Adaptec 1420SA User Guide - Page 26

Installing the Red Hat or SuSE Linux Driver, Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System

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Installing the Driver 6 Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation. 7 Remove the driver disk. 8 If prompted, restart the computer. 9 Your installation is complete. If you want to create an array from the BIOS, see Chapter 6, Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. Installing the Red Hat or SuSE Linux Driver This section contains the following procedures: ■ Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System ■ Installing the SuSE Driver in a New Linux System ■ Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux System Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System To install the driver while also installing the Red Hat operating system: 1 Install and configure the controller and disk drives as described in Installing the Controller on page 2-2. 2 Create a driver disk as shown in Creating a Driver Disk on page 3-3. When finished, remove the driver disk. 3 If creating an array, press Ctrl+A when prompted to enter the ARC utility. For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS, see Creating Arrays on page 6-3. If creating a simple volume, skip to Step 4. 4 Insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive then restart the system. 5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type expert or linux dd at the boot prompt. 6 When prompted, insert the driver disk you created in Step 2, then select OK. 7 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment. 3-5

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3-5
Installing the Driver
6
Click
Next
as needed to complete the controller installation.
7
Remove the driver disk.
8
If prompted, restart the computer.
9
Your installation is complete. If you want to create an array
from the BIOS, see
Chapter 6,
Adaptec RAID Configuration
Utility
.
Installing the Red Hat or SuSE Linux Driver
This section contains the following procedures:
■
Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System
■
Installing the SuSE Driver in a New Linux System
■
Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Red Hat or SuSE
Linux System
Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System
To install the driver while also installing the Red Hat operating
system:
1
Install and configure the controller and disk drives as described
in
Installing the Controller
on page 2-2
.
2
Create a driver disk as shown in
Creating a Driver Disk
on
page 3-3
. When finished, remove the driver disk.
3
If creating an array, press
Ctrl+A
when prompted to enter the
ARC utility. For instructions on creating an array from the
BIOS, see
Creating Arrays
on page 6-3
. If creating a simple
volume, skip to
Step 4
.
4
Insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive then restart the
system.
5
When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type
expert
or
linux dd
at the boot prompt.
6
When prompted, insert the driver disk you created in
Step 2
,
then select
OK
.
7
Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.