SOFTPAQ NUMBER: N/A PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: cpq_cciss_2.4.30-sles7.dd.gz TITLE: Driver diskette image for Proliant Linux driver for the Smart Array 5i, 5300 Series for SuSE-SLES7 VERSION: 2.4.30-3 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Storage Controllers DIVISIONS: N/A PRODUCTS AFFECTED: ProLiant BL20p All Models ProLiant DL580 G2 (1400MHz+), (700-900MHz) ProLiant DL360 G2 (1.4GHz), (667-1266MHz) ProLiant DL380 G3 (2.4GHz+), G2 (1133 - 1400MHz), (667-1000MHz) ProLiant DL380 Packaged Cluster G2 (1266MHz) ProLiant DL360 (667-1266MHz) ProLiant DL320 All Models ProLiant ML570 G2 (1.4 GHz+), (667-1000MHz) ProLiant ML530 G2 (2.4GHz+), (667-1000MHz) ProLiant ML370 G3 (2.4GHz+), G2 (1133-1400MHz), (667-1000MHz) ProLiant ML350 G3 (2.0GHz+), G2 (1133MHz-1400MHz ), (700MHz -1GHz) ProLiant ML330e All Models ProLiant ML330 G2 (1000MHz+), (667-999MHz) ProLiant ML310 All Models OPERATING SYSTEM: SuSE-SLES7 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: All shipping configurations PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: October 15, 2002 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: N/A SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: This driver diskette image provides the binary driver module pre-built for SuSE-SLES7 to enable Proliant Smart Array 53xx and Smart Array 5i controllers. Using this driver diskette at SuSE-SLES7 installation time allows the most up-to-date driver version included in the diskette to be used, rather than default driver version contained in the SuSE-SLES7 installation CD. Enhancements: * Provide CCISS driver v2.4.30 support for SuSE-SLES7 and SuSE-SLES7 errata kernels * Fix problem where CISS driver failed to delete an insequential array * Fix problem where CISS driver would lock first logical drive if more than one logical drives are created * Add support for Smart Array 5312 adapter * Add SCSI tape support * Fix problem with tape drives beyond the 16th physical LUN not appearing * Fix panic problem on doing fdisk on /dev/cciss/c0d0 with no physical disks * Fix races and problems related to driver's logical volume usage counters in the area of (de)registering disks. (symptoms of problem were ACU could not register/deregister logical volumes sometimes.) * Add support for SCSI tape drives and medium changers. * Add support for dynamically adding and removing logical volumes; * Add ioctl for rescanning a disk where READ_CAPACITY failed during init, (Used in certain failover configurations). * Misc changes to geometry related ioctls. * Add GETLUNID and GETLUNINFO ioctls * Flush battery-backed cache on driver unload. * Reserve and release i/o memory ranges * Replace use of schedule_timeout() loop with completions * Replace use of obsolete suser() with capable() A changelog for the Smart Array 5300 Series drivers is available at: ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/drivers/linux/released/cciss/cciss_history.htm MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER MS-DOS: 1) Save the “cpq_cciss_2.4.30-sles7.dd.gz” file into a temporary directory. Use WINZIP to extract “cpq_cciss_2.4.30-sles7.dd” from this file into the same directory 2) Use the "rawrite" utility which is included on the SuSE-SLES7 Linux CD in the "dosutils" directory. First, label a blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskette as "Proliant SuSE-SLES7 Driver Diskette". Next, insert the diskette in the diskette drive. Then, use the following commands (assuming your Proliant Disk Image is at the location c: and your CD-ROM is drive d:) C:\> d:\dosutils\rawrite Enter disk image source file name: cpq_cciss_2.4.30-sles7.dd Enter target diskette drive: a: Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press --ENTER-- : Enter MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER A LINUX-LIKE OS: 1) Save the “cpq_cciss_2.4.30-sles7.dd.gz” file into a temporary directory. Use GUNZIP to extract “cpq_cciss_2.4.30-sles7.dd” from this file into the same directory 2) To make a diskette under Linux (or any other Linux-like operating system), you must have permission to write to the device representing a 3.5-inch diskette drive (known as /dev/fd0 under Linux) 3) First, label a blank, formatted diskette appropriately (Proliant SuSE-SLES7 Driver Diskette). Insert the diskette into the floppy drive, but DO NOT issue the mount command: # dd if=cpq_cciss_2.4.30-sles7.dd of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k 4) This command creates a diskette containing the image of the input file (if=cpq_cciss_2.4.30-sles7.dd) to an output file (of=/dev/fd0) using the diskette size of 1440k (1.44MB). To make another diskette label that diskette, and run "dd" again, specifying the correct input file. INSTALLATION To install Linux using this Proliant SuSE-SLES7 Driver Diskette, boot your linux machine with your SuSE-SLES7 CD1 in your CD-ROM Drive. A menu will be displayed, prompting for your input. Type the following line of code to inform the operating system of the diskette: # linux updates dd SuSE-SLES7 will prompt for the Updates Diskette and the Proliant SuSE-SLES7 Driver Diskette during the installation procedure. Description of the boot sequence during the installation -------------------------------------------------------- The installation workflow performs the following steps: o syslinux boots o the user presses "ALT" (optional, if medium change is necessary) o syslinux prompts the user for an "update medium" (e.g. floppy or CD-ROM) o the user inserts the medium and presses "Enter" o syslinux boots into the "update" mode of linuxrc o linuxrc mounts the medium o linuxrc copies all files from /linux/suse/-/install into a directory "install" in a RAM disk mounted below /update (max. 8MB), all files will be flagged as "executable" o linuxrc loads all driver modules below /linux/suse/-/modules by first unloading all modules with the same name and loading the new modules from this directory (in the order the modules have been installed on the medium! Take care of this if your driver modules depend on other modules being loaded first) o linuxrc unmounts the update medium o now linuxrc kicks back and starts YaST1 or YaST2 to do the installation o before starting the installation of packages, YaST1/YaST2 first execute /update/install/update.pre o after the initial installation, YaST1 / YaST2 extract /update/install/update.tar.gz in the root directory of the installed system and run /update/install/update.post afterwards. Feedback -------- To provide kernel/driver development feedback send email to cciss-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net For support for Proliant Smart Array controllers, please send email to support@compaq.com.