Acer R5250-Q2000 Configuration Guide - Page 128

Device, Version, Directory on EasyBUILD, Software, sda: Floppy, SAS RAID Daughter Board, MegaRAID

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Drivers Required For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 09.25.1029.20 \Disk\R5250\sas\8204elp\sles10\ 07 Onboard NVIDIA N/A NFP3600 Chipset OS built-in Onboard NVIDIA 0.62 nForce Networking Controller \Disk\R5250\nic\Nvidia\sles10\ Onboard XGI Z9s 1.12.03 \Disk\r5250\onboard\xgiz9s\sles10\ ATI FireGL V5200 8.35.5 \Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\sles10\ Software Required The management utility of LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP can be found in the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD MegaRAID Storage 2.30 Manager \app\R5250\sas\8204ELP\Linux\ Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP Please refer to the Appendix D. for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP configuration. Installation Tips 1. Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 cannot recognize the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 first before the installation. 2. Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 disk1 bootable CD. 3. When you see the boot menu on the screen, press F5 and select Yes. 4. Press Enter to continue the installation. 5. Insert the driver disk to the floppy, select sda: Floppy and OK to load the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP driver from the driver diskette. 6. After loading the driver, select OK and Back to return to the installation. 7. With SAS RAID Daughter Board and MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, you are required to manually create three partitions: "/boot", "swap" and a root "/" partitions during installation. You will also need to convert Device Name to Device ID with its associated mount point while creating each partition. The Step 8 ~ step16 below will instruct you on how to create these three Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide 112

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Drivers Required
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation, the following device drivers are
required.
Device
Version
Directory on EasyBUILD
LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP
09.25.1029.20
07
\Disk\R5250\sas\8204elp\sles10\
Onboard NVIDIA
NFP3600 Chipset
N/A
OS built-in
Onboard NVIDIA
nForce Networking
Controller
0.62
\Disk\R5250\nic\Nvidia\sles10\
Onboard XGI Z9s
1.12.03
\Disk\r5250\onboard\xgiz9s\sles10\
ATI FireGL V5200
8.35.5
\Disk\R5250\graphic\V5200\sles10\
Software Required
The management utility of LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP can be found in the
EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 (or later).
Software
Version
Directory on EasyBUILD
MegaRAID Storage
Manager
2.30
\app\R5250\sas\8204ELP\Linux\
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
Please refer to the Appendix D. for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
configuration.
Installation Tips
1.
Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 cannot recognize the LSI MegaRAID
SAS 8204ELP, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 8.0
build 100 first before the installation.
2.
Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 disk1 bootable CD.
3.
When you see the boot menu on the screen, press F5 and select
Yes
.
4.
Press Enter to continue the installation.
5.
Insert the driver disk to the floppy, select
sda: Floppy
and
OK
to load the
LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP driver from the driver diskette.
6.
After loading the driver, select
OK
and
Back
to return to the installation.
7.
With
SAS RAID Daughter Board
and
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
, you are
required to manually create three partitions: “
/boot
”, “
swap
” and a root
/
” partitions during installation. You will also need to convert
Device
Name
to
Device ID
with its associated mount point while creating each
partition.
The
Step 8 ~ step16
below will instruct you on how to create these three