3Ware 9550SXU-8LP User Guide - Page 48
Driver Installation Under Linux, Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red Hat Linux - 9550sx drivers
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Chapter 4. Driver Installation Driver Installation Under Linux Note: Before installing the 3ware driver, you must have already installed your 3ware RAID controller in the system. Consult the installation guide that came with your controller for how to do this. You can download that guide from: http://www.3ware.com/ support/userdocs.asp A drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller may be configured to be your system's boot device. Or, you can use units managed by the 3ware controller for secondary storage and boot from another device, such as a disk attached to the motherboard, or other bootable media. These steps assume that you do not have a 9500S installed in the system already. If you already have a system with a 9500S and you wish to add a 9550SX or 9590SE to that same system, you will need to upgrade the 9500S driver, 3DM 2, and/or CLI with the versions for the 9550SX or 9590SE. The steps you follow to install the driver and make your RAID unit available depend on which version of Linux you are using, and whether it will be your boot device. This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for the following: • Red Hat / Fedora Core Linux Installation • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing Red Hat Linux on a New Unit" on page 41 • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device" on page 42 • SuSE Linux Installation • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while Installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit" on page 46 • "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device" on page 47 The 9.3 code set from the 3ware website provides compiled drivers for these versions of Linux: • Fedora Core 4 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • RedHat Workstation 4 (no update) for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • SuSE 9.3 Pro for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 for AMD and Intel Platforms (32-bit & 64-bit) If you are using an unsupported Linux distribution or kernel for which there is not a driver available from the 3ware download page, see the following article in the 3ware knowledgebase: http://www.3ware.com/kb/ 38 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide