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx/0 If you have a 2.6 kernel with sysfs, type the following command: cat /sys/class/scsi_host//stats where is usually host0, unless other SCSI devices are available, in which case it may be host1 or higher. If you have a 2.6 kernel without sysfs, type the following command: dmesg | grep 3w (dmesg can also be used with earlier kernel versions.) Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux or Fedora Core 4 Materials required 3ware software CD-ROM Floppy diskette, if you need to create a driver diskette. Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM and boot disk. (Not required if Red Hat Linux is already installed on another drive.) Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette If you are installing Linux on the new drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller, you must create a 3ware driver diskette. If Linux is already installed on another device, you may install the 3ware driver from either the 3ware software CD-ROM or make a driver diskette. To create a Red Hat Linux driver diskette 1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system. 2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware Disks button. 40 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide